Saudi Arabia's real estate deals drop 19% to SAR 19.2 bln last month

17/07/2023 Argaam Special
Riyadh city

Riyadh city


The value of Saudi Arabia's real estate transactions declined 19% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 19.2 billion in Dhul Qa’dah (May/June), Ministry of Justice data showed.

 

Meanwhile, the real estate deals rose month-on-month (MoM) by 121%, or SAR 10.7 billion.

 

Deals executed in Dhul Qa’dah 1444 are the highest in value in almost a year.

 

The number of real estate transactions dropped YoY to around 16,960. Meanwhile, the number of properties sold during the same month also fell to 17,300.

 

Total Value of Real Estate Transactions (SAR bln)

Month*

2021/2022

(1443)

2022/2023

(1444)

Change

July-Aug. (Muharram)

15.50

14.02

(10%)

Aug.-Sept. (Safar)

14.52

16.18

+11%

Sept.-Oct. (Rabi Al Awwal)

18.05

17.13

(5%)

Oct.-Nov. (Rabi Al Thani)

17.99

18.61

+4%

Nov.-Dec. (Jumada Al Awwal)

19.40

15.62

(19%)

Dec.-Jan. (Jumada Al Thani)

22.15

14.61

(34%)

Jan.-Feb. (Rajab)

23.94

14.35

(40%)

Feb.-March (Sha’ban)

18.78

14.73

(22%)

March-April (Ramadan)

16.94

11.38

(33%)

April-May (Shawwal)

14.67

8.69

(41%)

May-June (Dhul Qa’dah)

23.65

19.20

(19%)

June-July (Dhul Hijjah)

15.02

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Total

220.63

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*Data is updated periodically as per the Saudi Ministry of Justice.

 

 

The decline in real estate transactions was attributed to the 9% YoY drop witnessed in residential deals to stand at SAR 11.97 in Dhul Qa’dah.

 

The value of commercial deals also shed 39% YoY to SAR 5.42 billion, while agricultural and industrial deals were valued at nearly SAR 1.8 billion.

 

Residential deals represented 62% of total real estate transactions, while commercial deals accounted for 28%, and agricultural and industrial contracts (9%).

 

Real Estate Transactions in Detail (SAR bln)

 

Residential

Commercial

Month*

2021/2022

(1443)

2022/2023

(1444)

Change

2021/2022

(1443)

2022/2023

(1444)

Change

July-Aug. (Muharram)

9.07

8.01

(12%)

5.20

4.65

(11%)

Aug.-Sept. (Safar)

8.90

10.01

+12%

4.52

4.78

+6%

Sept.-Oct. (Rabi Al Awwal)

10.90

8.66

(21%)

5.61

7.04

+25%

Oct.-Nov. (Rabi Al Thani)

10.60

7.94

(25%)

5.60

9.03

+61%

Nov.-Dec. (Jumada Al Awwal)

12.01

7.10

(41%)

5.59

6.82

+22%

Dec.-Jan. (Jumada Al Thani)

12.73

7.91

(38%)

7.94

5.13

(35%)

Jan.-Feb. (Rajab)

15.12

7.87

(48%)

6.87

4.35

(37%)

Feb.-March (Sha’ban)

11.51

7.39

(36%)

5.50

5.06

(8%)

March-April (Ramadan)

9.60

5.61

(42%)

6.15

4.47

(27%)

April-May (Shawwal)

8.47

4.70

(45%)

5.18

2.68

(48%)

May-June (Dhul Qa’dah)

13.11

11.97

(9%)

8.86

5.42

(39%)

June-July (Dhul Hijjah)

10.31

--

--

3.68

--

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Total

132.36

--

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70.69

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*Data is updated periodically as per the Saudi Ministry of Justice.
 

Land sale transactions accounted for the lion’s share at nearly 88%, or around SAR 16.95 billion, of total realty deals during the same period. Apartment sales followed with about SAR 1.75 billion.

 

The table below shows real estate transactions by type in May-June 2023:

 

Real Estate Transactions by Type (SAR mln)

Type

Transaction Value

Percentage to Total

Land Plot

16953.8

88.3%

Apartment

1752.6

9.1%

Agricultural Land

338.2

1.8%

Palace

47.0

0.2%

House

42.6

0.2%

Villa

25.7

0.1%

Utility

25.6

0.1%

Showroom/Shop

8.1

0.04%

Mall

5.3

0.03%

Chalet

2.2

0.01%

Building

1.4

0.01%

Total

19202.3

100%

 

 

Land space fell 37% YoY to 83.1 million square meters (sqm).

 

Total Area of Real Estate Transactions (mln sqm)

Month

2021/2022

(1443)

2022/2023

(1444)

Change

July-Aug. (Muharram)

410.72

105.22

(74%)

Aug.-Sept. (Safar)

402.95

119.22

(70%)

Sept.-Oct. (Rabi Al Awwal)

446.24

136.92

(69%)

Oct.-Nov. (Rabi Al Thani)

511.89

153.15

(70%)

Nov.-Dec. (Jumada Al Awwal)

358.15

86.85

(76%)

Dec.-Jan. (Jumada Al Thani)

121.67

85.25

(30%)

Jan.-Feb. (Rajab)

129.41

135.18

+4%

Feb.-March (Sha’ban)

115.44

142.40

+23%

March-April (Ramadan)

80.85

61.42

(24%)

April-May (Shawwal)

88.74

65.51

(26%)

May-June (Dhul Qa’dah)

131.25

83.10

(37%)

June-July (Dhul Hijjah)

110.43

 

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Total

2907.74

 

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*Data is updated periodically as per the Saudi Ministry of Justice.

 

Riyadh was the most active city by value of residential and commercial transactions, reaching SAR 10.1 billion. Jeddah took second place, with deals worth almost SAR 2.08 billion in Dhul Qa’dah, as follows: 

 

Real Estate Transactions in Major Cities (SAR mln)

City

Residential

Commercial

Total

Riyadh

6910.8

3175.2

10086.0

Jeddah

1394.1

690.6

2084.7

Dammam

542.3

438.5

980.8

Makkah

561.3

95.6

656.9

Madinah

438.0

151.5

589.5

Al Khobar

336.4

63.5

399.9

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