Residential real estate finance for individuals down 15% to SAR 15.3 bln in March: SAMA

05/05/2022 Argaam Special
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Residential real estate finance provided for individuals by banks in Saudi Arabia declined 15% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 15.3 billion in March, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.

 

When compared to February, mortgage loans increased by nearly SAR 6.49 billion - the highest in almost one year.

 

The below table shows the development of the new housing loans for individuals:

 

New Retail Housing Loans (SAR mln)*

Month

2021

2022

Change (%)

January

16,829

12,151

(28%)

February

14,181

8,784

(38%)

March

18,040

15,276

(15%)

April

15,595

--

--

May

8,906

--

--

June

8,322

--

--

July

9,381

--

--

August

12,736

--

--

September

12,036

--

--

October

12,139

--

--

November

11,773

--

--

December

12,602

--

--

*Does not include interest

 

 

Villa mortgages came on top, accounting for 60%, or SAR 9.22 billion, of total housing loans provided in March.

 

Land plots and apartments followed with SAR 3.1 billion and SAR 2.96 billion, respectively.

 

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

Period

Villas

Apartments

Land

January 2021

9,706

2,859

4,263

February

8,602

2,411

3,169

March

10,624

3,046

4,370

April

8,736

2,855

4,004

May

5,296

1,595

2,016

June

3,996

1,689

2,637

July

5,018

1,866

2,498

August

7,899

2,716

2,121

September

7,717

2634

1,685

October

9,491

2,272

376

November

9,082

2,276

415

December

10,025

2,183

394

January 2022

9,403

2,106

642

February

6,818

1,498

468

March

9,224

2,956

3,096

*Does not include interest

 

A total of 19,000 contracts, a decline of 19% YoY, were signed between banks and individuals in March.

 

New Retail Housing Loans Contracts by Banks*

Period

2021

2022

Change

January

23,298

16,442

(29%)

February

18,989

11,615

(39%)

March

23,380

18,999

(19%)

April

19,889

--

--

May

11,495

--

--

June

11,309

--

--

July

12,809

--

--

August

17,143

--

--

September

15,453

--

--

October

16,223

--

--

November

15,406

--

--

December

16,087

--

--

*Does not include interest

 

Financing firms provided new mortgages for residential units worth nearly SAR 304 million in March, a drop of 41% YoY.

 

Volume of New Retail Housing Loans Contracts by Financing Companies (SAR mln)*

Period

2021

2022

Change

January

391

264

(32%)

February

382

221

(42%)

March

515

304

(41%)

April

343

--

--

May

254

--

--

June

193

--

--

July

191

--

--

August

337

--

--

September

350

--

--

October

287

--

--

November

264

--

--

December

260

--

--

*Does not include interest
 
 

Details and Historical Data of Banks' Key Indicators

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