16 % decline in real estate transactions in the Kingdom in 2023.... Riyadh 7%

International Monetary Fund Riyadh office market

Reading time: < 1 MinuteFaisal Dorani, Partner and Head of Research for the Middle East and North Africa at Knight Frank, revealed that the number of real estate transactions in Saudi Arabia fell by 16% year-over-year in 2023. Dorani attributed this decline to rising home prices, with apartment prices in Riyadh increasing by 60% over the past three years, and by … Read more

Jazan Municipality conducts control tours on buildings under construction

Jazan Municipality - Units under construction

Reading time: < 1 MinuteLast February, the Jazan Regional Secretariat, represented by the Abu Arish Municipality, conducted 94 construction inspection tours within the province’s residential neighborhoods and affiliated villages, to identify construction violations and ensure compliance with municipal regulations, as part of its efforts to monitor buildings and structures, reduce construction violations, and improve the quality of projects. The Mayor of Abu Arish Governorate, Engineer … Read more

General Authority of Real Estate participates in the global real estate exhibition mipim in France

Part of the Public Authority for Real Estate's participation

Reading time: 2 MinutesThe General Real Estate Authority is participating in the MIPIM international real estate exhibition in Cannes, France, from March 12 to 15, where it will showcase real estate legislation and leading regulatory practices in the real estate sector at its booth. The Authority’s official spokesperson, Taysir Al-Mufarraj, emphasized that the Authority’s participation stems from its role in highlighting the sector … Read more

Demand for Saudi Arabia's real estate sector is expected to grow in 2024

Real estate development companies

Reading time: < 1 MinuteStandard & Poor’s has forecast continued strong demand in Saudi Arabia’s real estate sector, supported by investments under the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, which are expected to attract new companies and expatriates. The agency explained that the expected decline in interest rates starting in the second half of this year will help revive demand for mortgages following the decline … Read more

SAMA: Value of new residential mortgage financing rose by approximately 1.3 billion riyals last January

Saudi Central Bank

Reading time: < 1 MinuteData released by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed that the value of new residential mortgage financing rose by approximately 1.3 billion riyals, or 21.1%, in January compared to December 2023. The data also revealed a decline in the volume of new residential mortgage financing provided to individuals by banks to 7.54 billion riyals in January 2024, a decrease of 10% compared to … Read more

The Ministry of Justice and the Contractors Authority Launch Model Contracts to Serve as Enforceable Instruments

Ministry of Justice - Real Estate Exchange

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe Ministry of Justice, in partnership with the Saudi Contractors Authority, launched the new version of the model contracts, which have now become enforceable instruments, in the presence of the Ministry’s Undersecretary for Judicial Affairs, Sheikh Salman Al-Fawzan, and the Authority’s Secretary-General, Abdulmajeed Al-Rashoudi. Regulation of the Construction Sector Model contracts are one of the most important tools for regulating the construction sector by governing the contractual relationship between parties in small and medium-sized projects, and to preserve … Read more

Industry issues more than 38,000 certificates of origin in February

Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources - Certificate of Origin

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources issued 38,347 “Certificates of Origin” in February 2024, as part of its efforts to support and streamline services for exporters across various sectors, including industrial, commercial, and individual sectors. A certificate of origin is a document certifying that products exported abroad are of domestic origin or have acquired domestic origin status. The service is intended for industrial establishments, … Read more

Real estate index: Real Estate Exchange completes 58.7 thousand real estate transactions in February

Real Estate Index - Real Estate Exchange

Reading time: 2 MinutesThe Real Estate Index revealed that data from the “Real Estate Exchange” showed transactions across the Kingdom totaling approximately 60.8 billion riyals for 58,700 deals during the month of February. The data showed that the total area of real estate traded through the Real Estate Exchange across the Kingdom last month reached approximately 288.9 million square meters, while the number of properties traded reached 56,400… Read more

Al-Hogail inaugurates the sales center and display village in Al Fursan suburb

Al-Hogail inaugurates the sales center and display village in Al Fursan suburb

Reading time: < 1 MinuteHis Excellency Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs, and Housing, inaugurated yesterday evening the sales center and model village in Al-Fursan, the largest urban suburb developed by the National Housing Company in the Riyadh region, in the presence of Abdulrahman Al-Tawil, Deputy Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs, and Housing for Real Estate Development, and Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Bati, CEO of the National Housing Company. The sales center includes showrooms for a number of … Read more