Oman's property market is getting more transparent at the document level. The official Gov.om service page for requesting a usufruct contract was updated on July 2 with fee, cadastral and registration details.

Fees Are Small But Important

The page sets a 10-rial fee for each usufruct contract model renewal, cadastral drawing fees of 12 rials in Salalah and most Muscat wilayats, and registration fees at 1% of usable land value. Buyers and developers can now model the administrative layer more precisely.

Muscat Land Needs Use-Specific Math

Usufruct rights can support development while land remains state-owned, but annual rental fees depend on use and area. That means warehouses, commercial plots and housing-related land should not be compared only by headline plot price.

Sultan Haitham City Raises The Standard

As Sultan Haitham City phases advance, buyers will expect clearer public-service and land-procedure information across Muscat. Documentation quality becomes part of market confidence, especially for longer-horizon projects.

Outlook

Oman's second-half market should favour projects with transparent land rights and service-cost assumptions. Clear usufruct rules help, but buyers still need location, phasing and delivery evidence before committing capital.

Local Watchpoint

Muscat developers should watch whether clearer usufruct fees shorten land-deal due diligence. If documentation improves but annual rental assumptions remain unclear, lenders and investors will still price risk into projects near Sultan Haitham City and other growth corridors.

Read more local updates at Oman Housing Market.