Residential sale transactions totalled 5,357 during Q2, representing a 30.5% decline from Q1 but remaining 58.6% above Q2 2025. Across the first half of the year, sales more than doubled to 13,081, from 6,140 in H1 2025. Savills said the quarterly moderation reflected Sharjah's typical seasonal pattern after Q1 benefited from major project launches, the ACRES exhibition and registration fee incentives, rather than a deterioration in underlying demand. Financing activity strengthened despite the lower quarterly sales total. Mortgage registrations reached 1,555 in Q2, rising 51% quarter-on-quarter and 30% year-on-year, indicating sustained confidence among end-users and investors. Shane Breen, Head of Sharjah &