Month: September 2026

Al-Haqil: The facilities management market in the Kingdom exceeds $50 billion in size.

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Reading time: 2 MinutesHis Excellency the Minister of Municipalities and Housing, Mr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, affirmed that the facilities management market in the Kingdom exceeds $50 billion, noting that the market size reflects the opportunities available to maximize asset value, enhance urban efficiency, and develop a national sector capable of competing globally. This came during his speech at the opening of the 3rd International Facilities Management Conference and Exhibition… Read more

System Down (Operational Crisis Backup Plan)

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Real estate marketing and platforms

Reading time: < 1 MinuteIn light of global competition and the tremendous shift in the age of technology and artificial intelligence, many companies are striving to automate internal business processes using the tools and advantages of these technologies. This streamlines and facilitates workflows, ensuring smooth processes with defined stages, permissions, and steps for each internal company operation, whether for customers or internal processes. Ideally, all systems… Read more

Non-residential property sales exceed 78 billion riyals in 8 months

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Reading time: 4 MinutesThe non-residential real estate market in Saudi Arabia during the first eight months of 2026 revealed shifts that go beyond simply comparing total sales. The value and number of transactions declined year-on-year, while the average area sold increased in most months of the year. This reflects a change in the composition of real estate activity and a variation in the size and type of transactions executed. The value of non-residential real estate sales reached… Read more

The Global Project Management Forum 2026 continues its activities for the second day in Riyadh.

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Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe second day of the 2026 Global Project Management Forum, in its fifth edition, continues today, Monday, under the theme “The Next Generation of Project Management: People, Operations, and Technology.” The forum is being hosted by Riyadh for the second consecutive day, following its opening yesterday at the Fairmont Hotel in Riyadh by His Excellency the Minister of Municipalities and Housing, Mr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail. The forum brings together a distinguished group of… Read more

REIT funds distributed 380.2 million riyals in the first half of 2026

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REITs

Reading time: 3 MinutesThe cash distributions of the traded real estate funds «REITs» in the Saudi market during the first half of 2026 revealed a striking disparity in the funds’ ability to convert their real estate assets into cash returns for investors, after the total amount of distributions announced by the funds reached approximately 380.2 million riyals, according to the funds’ financial disclosures. Although the market includes 20 listed real estate funds, the largest one, which is the largest real estate fund in the market, has a total of 1.3 billion riyals in assets under management … Read more

Continued support for housing in Saudi Arabia: a step that promotes homeownership and stimulates the real estate market.

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Residential Real Estate - Housing Subsidies

Reading time: 2 MinutesThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to strengthen its housing support system as one of the key drivers of the real estate sector development and enabling families to access the appropriate housing. The continued injection of support to beneficiaries reaffirms the housing system’s commitment to achieving the goals of the Saudi Vision 2030, foremost among which is increasing the proportion of citizens owning homes and improving the quality of life. In the latest indicators, the Real Estate Development Fund announced the deposit of 1,074 million … Read more

15 real estate opportunities at the "Ruba Makkah" auction« 

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Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe Imshada Real Estate Foundation, under the supervision of the Enforcement and Liquidation Center (Infanat), and by a decision of the Enforcement Court, announces the establishment of the electronic «Rabi Makkah» auction on Thursday, October 1, 2026, through the «Direct» auction platform until Wednesday, October 7. The auction offers 15 opportunities in exceptional locations in the most prestigious neighborhoods of Makkah, including: The first property is a land plot with an area of … Read more

Real estate investment: Not every high figure in a contract guarantees profit.

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Reading time: 2 MinutesIn the real estate investing world, many investors, especially beginners, fall into the trap of the glamour of large numbers. It is believed that the increase in the annual rental value stipulated in the contract necessarily means achieving a better return. But the investment reality is different; the real return is not measured by what is written in the contract, but by what actually enters the investor’s account after accounting for vacancy periods and costs… Read more

Concrete prices declined during August, while cement prices varied.

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Reading time: < 1 MinuteCement prices and some building materials declined in Saudi Arabia in August, according to the bulletin on commodity and service price averages issued by the General Authority for Statistics. Cement prices decreased by 0.6 percent on a monthly basis in August, reaching 223.7 riyals per cubic meter. The price of «resistant 350 K» cement also declined by 0.6 percent, reaching 223.7 riyals per cubic meter … Read more

Between opportunity and risk: How Saudi Arabia learned from the US mortgage crisis.

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Washington - Global Real Estate - Real Estate Deals

Reading time: 3 MinutesWhen talking about the future of the Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company (SRC) – (owned by the Saudi Investment Fund) and the secondary market for real estate financing in the Kingdom, the comparison with the American experience seems to be present in the minds of many interested in the local real estate financing market. The American market is considered the most advanced model in the world in the field of real estate refinancing … Read more

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