The traded value of real estate transactions in the Sultanate of Oman fell by 2.5% to RO 572.7 million till the end of March 2025, compared to RO 587.5 million in the same period of 2024, according to the latest data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
According to preliminary statistics issued by NCSI, fees collected of all legal action's transactions amounted to OMR 18.3 million till the end of March 2025, an increase of 10.6% compared to OMR 16.5 million by the end of March 2024.
The traded value of sale contracts reached RO 252.4 million till the end of March 2025, and the number of sale contracts fell by 6.3% to 15,815, compared to 16,877 in the same period of 2024.
The value of mortgage contracts rose by 5.8% till the end of March 2025 to RO 317.1 million compared to RO 299.8 million during the same period of 2024. Meanwhile, the number of mortgage contracts rose by 10% to 5,344 contracts from 4,858 contracts in the same period of 2024.
The traded contracts of barter contracts rose by 12.2% to RO 3.2 million till the end of March 2025 compared to RO 2.8 million in the same period of 2024. The number of barter contracts fell by 7.6% to reach 354 contracts till the end of March 2025 compared to 383 contracts in March 2024.
The number of properties issued by the end of March 2025 fell by 3.1% to 55,378 by the end of March 2025, compared to 57,167 properties during the same period in 2024, and the number of properties issued to citizens of GCC countries also decreased by 13.3% reaching 280 compared to 323 till the end of March 2024.