Saudi retail mortgage loans surge 30% to SAR 13.75 bln in February: SAMA

06/04/2021 Argaam Special

Saudi Riyal


Mortgage loans provided to retail clients by banks in Saudi Arabia surged 30% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 13.75 billion in February 2021, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.

 

When compared to the previous month, mortgage loans fell by around SAR 2.29 billion in February.

 

New Retail Housing Loans (SAR mln)*

Period

2020

2021

Variation

January

9,692

16,041

+66%

February

10,590

13,748

+30%

March

10,894

--

--

April

7,650

--

--

May

7,791

--

--

June

13,120

--

--

July

10,776

--

--

August

9,866

--

--

September

12,993

--

--

October

12,148

--

--

November

15,266

--

--

December

15,412

--

--

*Does not include interest

 

 

Villa mortgages came on top, accounting for 80%, or SAR 11.05 billion of total housing loans provided in February.

 

Apartments and land plots followed with SAR 2.09 billion and SAR 610 million, respectively.

 

New Retail Housing Loans by Product Type (SAR mln)*

Period

Villas

Apartments

Land

January 2020

7750

1270

672

February

8460

1418

711

March

8701

1714

479

April

6287

1041

322

May

6217

1237

337

June

11012

1367

741

July

8559

1572

645

August

7788

1518

561

September

10490

1863

640

October

9897

1597

654

November

12383

2184

700

December

12721

2013

678

January 2021

12644

2417

980

February

11047

2092

610

*Does not include interest

 

A total of 26,400 contracts were signed between banks and retail clients in the same month, a rise of 7% YoY.

 

Number of New Retail Housing Loans Contracts By Banks (SAR mln)*

Period

2020

2021

Variation

January

23,471

32,330

 38%

February

24,676

26,376

 7%

March

23,141

--

--

April

17,856

--

--

May

15,462

--

--

June

26,137

--

--

July

23,909

--

--

August

21,755

--

--

September

27,390

--

--

October

25,483

--

--

November

30,017

--

--

December

29,960

--

--

*Does not include interest

 

Financing firms provided new mortgages for residential units worth SAR 380 million in January, a decline of 17% YoY.

 

Number of New Retail Housing Loans Contracts By Financing Companies (SAR mln)*

Period

2020

2021

Variation

January

565

391

(31%)

February

459

380

(17%)

March

325

--

--

April

90

--

--

May

201

--

--

June

742

--

--

July

350

--

--

August

261

--

--

September

339

--

--

October

342

--

--

November

436

--

--

December

441

--

--

*Does not include interest

 

 

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