Residential real estate finance for individuals down 23% to SAR 9.35 bln in October: SAMA

06/12/2022 Argaam Special
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Residential real estate finance provided for individuals by banks in Saudi Arabia fell by 23% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 9.35 billion in October, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.

 

Compared to September 2022, residential real estate finance retreated by nearly SAR 578 million, or 6%.

 

New Retail Residential Real Estate Finance (SAR mln)*

Month

2021

2022

Change

January

16829

12151

(28%)

February

14181

8784

(38%)

March

18040

15276

(15%)

April

15595

9219

(41%)

May

8906

8810

(1%)

June

8322

13122

+58%

July

9381

7189

(23%)

August

12736

12697

(0.3%)

September

12036

9930

(17%)

October

12139

9352

(23%)

November

11773

--

--

December

12602

--

--

*Doesn’t include interest.
 

 

Villa mortgages accounted for 66%, or SAR 6.19 billion, of total housing loans provided in October. Apartments and land plots followed with SAR 2.72 billion and SAR 445 million, respectively. 

 

New Real Estate Finance by Product Type (SAR mln)*

Period

Villas

Apartments

Land

January 2022

9403

2106

642

February

6818

1498

468

March

9224

2956

3096

April

5902

1707

1610

May

6785

1605

420

June

9415

3167

540

July

5392

1514

283

August

8607

3618

472

September

6708

2825

396

October

6190

2717

445

*Doesn’t include interest.

 

According to SAMA, 12,400 contracts were signed between banks and retail clients in September, a decline of 24% YoY.

 

Number of New Real Estate Finance Contracts by Banks*

Month

2021

2022

Change

January

23298

16442

(29%)

February

18989

11615

(39%)

March

23380

18999

(19%)

April

19889

11255

(43%)

May

11495

10943

(5%)

June

11309

16487

+46%

July

12809

9047

(29%)

August

17143

16255

(5%)

September

15453

12902

(17%)

October

16223

12397

(24%)

November

15406

--

--

December

16087

--

--

*Doesn’t include interest

 

Financing firms provided new real estate finance worth SAR 236 million in October, a decline of 18% YoY.

 

Number of New Real Residential Estate Finance Contracts by Financing Firms (SAR mln)

Month

2021

2022

Change

January

391

264

(32%)

February

382

221

(42%)

March

515

304

(41%)

April

343

211

(38%)

May

254

148

(42%)

June

193

351

+82%

July

191

167

(13%)

August

337

284

(16%)

September

350

305

(13%)

October

287

236

(18%)

November

264

--

--

December

260

--

--

*Doesn’t include interest 
 
 
 

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