The fifth edition of the Future of Real Estate Forum The event will be held in Riyadh from January 26 to 28, 2026, under the slogan «Prospects are expanding and real estate is booming», to discuss the most prominent opportunities driving the development of the real estate sector in the Kingdom, especially the opportunities for foreign ownership and its implications on the market.
Future of Real Estate Forum participants
and testifies Future of Real Estate Forum In its new edition, the event was attended by a number of prominent international figures, decision makers and opinion leaders, including former US President George W. Bush, Piers Morgan, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as a group of local and international leaders and experts in the real estate sector.
The Future of Real Estate Forum A global platform that brings together decision makers, economists, investors and specialists in the real estate system from different countries of the world, with the aim of discussing major transformations and future trends in the real estate industry, and enhancing opportunities for partnerships, cooperation and exchange of experiences to support the sustainability of the sector's growth and competitiveness.
Future of Real Estate Forum organizes panel discussions
The forum will include a series of panel discussions and specialized meetings that address the issues of planning and urban design of residential communities and their health, environmental and social sustainability, in addition to highlighting the importance of employing modern real estate technologies in the construction of green buildings and the development of sustainable projects.
The forum comes at a time when the Kingdom is preparing to implement the foreign ownership of real estate starting next January. The Minister of Municipalities and Housing, Majid Al Haqeel, explained that ownership will be available to foreigners in all cities of the Kingdom, except for Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca and Medina, where ownership will be limited to specific geographical ranges.
He stressed that the system has been designed to ensure that it does not affect citizens' opportunities for ownership and housing, or disturb the price balance in the real estate market, pointing out that its implementation will contribute to increasing the real estate supply, especially in the residential sector, reducing the gap between supply and demand, reducing inflationary pressures, and integrating with government measures aimed at achieving real estate balance in major cities in the medium and long term.
The new system aims to attract foreign direct investment to the Saudi real estate market, enhance the sector's contribution to GDP, attract international talent by enabling them to settle in Saudi Arabia, support the development of the national economy, diversify sources of income, increase the contribution of non-oil sectors, and improve the quality of urban and urban life in a sustainable manner.
