# Sharjah attracted 9,891 new real estate investors in first nine months of 2026, authority says

> Sharjah attracted 9,891 new investors and buyers from 130 nationalities traded 46,125 properties in the first nine months of 2026, the authority said.

- Published: 2026-10-21T08:17:09.743344+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-21T16:58:53.067675+00:00
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The authority said Sharjah's real estate market attracted 9,891 new investors in the first nine months of 2026.

- Buyers from 130 nationalities traded 46,125 properties
- Of the new investors, 4,526 were from foreign countries
- Of the new investors, 2,494 from Arab countries
- Of the new investors, 2,453 UAE nationals
- Of the new investors, 418 from other GCC countries
- The total number of real estate projects approved for freehold ownership by non-citizens and foreign investors has reached 52 since the issuance of Executive Council Resolution No. (30) of 2022
- Approval of eight new high-quality projects by the end of September 2026
- UAE citizens represented the largest share of total cash trading volume, valued at AED22.4 billion across 31,250 properties
- Investments by GCC citizens reached AED2.5 billion across 1,451 properties
- Investors from Arab countries generated trades worth AED7.8 billion across 6,692 properties
- Investments by citizens of other foreign nations reached AED14.1 billion across 6,732 properties

## Sources

- [Emirates News Agency (WAM)](https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2qm3mo-sharjah-real-estate-attracts-9891-new-investors) — primary source, source dated 2026-10-14