{"id":88240,"date":"2025-11-17T13:09:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/?p=88240"},"modified":"2025-11-17T13:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:09:17","slug":"%d8%aa%d8%ac%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d9%8a%d8%ac%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%ae%d8%b7%d9%88%d8%a9-%d8%b9%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%88%d8%ac%d9%88%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/88240\/","title":{"rendered":"Freezing rents is an urbanization and quality of life move"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Freezing rents is an urbanization and quality of life move<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Architect Dr. Hisham Alqasem<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an unprecedented move, the Public Authority for Real Estate announced through the Ejar platform <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/86848\/\">Suspending the annual increase in residential and commercial rents<\/a><\/strong> in the city of Riyadh for five years, starting September 25, 2025. The decision comes in implementation of the directives of His Highness the Crown Prince to achieve balance in the real estate sector and regulate the relationship between landlord and tenant to ensure justice and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>Although the measure appears to be purely economic, its impact extends to the urban fabric and environment of the capital.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Resolution in the context of urban development<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Riyadh is witnessing rapid urban growth as part of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 projects, which has put pressure on the real estate market in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The rent freeze is a supportive regulatory step for balanced urban development, giving developers and tenants a stable environment for medium-term planning without fears of sharp price fluctuations.<br \/>\nThis financial stability improves the quality of urban design, because developers can focus on efficiency and sustainability instead of riding the waves of rapidly rising rental values.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The impact of the decision on housing and usage patterns<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Architecturally, stable rents are an important factor in stabilizing urban occupancy patterns.<br \/>\nFamilies won't have to move frequently due to high rents, fostering a sense of place and community.<\/p>\n<p>The decision also allows investors and architectural offices to plan long-term projects in specific areas without worrying about market volatility, which contributes to achieving real urban sustainability within the city.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Improving the relationship between real estate value and design<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Rapidly rising rents were driving some developers to focus on quick profitability at the expense of architectural quality.<\/p>\n<p>Under a price freeze, competition will shift towards increasing design quality, space efficiency, and diversity of urban functions as a means of attracting tenants.<\/p>\n<p>The market becomes more mature in terms of design and architectural innovation rather than price speculation.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Towards a regulated and sustainable real estate market<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The decision lays the foundation for a new phase of real estate balance in Riyadh, redefining the real value of real estate based on its urban quality and environmental sustainability rather than price inflation.<br \/>\nDocumenting contracts in Ejar also enhances transparency and provides accurate data to urban planners to help design more efficient housing policies in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>@ArchHesham<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label 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