The residential market in Oman is split between Integrated Tourism Complexes (ITCs) offering apartments, townhouses, and villas to foreign buyers, and standard city districts where standalone villas and apartment blocks serve mainly Omani and GCC nationals.
Apartments represent the largest share of the market available to foreign buyers in Oman, particularly within ITCs like Al Mouj Muscat, Muscat Hills, and Jebel Sifah, where one- to three-bedroom units dominate the active listings.
Apartments became so prevalent in Oman’s foreigner-accessible market because the ITC legal framework encourages master-planned developments with higher density, and expatriates often prefer low-maintenance, amenity-rich living over standalone villas that require more upkeep.
