Data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information revealed that the real estate price index in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 13.9% during the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
The commercial real estate price index recorded a 12.3% increase, driven by a notable rise in commercial land prices, which surged by 18.8%. However, shop prices declined by 12.1%, while industrial land prices fell by 2.9%.
Residential real estate prices saw a significant increase of 14.6% in the last quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of the previous year. This growth was attributed to a 14.6% rise in residential land prices and a slight increase of 0.6% in apartment prices. Villa prices recorded a substantial growth of 20.6%, while prices of other housing types jumped by 25.8%.
At the governorate level, Muscat recorded the highest growth in residential land prices during the fourth quarter of 2025, with an increase of 41.3% compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
It was followed by South Al Batinah at 6.3%, Musandam at 4.8%, Dhofar at 2.9%, and North Al Batinah at 1.3%. Prices in South Al Sharqiyah rose by 1%, while both Al Dakhiliyah and North Al Sharqiyah recorded slight increases of 0.6%.
On the other hand, some governorates experienced notable declines in residential land prices. Prices in Al Wusta dropped significantly by 40.3%, while Al Dhahirah saw a decrease of 24.7%, and Al Buraimi recorded a decline of 16.4%.
