Real estate trading in Jordan reached approximately JD 5.712 billion during the first 10 months of 2026, while trading volume in October alone stood at around JD 601.8 million, according to data released by the Department of Lands and Survey.
The data showed that the department’s revenues totaled approximately JD 234.3 million during the first 10 months of 2026, including JD 23.5 million in October alone.
A total of 118,235 properties were sold across the Kingdom between the beginning of the year and the end of October, including 12,768 properties during October. Meanwhile, the number of properties sold to companies during the first 10 months reached 9,123.
Regarding property ownership by non-Jordanians, the first 10 months of the year saw 1,952 transactions, with an estimated value of approximately JD 186.6 million. This included 216 transactions in October, with an estimated value of around JD 18.3 million.
Comparison with 2025
Compared with the same period last year, real estate trading volume during the first 10 months of 2026 declined by 1.8%, from approximately JD 5.819 billion in the corresponding period of 2025. This represents a decrease of around JD 106.6 million.
Trading volume in October also fell by 5.2% year-on-year, compared with approximately JD 634.5 million in October 2025, a decrease of around JD 32.8 million.
In contrast, Department of Lands and Survey revenues increased by 4.3% during the first 10 months of the year, rising from approximately JD 224.5 million in the same period of 2025. The increase amounted to around JD 9.8 million.
However, revenues in October alone declined by 5.4%, compared with approximately JD 24.9 million in the same month last year.
Increase in the Value of Property Acquisitions by Non-Jordanians
The data showed that the estimated value of property ownership transactions by non-Jordanians increased by 9.1% during the first 10 months of 2026, compared with approximately JD 171 million in the same period of 2025. This represents an increase of around JD 15.6 million.
This rise came despite a 2.7% decline in the number of property ownership transactions by non-Jordanians, compared with 2,006 transactions during the first 10 months of last year.
On a monthly basis, the number of property ownership transactions by non-Jordanians fell by 16% in October, compared with 257 transactions in October 2025. Their estimated value also dropped by 32.7%, compared with approximately JD 27.1 million in the same month last year.
Decline in Property Sales
The comparison showed that total property sales across the Kingdom declined by 6.8% during the first 10 months of this year, compared with 126,817 properties sold during the same period last year. This represents a decrease of 8,582 properties.
Property sales in October also fell by 6%, compared with 13,583 properties sold in October 2025.
The number of properties sold to companies during the first 10 months declined by 5.5%, compared with 9,659 properties in the corresponding period last year.
Regarding property ownership by gender, Department of Lands and Survey statistics showed that women accounted for 35.23% of property owners, compared with 64.77% for men.
