The size of real estate investment funds (140) billion riyals by the end of 2021

Saudi Real Estate - Real Estate Funds

Reading time: < 1 MinuteA seminar organized by the Riyadh Chamber last week, titled “Real Estate Investment Funds and Their Role in the Real Estate Market,” revealed that the total value of real estate investment funds reached approximately 140 billion riyals by the end of 2021, Nader Al-Omari, a member of the Real Estate Committee, stated that the emergence of real estate funds was a natural extension of the development of financial markets, emphasizing the growth of this investment product and the market’s acceptance of it. Al-Omari predicted that these funds would drive development in the sector … Read more

Dubai real estate market records more than 19,000 real estate transactions during the first quarter

Dubai Real Estate - Dubai Real Estate Actions

Reading time: < 1 MinuteDubai’s real estate market saw record-high sales volumes in the first quarter, with more than 19,000 real estate transactions recorded. The U.S.-based real estate services firm CBRE reported a rise in demand for residential properties from both residents and international buyers. The group’s data showed that average housing prices rose by 11.31% year-over-year through the end of last March, with … Read more

Riyadh to Host the Nile Real Estate Exhibition, Set to Kick Off on May 19

Nile Real Estate Expo

Reading time: < 1 MinuteOn May 19, Riyadh will host a new edition of the Nile Real Estate Exhibition, organized by Expo Republic, a conference and exhibition management company. On this occasion, Basem Kelila, Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, explained that the previous edition of the exhibition was held last February in Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to promote Egyptian real estate in the Kingdom. He added that there is genuine interest in owning … Read more

Residential program issues 10,716 electronic contracts for residential plots during the first quarter

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Reading time: 2 MinutesThe Sakani Program issued 10,716 electronic contracts for residential land to Saudi families benefiting from the program during the first quarter of this year, including 1,837 contracts issued in March via the “Sakani” mobile app, as part of the diverse housing and financing options it offers to facilitate homeownership, in line with the objectives of the Housing Program—one of the programs under the Kingdom’s Vision 2030—to increase the homeownership rate … Read more

“SABIC Introduces a New Product to Improve the Quality of Concrete Structures in Construction

SABIC

Reading time: < 1 MinuteSABIC has recently introduced a new product for the Kingdom’s construction market; it has developed Carbon Black (N330) with the aim of improving the quality of on-site cast concrete structures, which require rapid drying and provide additional strength. This product is part of SABIC’s ongoing efforts to provide the market with more innovative solutions; the new material is added to the concrete mix to manufacture building units … Read more

Saudi Real Estate Refinance completes issuance of local Sukuk with a total value of SAR 10 billion

Real Estate Finance - Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe Saudi Real Estate Refinancing Company (SRC), owned by the Public Investment Fund, has completed a domestic sukuk issuance program with a total value of 10 billion riyals, following the closing of the program’s final tranche worth 4 billion riyals with record oversubscription exceeding 1.8 times, indicating investor confidence in the company’s business model and affirming its active role in the Saudi housing market and mortgage refinancing to achieve … Read more

Riyadh's Narjis View 2 is fully booked within an hour of its launch

National Housing Company partners with real estate developers

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe National Housing Company (NHC) announced that reservations for the first phase of the “Al-Narges View 2” project, located north of Riyadh, were fully booked by beneficiaries of the “Sakani“ program within one hour of its launch on the “Sakani” website and app, as well as the Sakani Comprehensive Center, confirming its commitment to continuing to launch more projects within the framework of diverse housing options and solutions and making them available for reservation through easy and accessible procedures, with the aim of raising … Read more

National Housing Company starts offering 5,000 residential villas in Riyadh today

Real Estate Unit - Housing Construction - Housing Sector

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe National Housing Company (NHC) began offering 5,000 new residential villas across the city of Riyadh on Wednesday, as part of a plan to boost the housing supply targeted by the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs, and Housing through the “Sakani“ program during the current year 2022. These units are located in the north of the capital and in the “Al-Asala” project in the south, as part of efforts to enable Saudi families to … Read more

Saudi Contractors Authority achieves first place in safe work environment

Saudi Contractors Authority Contractors Authority

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe Saudi Contractors Authority ranked first among small and medium-sized government and quasi-government entities in the Kingdom, according to the global organization Great Place to Work (Great Place to Work) for 2022, reflecting the Authority’s commitment to continuous improvement in providing a safe, world-class work environment within government and non-profit organizations across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The … Read more

Central Bank updates precautionary measures by reinstating daily transfers and opening accounts electronically

Saudi Central Bank - Digital Brokerage

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe Saudi Central Bank announced an update to the guidelines regarding temporary precautionary measures to protect bank customers from financial fraud, which were communicated to banks operating in the Kingdom on 06 / 09/1443 AH, corresponding to April 7, 2022 AD, based on assessments and monitoring conducted over the past few days. It explained that the update included raising the daily transfer limit for bank customers back to the levels … Read more