Fresh data from the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department (SRERD): between January and August 2026, Emirati women closed 3,385 property transactions in the emirate of Sharjah worth a combined Dh2.7 billion. The number of women investors — 3,737. All three metrics rose year-on-year: +4.2% investors, +1.9% transactions, +1.2% value (Jan–Aug 2025: Dh2.6 billion). The release coincides with 28 August — Emirati Women's Day, the 11th anniversary of the national holiday established in 2015 by Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak. Below — what stands behind the numbers and what they mean for the Sharjah property market and the wider UAE business environment.
Dh2.7 billion in 8 months: the headline numbers
The data was provided by the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department. The public comment was made by Amal Obaid Hadid, Head of the Media Section at SRERD. January–August 2026 summary:
- Emirati women's property investment in Sharjah — Dh2.7 billion;
- number of transactions — 3,385;
- number of women investors — 3,737;
- change against Jan–Aug 2025: +4.2% investors, +1.9% transactions, +1.2% value (previously Dh2.6 billion).
Simultaneous growth across all three dimensions — capital, participants and transaction count — points not to a one-off spike but to a sustained trend: the share of Emirati women among Sharjah property owners is growing organically.
Emirati Women's Day and the National Strategy 2023–2031
28 August is the UAE's national Emirati Women's Day, established in 2015 by Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, «Mother of the Nation» and Chairwoman of the General Women's Union of the UAE. 2026 marks the 11th anniversary. According to Amal Obaid Hadid, the Sharjah property figures directly reflect the effects of the National Strategy for the Empowerment of Emirati Women 2023–2031: the programme targets a higher share of women in entrepreneurship, investment and leadership.
On a daily scale: 3,737 women investors over 8 months is a little over 15 deals a day — meaningful activity for a single emirate with a segmented residential market.
What it means for the Sharjah property market
Three takeaways an investor sees when reading the SRERD numbers:
- Average ticket around Dh797,000 (Dh2.7 billion ÷ 3,385). That is the local residential segment, not premium. The profile matches Sharjah's market character, where the demand core is family housing and mid-price apartments.
- Value growth trails investor growth. +4.2% investors versus +1.2% value signals a market broadening (more owners) rather than pricing up. A healthy pattern with no overheating.
- Women's investment behaviour is treated as a distinct segment. SRERD has been publishing it in a separate report for several years — a signal for brokers, developers and banks that targeted products make commercial sense.
What it means for the wider UAE business environment
The Sharjah data fits a wider trend of women entrepreneurship and investment across the Emirates. For a business audience — expats, consultants, financial institutions — this is a concrete signal:
- Local capital is not confined to Dubai. Sharjah is traditionally seen as a residential rather than investment market. The SRERD data shows it attracts and retains local capital in measurable volumes.
- Women investors are a growing client base. For banks, mortgage brokers, lawyers and tax advisers this is a distinct audience with specific product and service expectations.
- The state strategy works as a measurable economic mechanism. The National Strategy 2023–2031 shows up in SRERD's concrete figures — a long-horizon policy frame that companies can plan against.
For investors looking at UAE property more broadly, it is useful to read the Sharjah signal alongside overall market yields — see our deep-dive in «UAE property yields in 2026: where investors actually earn». For those treating real estate as a route to residency, the new mortgage and off-plan rules under the 2 million AED threshold are covered in «UAE Golden Visa 2026: mortgages and off-plan count toward the AED 2m threshold».
In brief
The Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department has recorded Dh2.7 billion of Emirati women's investment into the emirate's property market in January–August 2026 — 3,385 transactions and 3,737 women investors, with growth across every metric year-on-year. The release is timed to the 11th anniversary of Emirati Women's Day and is linked by SRERD to the effect of the National Strategy for the Empowerment of Emirati Women 2023–2031. For the market this is a signal of sustained local demand rather than a spike — a healthy pattern with no pricing overheating.
Primary source — Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department (SRERD), comment by Amal Obaid Hadid, Head of Media Section. Corroborating report — Gulf News, «Emirati women invest Dh2.7 billion in Sharjah property market» (Khitam Al Amir, 27 August 2026).
