135.5 billion riyals of real estate deals in the Kingdom during the second quarter of 2025

Dubai - Real Estate Deals and Sales 

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe real estate market in Saudi Arabia witnessed strong activity during the second quarter of 2025, as real estate transactions, whether residential or commercial, recorded a total value of more than 135.5 billion riyals, according to the report of the General Authority for Real Estate. Residential transactions came in the lead with a value of 71.8 billion riyals through 62,488 transactions, while the value of commercial transactions amounted to 63.7 billion riyals from ... Read more

Real estate sector strengthens and contributes 13.8% to the Saudi economy in Q2 2025

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe real estate sector in Saudi Arabia, including real estate development, construction and building activities, continued to strengthen its role in the national economy during the second quarter of 2025, recording a contribution of 13.8% of GDP, according to a recent report issued by the General Real Estate Authority (GRA). The “Real Estate Sector Performance” report showed that the sector's GDP grew by 3.3% compared to the period ... Read more

Real estate financing is on the rise 19.6 billion riyals of housing loans in Q2 2025

Reading time: < 1 MinuteRecent data showed continued momentum in the residential real estate financing market in Saudi Arabia, as the value of new financing provided to individuals by commercial banks increased by 3.7% during the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, bringing the total financing to 19.6 billion riyals. The “Real Estate Sector Performance” report issued by the General Authority for Real Estate indicated that the financing ... Read more

Real Estate Authority detects 2517 real estate violations during the second quarter of 2025

Off-plan real estate projects

Reading time: < 1 MinuteA recent report by the General Authority for Real Estate revealed that 2,517 violations were recorded in real estate activities during the second quarter of 2025, reflecting the high pace of control and oversight of the market. The “Real Estate Sector Performance” report indicated that the brokerage and marketing activity accounted for the largest share of violations with 61.1%, followed by the activity of real estate platforms with 12.5%, then property management with 11.9%. Read more

Real estate entrepreneurship is on the rise Saudi Arabia Pushes Policies to Accelerate Prop Tech Growth

Reading time: < 1 MinuteSaudi Arabia's institutions pay wide attention to supporting entrepreneurship in the real estate sector “Prop Tech”, as they consider it a strategic pillar to support the sector and develop its policies in a way that achieves the goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, in addition to enhancing the real estate environment within the Kingdom. Supporting entrepreneurship in the real estate sector Various efforts at the official and governmental level have been made to support entrepreneurship in the government sector, ... Read more

“KAUST discusses the future of low-emission, high-performance cement

Reading time: 2 MinutesKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) concluded the annual national workshop of the Future Cement Initiative (FCI), which brought together more than (200) participants from regulatory authorities, industry leaders, researchers, and technical experts to advance the development of a common roadmap for low-emission, high-performance cement in Saudi Arabia, and produced the preliminary results of the first year of ... Read more

The Municipality of the Holy Capital announces the start of receiving supporting documents for properties located in 3 areas

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe Municipality of the Holy Capital announced the start of receiving supporting documents for properties located in the area of Ja'arana, Malakan and Al-Husseiniya. The Municipality said, via the (X) platform, that the monitors of the General Department of Encroachments will place review notice stickers on the specified buildings, and the owners of those buildings must review them within 15 days from the date of placing the notice at the General Department of Encroachments in Al-Mu'asim, and the last deadline ... Read more

“Luxury Land signs strategic agreement with Bahrain's Dome at CIDEX 2025

Reading time: < 1 MinuteLuxury Earth Jeddah has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Dome Bahrain on the sidelines of the Saudi International Construction Exhibition (CIDEX 2025) to strengthen the partnership in the supply and implementation of marble and woodworking solutions for residential and commercial projects in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The agreement aims to develop more efficient supply lines, raise the quality of products and services, and expand the scope of joint projects with the exchange of ... Read more

The Ministry of Industry announces the establishment of the non-profit Building Materials Manufacturers Association

Residential program

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources announced the establishment of the non-profit Building Materials Manufacturers Association, which aims to support efforts to develop the building materials sector in the Kingdom and improve the quality of its products, on the sidelines of the International Non-Profit Sector Forum in Riyadh, as part of the ministry's efforts to empower non-profit organizations in the industrial and mining sectors, believing in their role in supporting economic and social development ... Read more