For the first nine months of the current year, total apartment sales reached 26,743, compared to 27,508 during the same period last year, a decrease of 3%, reflecting a disparity between the improvement in sales during September and the cumulative market performance since the beginning of the year.
Data showed that sales of apartments ranging between 120 and 150 square meters rose by 8% during the first nine months of the current year, reaching 7,615, compared to 7,082 during the same period of 2025, recording the highest growth rate among the three size categories since the beginning of the year.
During last September, sales of apartments in this category rose by 20%, reaching 1,063, compared to 885 in the same month last year.
In the category of apartments exceeding 150 square meters, sales rose by 2% during the first nine months of the current year, reaching 12,614, compared to 12,407 during the same period of 2025.
This category recorded a 16% increase last September, with sales reaching 1,735, compared to 1,496 in the same month last year.
As for apartments under 120 square meters, they recorded the "highest growth rate" in sales during September among the three size categories, with an increase of 24%, reaching 1,444, compared to 1,161 in the same month of 2025.
This increase occurred despite a 1% decline in sales for this category during the first nine months of the current year, reaching 8,272, compared to 8,351 during the same period last year.
The Council of Ministers had issued a decision on November 12, 2024, exempting residential apartments exceeding 150 square meters from 50% of registration fees, in addition to the previous decision exempting apartments under 150 square meters from 100% of registration fees.
