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

> Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department says 9,891 new investors and 46,125 property trades from 130 nationalities were recorded in Jan–Sep 2026; UAE citizens accounted for AED22.4 billion across 31,250 properties.

- Published: 2026-10-26T10:41:38.539903+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-21T19:35:49.205473+00:00
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The Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department reported that Sharjah's property market recorded 9,891 new investors and 46,125 property transactions from 130 nationalities in the first nine months of 2026. The Department said the total number of projects approved for freehold ownership by non-citizens and foreign investors has reached 52 since Executive Council Resolution No. (30) of 2022, and that Sharjah approved eight new high-quality projects by the end of September 2026.

## Who this touches: new and foreign investors
According to the Department, of the 9,891 new investors, 4,526 were from foreign countries, 2,494 were from Arab countries, 418 were from other GCC countries, and 2,453 were UAE nationals. This means the claims show a mix of national and international entrants into Sharjah’s market; what the claims do not show is the investor profile by project type or investment size. It may be worth checking which projects these new investors bought into and whether they were primarily residential or commercial.

## Who this touches: UAE and regional buyers
The report states that investments by UAE citizens represented the largest share of total cash trading volume — AED22.4 billion across 31,250 properties from January to September 2026 — and that UAE citizens traded 31,250 properties in that period. The claims also record GCC citizens trading 1,451 properties worth AED2.5 billion and investors from Arab countries trading 6,692 properties worth AED7.8 billion. These figures show the bulk of cash volume attributed to UAE nationals while the claims do not disclose median transaction size or financing mix; it may be worth checking the average and median deal sizes by nationality.

## Who this touches: other foreign nationalities and specific source markets
The Department says citizens of other foreign nations traded 6,732 properties worth AED14.1 billion from January to September 2026, and that buyers came from 130 nationalities in total. The claims single out several national source markets: Indian investors generated trading volume exceeding AED6.8 billion and traded 2,914 properties; Syrian investors had trades close to AED2 billion and traded 1,738 properties; Pakistani investors recorded AED1.56 billion, Jordanian investors AED1.21 billion, and Iraqi investors AED1.17 billion. These claims show which nationalities contributed materially to transaction volumes, but they do not show where those purchases were located within Sharjah or the types of units bought; it may be worth checking geographic distribution within the emirate.

## Who this touches: developers and freehold policy
The claims state the 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, and that eight new high-quality projects were approved by end-September 2026. This suggests an ongoing implementation of the freehold approvals referenced by the resolution; the claims do not describe each new project’s scale, developer names, or delivery schedules. It may be worth checking which developers are behind the eight new projects and their planned timelines.

## Statements and framing
Abdul Aziz Ahmed Al Shamsi, Director General of the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department, is quoted in the report saying the addition of nearly 10,000 investors from a broad range of nationalities reflected the strength of Sharjah's investment environment and confidence in its property market. The claims provide that attributed wording only; they do not supply independent market metrics such as vacancy, absorption rates, or financing terms.

What is not known
The claims do not state average transaction sizes, unit types (residential versus commercial), the geographic breakdown within Sharjah, financing versus cash split beyond the cash trading volume by nationality, or timelines for the approved projects' completion.

Questions worth checking
- Which developers and locations are associated with the eight new high-quality projects approved by end-September 2026? 
- What are the average and median transaction values by nationality and by property type? 
- How much of the AED22.4 billion cash trading volume by UAE citizens was financed versus paid in cash?

## 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