The real estate sector in Saudi Arabia is witnessing an accelerated digital boom in conjunction with the expansion of electronic platforms specialized in real estate marketing and brokerage, in light of the digital transformation led by the General Real Estate Authority to enhance transparency and regulate the market.
The expansion of electronic real estate platforms
Expansion of electronic real estate platforms
The number of licensed online real estate platforms in Saudi Arabia has reached more than 71 platforms with a "Val License" approved by the General Real Estate Authority, compared to only 28 platforms at the end of 2023, an expansion of more than 250% in one year, as confirmed by official data issued by the General Real Estate Authority in April 2025.
The number of licensed online real estate platforms in Saudi Arabia has reached more than 71 platforms with a “Val License” approved by the General Real Estate Authority (GRA).
The value of real estate transactions executed through the electronic real estate brokerage system reached about SAR 1 trillion and 200 billion in just two years since the start of the system in July 2023, exceeding about 8 million transactions.
Digital platforms that enhance access and competition
Digital platforms play an advanced role in the real estate advertising market, where the number of visits to an application such as Aqar Saudi Arabia (Aqar App) exceeded one million and 800 thousand visits during 2025, which reflects the great demand for digital real estate services in the Kingdom, and market experts believe that electronic real estate platforms represent the future of real estate brokerage in the Kingdom, calling for expanding the scope of the “Val License” to include real estate financing services, which contributes to achieving Saudi Vision 2030 towards a more efficient and transparent real estate market.
Market experts believe that electronic real estate platforms represent the future of real estate brokerage in the Kingdom.
The impact of the Digitar platform on the Saudi real estate market
Some experts and real estate brokers revealed the impact of Digitar service launched by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing within the “Sakani” system, which gives real estate brokers and developers a unified platform that simplifies publishing and marketing operations, enhancing the speed of sale and accuracy in reaching serious customers.
Some experts and real estate brokers revealed the impact of the Digitar service launched by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing within the “Sakani” system. <The experts stressed that the real estate market in the Kingdom is characterized by dynamism and major structural transformations, stressing that Digitar comes now to enhance this confidence and durability in light of the great digital transformation witnessed by the sector, stressing that licensed real estate platforms can use the data provided by Digitar to provide more accurate information to their customers and develop their services by improving access and facilitating processes for beneficiaries; because the platform is characterized by ease of use and its link to the real estate brokerage platform of the General Real Estate Authority, and providing reliable and standardized information reduces information conflict and increases the confidence of customers and users in the market in general.
The experts stressed that the real estate market in the Kingdom is characterized by dynamism and great structural shifts, stressing that Digitar
Digital Market Challenges
Despite this significant growth in the digital market, there are still some challenges, including the quality and accuracy of real estate data between different real estate platforms, while some unlicensed platforms continue to operate without oversight, which the Authority is working to address through inspection campaigns and mandatory electronic linking to official systems.Despite this significant growth in the digital market, there are still some existing challenges, including the quality and accuracy of real estate data.
