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Oman property deal totals slip 0.7 percent to $6.1bn through September.
NCSI figures show stronger sale-contract values offset by weaker mortgage values and fewer ownership deeds.
Arab News reported in November 2026 that total Oman real estate transactions stood at 2.33 billion Omani rials, or $6.1 billion, across January to September 2026. That was 0.7 percent below the year-earlier level, according to National Centre for Statistics and Information data carried by Oman News Agency.
Sale-contract value climbed 15.9 percent, reaching 1.08 billion rials against 928.6 million rials in the same stretch of 2025. Sale-contract volume slipped 0.2 percent to 50,069 from 50,175. Mortgage-contract value dropped 11.7 percent to 1.25 billion rials, while mortgage-contract volume rose 22.1 percent to 20,059 from 16,432. Swap-contract value moved up 7.9 percent to 8.8 million rials on 477 contracts, versus 8.2 million rials and 884 contracts a year before.
Ownership deeds issued were down 15.5 percent to 148,319 by end-September from 175,436. Deeds to Gulf Cooperation Council citizens fell 12.3 percent to 824 from 940. The same NCSI release put the overall price index 22.7 percent higher year on year in the second quarter of 2026, with residential prices up 24.6 percent and residential land up 28 percent. Full-year 2026 totals and a governorate split were not in the coverage.
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Sale values are firm; overall turnover and deeds are softer.
For a foreign buyer checking liquidity, the split matters more than the headline 0.7 percent dip. Sale-contract value rose while the count barely moved, which fits a market where fewer deals clear at higher tickets. Mortgage value fell even as mortgage counts rose, so leverage is thinner per deal. Deeds issued are down sharply, including those to GCC citizens, which is a quieter signal on completed transfers than the sale-value line alone.
That sits beside the price story we already tracked. Our guide to why property prices in Oman are rising in 2026 showed the official index still climbing hard into late 2025 and early 2026; the second-quarter 2026 acceleration in the new release does not reverse that picture. It also does not rewrite foreign freehold maps or open new stock outside the usual routes. Use the nine-month print to stress-test asking prices against recent sale-contract strength, not as a signal that ownership rules have moved.
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