Qatar - Real Estate Market Review - Q2 2025 Report

The Qatar real estate market demonstrated modest gains in the residential sector during the second quarter of 2025, buoyed by a significant surge in sales volumes and villa capital growth. This comprehensive quarterly review equips decision-makers with a valuation-anchored analysis of the market's trajectory at the mid-year mark.

• Citywide residential capital values (VPI) reached 98.4 points, registering a 2% year-on-year increase. Villas led this growth with a 2% quarterly rise to 98.2 points, while apartment values remained steady at 99.2 points.
• Residential market activity experienced a substantial uplift, with sales volumes climbing 30.9% quarter-on-quarter and 62.6% year-on-year to hit 652 transactions.
• The median residential ticket size expanded by 3.7% quarterly to QAR 2.8 million, alongside a 20% annual advance in mortgage transactions.
• The commercial office sector underwent slight corrections; the Office Rental VPI recorded 96.3 points, marking a 1.1% quarterly and 3.2% annual decline. Grade A office rents saw a 2.1% reduction to QAR 113.3 per sq m per month, while Grade B/C remained unchanged at QAR 68.9.
• The hospitality sector thrived as tourist arrivals reached 2.6 million in the first half of the year. Hotels achieved an estimated 71% occupancy rate, with Average Daily Rates (ADR) increasing by 6.5% to QAR 453 and Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR) surging 21.2% year-on-year to QAR 322.
• The industrial market also saw positive movement, with ambient warehouse rents improving by 2.9% quarter-on-quarter.

Institutional investors and developers requiring a valuation-anchored view of residential capital growth to navigate market maturity and optimise project pipelines.

Lenders and risk management teams seeking independent, evidence-based metrics on expanding mortgage transactions and sales volumes to accurately underwrite real estate exposure.

Multinational corporations and corporate occupiers evaluating Grade A office supply and rental rate adjustments to formulate strategic leasing and consolidation decisions.

Hospitality operators and tourism stakeholders monitoring ADR, RevPAR, and GCC visitor arrival trends to optimise pricing and operational strategies.

High-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and active market participants aiming to benchmark capital values and rental yields across key residential districts such as Lusail and The Pearl Island.

This comprehensive review equips decision-makers with the empirical clarity required to navigate Qatar's evolving property landscape.

• Benchmark individual residential and commercial assets against authoritative, countrywide capital and rental value trajectories to optimise portfolio performance.
• Understand structural shifts in the office sector, including the precise performance divergence between Grade A and Grade B/C commercial clusters.
• Support complex pricing, acquisition, disposal, and lending decisions backed by an independent, RICS-regulated valuation framework.
• Evaluate residential gross yields and track market liquidity through comprehensive data on transaction volumes, mortgage activity, and median ticket sizes.
  
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