As part of efforts to regulate the real estate market within the Kingdom, the General Real Estate Authority conducted 36 inspection tours during October 2025, which included visits to 269 real estate facilities in various regions of the Kingdom, as fieldwork is one of the approaches it employs to regulate the market.
According to an announcement by the General Real Estate Authority, inspection teams carried out 9,645 on-site inspections of billboards and real estate offices during October. The Authority also received 1,871 real estate complaints through its various channels, all of which were addressed and resolved.
The number of electronic surveys conducted by teams from General Real Estate Authority exceeded 24,261. The campaigns resulted in the detection of a number of violations, including:
- Engaging in real estate brokerage or real estate services without a valid license.
- Failure to exercise due diligence in verifying the accuracy of information obtained from the property owner or beneficial owner.
- Failure to state the licensee’s name or license number in property-related advertisements.
The Authority urged all real estate brokers and service providers to comply with the rules and provisions of the Real Estate Brokerage Regulation to avoid financial penalties of up to 200,000 riyals in certain cases, and urged citizens and residents to file reports in the event of suspected real estate violations or fraud.
