Property deals surge in qatar

It may be another seven years until Qatar hosts the FIFA World Cup, but the property market is already kicking off, as deals surge.

Property deals in the first quarter of 2015 totalled QR26 billion, up 91 per cent from Q1 2013 (when it totalled QR13.6 billion), reveals The Peninsula.

The total marks a 56 per cent rise compared to the same period last year, as new development projects and economic growth boost the market.