Saudi Arabia's real estate deals rise 19% to SAR 15.6 bln last month

26/09/2021 Argaam Special

Riyadh city


The value of Saudi Arabia's real estate transactions grew by 19% to nearly SAR 15.59 billion in August-September 2021 (Muharram 1443 Hijri year), compared to SAR 13.12 billion in the same period last year, Ministry of Justice data showed.

 

The real estate deals rose by 32%, or SAR 3.76 billion, month-on-month (MoM).

 

The number of the real estate transactions during the same period stood at around 20,900, down from nearly 26,600 a year earlier. The number of properties sold also fell to 21,800.

 

Total Value of Real Estate Market Transactions (SAR bln)

Month*

2020/2021

(1442)

2021/2022

(1443)

Variation

Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)

13.12

15.59

19%

Sept. - Oct. (Safar)

11.76

--

--

Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal)

18.13

--

--

Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani)

18.68

--

--

Dec. - Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)

14.40

--

--

Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)

18.74

--

--

Feb. - March (Rajab)

23.14

--

--

March - April (Sha’ban)

23.30

--

--

April - May (Ramadan)

15.10

--

--

May - June (Shawwal)

11.72

--

--

June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)

17.34

--

--

July - Aug. (Dhul Hijjah)

11.83

--

--

*Data is updated on a periodic basis, according to the Saudi Ministry of Justice.

 

 

Commercial deals rose 93% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 5.2 billion. Meanwhile, the value of residential deals declined by 6% YoY to SAR 9.09 billion. The agricultural deals were valued at nearly SAR 1.29 billion last month.

 

The residential deals represented 58.3% of total real estate deals last month, while commercial and agricultural deals represented 33.4% and 8.3%, respectively. 

 

Real Estate Market Transactions in Detail (SAR bln)

 

Residential

Commercial

Month

2020/2021

(1442)

2021/2022

(1443)

Variation

2020/2021

(1442)

2021/2022

(1443)

Variation

Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)

9.63

9.09

(6%)

2.69

5.20

+93%

Sept. - Oct. (Safar)

8.11

--

--

3.02

--

--

Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal)

10.51

--

--

6.75

--

--

Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani)

10.46

--

--

6.63

--

--

Dec. – Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)

9.45

--

--

3.38

--

--

Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)

12.69

--

--

4.81

--

--

Feb. - March (Rajab)

14.42

--

--

5.83

--

--

March - April (Sha’ban)

15.87

--

--

5.44

--

--

April - May (Ramadan)

9.57

--

--

4.15

--

--

May - June (Shawwal)

7.14

--

--

3.46

--

--

June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)

10.64

--

--

5.53

--

--

July - Aug. (Dhul Hijjah)

6.55

--

--

4.18

--

--

Total

125.05

--

--

55.85

--

--

 

Land sale transactions accounted for nearly 90.6%, or SAR 14.1 billion, of total realty deals in August-September 2021, followed by the agricultural land sales with a value of SAR 653.4 million. 

 

Real Estate Market Transactions by Type (SAR mln)

Type

Transaction Value

Percentage to total

Land Plot

14121.3

90.6 %

Agricultural Land

653.4

4.2 %

Apartment

462.5

3.0 %

Shopping Mall

115.4

0.7 %

Showroom/Shop

96.0

0.6 %

Villa

82.6

0.5 %

House

26.7

0.2 %

Utility

18.2

0.1 %

Building

10.7

0.1 %

Chalet

1.7

0.01 %

Total

15588.5

100 %

 

 

Land space rose 198% to 529.3 billion square meters (sqm) compared with the same period of 2020, when it reached 177.5 million sqm. 

 

Total Area of Real Estate Market Transactions (mln sqm)

Month

2020/2021

(1442)

2021/2022

(1443)

Variation

Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)

177.53

529.32

198 +%

Sept. - Oct. (Safar)

139.60

--

--

Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal)

216.76

--

--

Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani)

222.68

--

--

Dec. – Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)

165.26

--

--

Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)

253.50

--

--

Feb. - March (Rajab)

288.07

--

--

March - April (Sha’ban)

386.99

--

--

April - May (Ramadan)

344.37

--

--

May - June (Shawwal)

335.09

--

--

June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)

516.81

--

--

July - Aug. (Dhul Hijjah)

311.81

--

--

Total

3358.47

--

--

*Data is updated on a periodic basis, according to the Saudi Ministry of Justice.

 

Riyadh was the most active city by value of residential and commercial transactions, witnessing an increase of SAR 6.88 billion in the real estate transactions. Jeddah took the second place with transactions worth SAR 2.21 billion in August-September 2021. 

 

Real Estate Transactions in Major Cities in Aug.-Sept. (Muharram)

 (SAR bln)

 

Residential

Commercial

City

2020/2021

(1442)

2021/2022

(1443)

Variation

2020/2021

(1442)

2021/2022

(1443)

Variation

Riyadh

3559.4

3872.0

+9%

1194.4

3007.7

+152%

Jeddah

1398.9

1577.5

+13%

527.5

629.3

+19%

Dammam

368.5

478.3

+30%

261.8

436.1

+67%

Al Khobar

396.9

298.8

(25%)

115.3

179.7

+56%

Buraidah

135.8

357.7

+163%

66.0

103.8

+57%

Makkah

965.6

343.8

(64%)

33.9

106.7

+215%

Madinah

413.2

263.0

(36%)

59.8

75.6

+26%

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