A recent report by the General Real Estate Authority that 2,517 violations were recorded in real estate activities during the second quarter of 2025, reflecting an increase in the pace of enforcement and market oversight. The “Real Estate Sector Performance” report indicated that brokerage and marketing activities accounted for the largest share of violations at 61.1%, followed by real estate platforms at 12.5%, and then property management at 11.9%.
Violations also included other activities at 8.1%, in addition to violations related to off-plan sales and leasing at 2%, andreal estate investments at 1.9%, and real estate auctions at 1.2%, while real estate consulting and real estate analysis each accounted for 0.7%.
The report emphasized the importance of the Authority’s supervisory and regulatory role in monitoring real estate activities, regulating advertisements, and ensuring compliance with licensing and regulatory requirements, with the aim of improving market efficiency and enhancing levels of trust and transparency.
The report noted that the number of real estate records issued under the real-name registration system reached 127,400, while the number of licenses real estate brokerage licenses reached 6,600. The number of brokerage contracts issued reached 109,900, while platforms recorded 119,100 real estate listings.
According to the report, existing off-plan project units saw a significant decline of 41% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, totaling 9.3 thousand units, while 48 permits were issued for off-plan projects during the same period.
In terms of transaction details, the value of agricultural sales transactions reached approximately 3.3 billion riyals across nearly 1,850 transactions during the second quarter, while residential sales transactions totaled 71.8 billion riyals across 62,400 transactions.
The total number of residential lease transactions reached approximately 652,600, with a value of 10.8 billion riyals, while commercial sales transactions totaled 63.7 billion riyals across 4,400 transactions, and the number of commercial lease transactions reached approximately 190,900, valued at 7.8 billion riyals.
The report provides a comprehensive overview of the Saudi real estate market during the second quarter of 2025, including regulatory efforts, the performance of various sectors, and the growing volume of sales and rental activity.
