Jeddah Real Estate Restatex 2020 kicks off on January 26

Restatex Jeddah - Real Estate Sale

Reading time: 3 MinutesUnder the patronage and with the participation of the Ministry of Housing, the city of Jeddah will host the Restatex Jeddah Real Estate Exhibition 2020 from January 26 to 29 at the Jeddah Convention and Events Center, All sectors, programs, and projects of the Ministry of Housing and the Real Estate Development Fund are expected to participate in the exhibition, along with a large number of real estate development and housing investment companies, as well as most banks and mortgage finance companies that … Read more

“Sakany” platform receives more than 15 million visits, including 702 thousand downloads of the application

Real estate financing - financing - free land - residential schemes - housing schemes - housing finance - real estate financing - residential land

Reading time: 3 MinutesThe Ministry of Housing’s “Sakani” online platform has recorded more than 15 million visits, including 702,000 downloads of the smartphone app, as of mid-December, The platform recorded growth in visits and an increase in downloads, coinciding with the addition of more services and features designed to enable beneficiaries to find housing options that meet their needs… Read more

Public Authority for Real Estate inaugurates its new headquarters and discusses the latest regulations

Launching the headquarters of the General Real Estate Authority - Real Estate

Reading time: 3 MinutesHis Excellency the Minister of Housing and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Real Estate Authority, Mr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, along with members of the Board, inaugurated the Authority’s new headquarters today. The Board held its ninth meeting, during which it discussed the measures taken by the Authority as part of its digital transformation journey to conduct all its operations electronically, to facilitate the delivery of services to its partners, to host its operations at the National Information Center, and to enable connectivity and integration with … Read more

“Tourism Authority” enumerates the advantages of the National Tourism Monitoring Platform at the Riyadh Chamber

National Tourism Monitoring Platform hotels

Reading time: 3 MinutesThe General Authority for Tourism and National Heritage highlighted the benefits of the National Tourism Monitoring Platform, explaining that one of the platform’s main objectives is to safeguard consumers’ rights and protect them from price manipulation by lodging facilities, This announcement came during a meeting organized by the Tourism and Entertainment Committee of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce. Abdulaziz Al-Qadi, head of the E-Applications Section in the Authority’s Licensing Department, explained that the platform’s work falls within the framework of … Read more

Riyadh to host the International Engineering Conference and Exhibition in March

Saudi Council of Engineers

Reading time: 3 MinutesUnder the theme “The Role of the Engineering Sector in the Development of the National Economy,” the Saudi Council of Engineers is organizing the Second International Engineering Conference and Exhibition under the patronage of Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi, Minister of Commerce and Investment, with the participation of numerous relevant entities from both (public and private) sectors. (Real Estate Exhibition) The conference, which will take place from March 2 to 5, 2020, at the Four Seasons Hotel … Read more

Real estate marketing is an applied science based on four basic pillars

Reading time: 4 MinutesMany employees of real estate companies assume that real estate promotion is the same as real estate marketing, and there is a group of real estate professionals who believe that marketing is part of promotion, and this is where the biggest mistake lies, since marketing is the overarching concept. According to economists, promotion is one of the four elements—or pillars—of marketing: product, distribution (or place), promotion, and price. (Marketing … Read more

Land allocated in Riyadh, Jeddah and Sharqiya to establish international exhibition and conference centers

Building Permits - Real Estate Fairs

Reading time: 3 MinutesDr. Majid Al-Qasabi, Minister of Commerce and Investment, announced the allocation of land in “Riyadh, Jeddah, and the Eastern Province” for the construction of international exhibition and conference centers. In his speech delivered yesterday evening while presiding over a ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the founding of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Young Businessmen Committee, Dr. Al-Qasabi emphasized that the conference and meetings industry is one of the most promising sectors, and that the Authority … Read more

The Administrative Judicial Council decides to amend the wording of the project to consider grievances against expropriation decisions

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe Administrative Judicial Council issued a decision amending the wording of the draft mechanism for reviewing appeals against decisions to expropriate real estate for public benefit, and the official newspaper “Umm al-Qura” published the amended wording as follows: 1. The court shall verify—when hearing a case to annul the appraisal report for a property scheduled for expropriation for public benefit—that the complainant has submitted factual evidence supporting the absence of … Read more

«Municipality and Rural Development» approves the development of (12) technical requirements for buildings and service facilities

Municipality and Rural Development - Adoption of technical requirements for real estate.

Reading time: 3 MinutesDr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, approved the update and revision of 12 technical requirements under the Ministry’s Technical Affairs Agency. These updates included revisions to the requirements for private school activities, as well as those for restaurants and kitchens, service centers (gas stations), sports facilities, transportation and vehicle service centers, wedding halls and rest areas, billboards and advertisements, warehouses, workshops, and storage facilities, in addition to requirements for wireless communication towers and antennas, … Read more

Saudi Real Estate Institute organizes a real estate marketing course in Makkah

Training Courses - Real Estate Institute

Reading time: 2 MinutesThe Saudi Real Estate Institute organized a training course on real estate marketing in Makkah on December 8 of this year. The course lasted four days and comprised 20 hours of study and training, The course covered the art of real estate marketing and the skills necessary for professional marketing, such as consumer behavior analysis, real estate product pricing and promotion, personal sales, digital marketing, real estate laws, and professional ethics. … Read more