The number of real estate transactions since the beginning of the current Hijri year, 1438 AH, has reached approximately 714,327. The First Notary Public Office in Riyadh accounted for 94,087 of these transactions, representing 51.30%, followed by the First Notary Office in Jeddah, which accounted for 89,193 transactions, representing 48.71% of the total.

Ranking of regions by number of transactions

The Riyadh region recorded 188,039 transactions.

The Makkah Region recorded 150,090 transactions.

The Eastern Province recorded 121,190 transactions.

The Qassim Region recorded 68,037 transactions.

The Madinah region recorded 42,421 procedures.

The Asir region recorded 39,928 procedures.

The Hail region recorded 25,060 procedures.

The Tabuk Region recorded 18,065 operations.

The Al-Jawf Region recorded 17,569 operations.

The Jazan Region recorded 13,051 operations.

The Northern Border Region recorded 12,259 transactions.

The Najran Region recorded 12,253 transactions.

The Al-Baha Region recorded 6,365 transactions.

Deeds of Transfer Top Real Estate Transactions

Deeds of transfer topped the list of real estate transactions recorded in the regions, with 246,787 transactions, followed by the registration of power-of-attorney documents, with 135,966 transactions; then the registration of old deeds, with 79,288 transactions; followed by the updating of deeds in the comprehensive system, with 71,371 transactions; followed by deed sorting, with 70,687 transactions; grant registrations, with 20,626 transactions; deed amendment registrations, with 19,355 transactions; followed by property ownership registrations without a deed, with 18,260 transactions; property consolidation, with 11,982 transactions; and property mortgages, with 7,717 transactions.

Discharge of encumbrances was the most common type of real estate transaction in the Eastern Province with 39,694 transactions, followed by registration of power-of-attorney documents with 23,201 transactions, then updating deeds for the comprehensive system with 16,868 transactions, followed by the registration of old deeds, with 13,232 transactions; then the sorting of deeds, with 9,798 transactions; followed by deed amendments, with 4,071 transactions; then the registration of property ownership without a deed, with 2,615 transactions; followed by grant transactions, totaling 2,000; then partition transactions, totaling 1,645; followed by real estate mortgage releases, totaling 1,645.