Oman’s real estate sector recorded AED 8 billion (equivalent to OMR 800 million) in foreign property investment during 2025, according to the Oman Real Estate Authority (ORA). The record inflow was driven primarily by the Integrated Tourism Complex (ITC) developments at Muscat Bay, Al Mouj Marina, Saraya Bandar Jissah, and the beachfront Hawana Salalah resort — all of which offer foreigners freehold ownership rights and eligibility for Oman’s five-year resident visa upon purchase above a minimum OMR 250,000 threshold.
Why Oman Is Attracting Buyers
Oman offers foreign property investors a combination unavailable elsewhere in the GCC: affordable entry prices (luxury waterfront apartments from AED 800,000), a stable political environment, zero income and capital gains tax, and a growing tourism market — Oman welcomed 5.2 million international visitors in 2025, up 34 percent from 2022. Muscat was named the Arab world’s most liveable city by the Economist Intelligence Unit in 2025, reflecting its clean urban environment, low crime rate, and quality of healthcare.
New ITC Projects Opening in 2026
Three new Integrated Tourism Complexes are receiving first completions in 2026: Yiti Sustainable City (a 50,000-person eco-community 25 kilometres from Muscat), the Oman Botanic Garden residential district, and Duqm’s residential village serving the Special Economic Zone. These projects collectively add 4,200 new freehold units to the market — the largest annual addition in Oman’s ITC history — and are expected to sustain the foreign investment trajectory through 2027-28.
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