Kuwait's Real Estate Market Closes 2025 with 4.04 Billion Dinar Transactions

Kuwait’s real estate market closed 2025 with 5,093 transactions valued at 4.04 billion dinars, reflecting steady activity across residential, investment, and commercial segments.

The private housing sector accounted for the largest share in terms of volume, recording 3,433 transactions, or 67.4 percent of total deals, with a combined value of 1.41 billion dinars.

In contrast, the investment property sector led in value, posting transactions worth 1.55 billion dinars, representing 38.3 percent of total market value across 1,348 deals, reports Al-Rai daily.

The commercial sector recorded 231 transactions valued at 919.68 million dinars, while the industrial sector saw 70 transactions worth 126.79 million dinars. The coastal strip registered 12 transactions with a total value of 30.18 million dinars.

December witnessed a series of high-value, million-dinar deals, particularly in the private housing sector. In Rawda, a 750-square-meter house was sold for 1.05 million dinars, while another under-construction property measuring 2,000 square meters fetched 2.8 million dinars. In Jabriya, a 756-square-meter house sold for 1.13 million dinars, and a 1,000-square-meter house in Abdullah Al-Salem suburb was sold for 1.8 million dinars.

The investment sector also recorded several multi-million-dinar transactions. In Farwaniya, a 776-square-meter building was sold for 1.6 million dinars, while a similar-value deal was recorded in Mahboula for an 861-square-meter property. In Mangaf, a 1,000-square-meter investment building was sold for 2.05 million dinars.

In Salmiya, an investment building measuring 2,090 square meters was sold for 3.85 million dinars, while another in Hawally, spanning 834 square meters, was sold for 2 million dinars. The Jahra area recorded two major commercial deals, with buildings sold for 5.8 million dinars and 5.9 million dinars, each on plots of 875 square meters.

Land transactions also featured prominently. A 600-square-meter plot in Rawda sold for 700,000 dinars, while a major investment plot measuring 6,637 square meters in the East area was sold for 28.5 million dinars. In Fahaheel, a 500-square-meter craft plot was sold for 1.32 million dinars, and four plots in Yarmouk were sold for 800,000 dinars each, with areas ranging between 769 and 999 square meters.

Despite high-value deals, lower-priced transactions were recorded in several residential areas. These included a 300-square-meter house in Al-Waha for 176,000 dinars, a 375-square-meter house in Al-Sabahiyah for 170,000 dinars, and a 600-square-meter house in Al-Qasr sold for 315,000 dinars. In Al-Oyoun, a 297.68-square-meter house sold for 207,000 dinars.

Additional sales included a 600-square-meter house in Sabah Al-Ahmad City for 295,000 dinars, a 400-square-meter plot in Ishbiliya for 300,000 dinars, and homes in Ali Sabah Al-Salem (Umm Al-Hayman) sold for 188,000 dinars and 160,000 dinars. A 300-square-meter house in Bayan was sold for 290,000 dinars.

Over the last three months of 2025, the private residential sector recorded 974 transactions totaling 412.1 million dinars. During the same period, the industrial sector saw seven transactions worth 17.7 million dinars, the commercial sector recorded 88 transactions totaling 223.9 million dinars, the investment sector registered 342 transactions valued at 335.6 million dinars, and the coastal strip saw six transactions worth 7.72 million dinars.