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LeadGCC · PropTech·28 Sep 2026
Title on the Ledger: Gulf Tokenisation Moves Toward Law
Dubai's registry-backed token market has moved from a 2025 pilot to secondary trading in 7.8 million tokens. Saudi Arabia has cleared nine fractional-ownership platforms, and Qatar has approved a draft tokenisation law.
4 min read·Read the analysis →7.8M
٧٫٨ مليون
Dubai property tokens opened to resale in Phase II, from 20 Feb 2026
SourceDubai Land Department·Data as ofAugust 2026
AnalysisOfficial data, read closely
7.8M
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Dubai property tokens opened to resale in Phase II, from 20 Feb 2026
SourceDubai Land Department
Title on the Ledger: Gulf Tokenisation Moves Toward Law
QAR 10.69bn
١٠٫٦٩ مليار ريال قطري
Registered real estate transactions, H1 2026 (nearly +6% on H1 2025)
SourceMinistry of Justice, Real Estate Registration Department, as stated by the President of Aqarat
Qatar 2026: Sales Run Ahead of H1 2025 as the Ownership Map Widens
KWD 4.42bn
٤٫٤٢ مليار دينار كويتي
Kuwait registered real estate sales, 2025 (+25.8%)
SourceKuwait Ministry of Justice, Real Estate Registration and Authentication Department
Kuwait's Mortgage Decree Reaches the Amir as 2026 Sales Cool
OMR 1.72bn
١٫٧٢ مليار ريال عماني
Oman traded real estate value, Jan–Jul 2026 (+7.7%)
SourceNational Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI)
Oman 2026: Prices Accelerate, Sales Lead, and Owners No Longer Need a Sponsor
+25 bps
+٢٥ نقطة أساس
Fed hike on 16 Sep 2026, matched by five GCC central banks on 16–17 Sep
SourceUS Federal Reserve; GCC central banks
The Peg Bites Back: Gulf Rates Turn Higher in 2026
3.9%
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Saudi (national) actual housing rent inflation, Aug 2026 (7.6% in Aug 2025)
SourceGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Consumer Price Index
Riyadh, One Year Into the Rent Freeze: What the National Data Show
BHD 660.1m
٦٦٠٫١ مليون دينار بحريني
Bahrain property sales, H1 2026 (-14.8% YoY)
SourceSurvey and Land Registration Bureau (SLRB)
Bahrain H1 2026: Sales Value Falls 15%; Non-GCC Foreign Buyer Numbers Drop 43%
AED 286bn
٢٨٦ مليار درهم
Dubai property sales, H1 2026
SourceDubai Land Department
Dubai at Mid-2026: A Record Start, a Quieter June and a Handover Wave That Arrives Slowly
AED 117bn
١١٧ مليار درهم
Abu Dhabi real estate transactions, H1 2026
SourceAbu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC)
Abu Dhabi H1 2026: AED 117 Billion, a 309% Jump in Foreign Investment and a Rent Freeze
2%
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Non-Saudi disposal fee in Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah, on top of the 5% transaction tax (Executive Regulation, approved Jun 2026, published Jul 2026)
SourceExecutive Regulation of the Law of Real Estate Ownership by Non-Saudis, Umm Al-Qura gazette
Saudi Foreign Ownership in 2026: The Law, the Zones, the Fees and the Data Still Missing
+4.2%
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Riyadh region real estate prices, Q2 2026 year on year (-4.4% in Q1 2026)
SourceGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Real Estate Price Index
Riyadh After the Giga-Project Reset: What Official Data Show on Deals, Prices and Priorities
AED 2m
٢ مليون درهم
UAE Golden Visa property threshold (10-year residence)
SourceGDRFA Dubai
The GCC Golden-Visa and Foreign-Ownership Map for 2026
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