Continued growth in the volume of residential real estate loans 31.528 billion riyals worth 45,860 housing finance contracts during 2019

Residential Mortgage - Real Estate Finance

Reading time: 2 MinutesThe number of residential financing contracts in Saudi Arabia reached 45,860 contracts during 2019, with a total value of 31.528 billion riyals, while the number of new residential mortgage contracts granted by banks and financing companies in the Kingdom reached about 14,398 contracts in April, worth 6.419 billion riyals, recording an increase of 19% in the number of contracts, and more than 15% ... Read more

Recent report: Saudi Arabia's residential inflation fell by 1.9% in April

Residential real estate

Reading time: 2 MinutesThe inflation rate in the residential sectors in Saudi Arabia decreased in April 2019 by 1.9% compared to last year, while the percentage did not change compared to last March, indicating that this decrease greatly influenced the decline in the prices of goods and services, including housing, water and electricity, since the beginning of 2019, (Residential Real Estate) ... Falling prices ... Read more

33% of them in Riyadh Notaries amend 24.5 thousand real estate deeds since the beginning of the current Hijri year

Real Estate - Deed - Economy

Reading time: 2 MinutesThe number of real estate properties whose data and content have been amended through notaries reached about 24.5 thousand real estate deeds since the beginning of the current Hijri year, where investment and commercial properties accounted for about 45 percent of these properties, and press sources confirmed that the notaries in the Riyadh region topped the number of deed amendments with 33 percent, with 8119 real estate deeds, ... Read more

Ranked seventh among the G20 countries Saudi Arabia jumps 13 places in the 2019 Global Competitiveness Yearbook

Saudi Arabia Real Estate

Reading time: 2 MinutesThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia achieved the greatest progress among the most competitive countries in the 2019 Global Competitiveness Yearbook report issued by the Global Competitiveness Center of the International Institute for Administrative Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, ranking 26th, 13 places higher than last year, and the Kingdom ranked (7) among the G20 countries, outperforming ... Read more

Ministry of Finance to provide sovereign guarantees for Sukuk issued by Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company

Residential Mortgage - Real Estate Finance

Reading time: 2 MinutesThe Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company (a subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund) revealed that the Ministry of Finance will provide sovereign guarantees for future sukuk issued by the company, based on a strategic agreement concluded between the Ministry and the company at the Financial Sector Development Conference (Real Estate Finance). The agreement stipulates that the Ministry of Finance will provide unconditional guarantees due on first demand for Sukuk to be issued by ... Read more

Minister of Housing confirms that granting Wafi committee the authority to refer documents to notaries will contribute to the stabilization of the housing sector

Accreditation of the Saudi Housing Guarantee Company

Reading time: 2 MinutesHis Excellency the Minister of Housing, Mr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, confirmed the decision to grant the Wafi Committee the authority to refer project documents and related papers after the completion of their liquidation or sale to the notary to complete the emptying procedures as a matter of urgency comes in reinforcement of the great support enjoyed by the housing sector and all activities related to the real estate sector by the Custodian of the Two Holy ... Read more

Bankruptcy committee considers 25 cases to liquidate businessmen's liabilities and the retroactive application of the law to defaulters

Construction companies

Reading time: 2 MinutesThe Bankruptcy Committee confirmed that it is considering 25 cases awaiting liquidation, whose activities vary between contracting companies, administrative work, insurance, foodstuffs and restaurants, pointing out that the number of bankruptcy cases in Riyadh reached 11 cases, Jeddah 11 cases, and Sharqiya two bankruptcy cases, and there is a case that will be presented to the Bankruptcy Committee in the coming days. The bankruptcy committee's spokesperson Turki Al-Ruwaili revealed in ... Read more

Muzn Charity Foundation supports “Joud Housing” platform with one million and two hundred thousand riyals

Residential Villas - Renting Real Estate - Buying Real Estate

Reading time: 2 MinutesMuzn Charity Foundation revealed its support of one million and two hundred thousand riyals for the neediest families in the Joud Housing platform, and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation, Dr. Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Shubaili, confirmed that this support came within the Foundation's interest in supporting projects with the deepest impact in the community, and supporting the efforts of the platform to organize charitable contributions from individuals and institutions, to reach the families ... Read more

The Ministry of Justice eliminates spatial jurisdiction for notarization of real estate sales, purchases and vacations

Ministry of Justice - Ministry of Justice - Real Estate - Lease - Emptying Real Estate - Real Estate - Commercial Cases - Real Estate

Reading time: 2 MinutesThe Ministry of Justice announced the possibility of completing the sale, purchase and emptying of properties that have electronic deeds in all notaries in all cities, governorates and regions of the Kingdom, indicating that the spatial jurisdiction for these operations has been canceled, according to the conditions set by the Ministry and excluding deeds issued from the cities of Makkah and Madinah. This came in a circular issued by the Minister of Justice ... Read more

Official release of Al Ghadeer land to the Public Investment Fund boosts confidence in the real estate market

real estate

Reading time: 2 MinutesItqan Real Estate Company confirmed the transfer of ownership of “Al Ghadeer Land” to the Public Investment Fund, which bought it in the public auction organized by the company in cooperation with the liquidation board of the estate of Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Rajhi, may God have mercy on him, for a total value of 2.17 billion riyals at 5000 riyals per square meter, after the land was marketed by Itqan Real Estate Company to the largest investors, ... Read more