Saudi Arabia’s real estate index up 2.6% in Q3 2024

28/10/2024 Argaam Special
Riyadh city

Riyadh city


Saudi Arabia’s real estate price index climbed 2.6% in the third quarter of 2024 to 102.5 points from 100 points a year earlier, data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.

 

The authority stated that a new methodology for calculating the index was adopted in Q3 2024, in cooperation with the General Real Estate Authority (REGA), the Ministry of Justice, and the Saudi Central Bank, establishing 2023 as the base year.

 

This updated methodology aims to enhance the quality and transparency of real estate price data according to global best practices.

 

The following table shows changes in Saudi Arabia’s real estate price index:

  

Saudi Real Estate Price Index*

Period

Price Index

(Points)

YoY Change

(%)

Q1 2021

81.4

--

Q2

82.1

--

Q3

86.2

--

Q4

89.2

--

Q1 2022

91.3

+12.2%

Q2

95.6

+16.4%

Q3

97.5

+13.1%

Q4

97.2

+9.1%

Q1 2023

99.2

+8.7%

Q2

100.2

+4.8%

Q3

100.0

+2.5%

Q4

100.6

+3.4%

Q1 2024

100.6

+1.4%

Q2

101.8

+1.6%

Q3

102.5

+2.6%

*Data updated according to new methodology

 

 

The real estate index comprises three segments: Residential covers residential land plots, buildings, villas, apartments, and houses; Commercial covers commercial land plots, buildings, shops, and malls; and Agricultural covers agricultural land.

GASTAT said that the residential segment edged up 1.6% year-on-year (YoY) in Q3 2024, while the commercial segment increased by 6.4%.

 

However, agricultural segment declined 8.7% YoY.

 

The following table shows the relative importance of the segments and categories on the real estate price index:

  

Change in Real Estate Price Index Main Segments (Q3 2023/24)

Sector 

Change

Main Items

Item

Change

Residential 

+1.6%

Land plot

1.6%

Villa

1.5%

Apartment

1.9%

Building

(1.8%)

Commercial 

+6.4%

Land plot

6.3%

Building

8.6%

Showroom/shop

(1.1%)

Agricultural 

(8.7%)

Agricultural land

(8.7%)

Relative Weight of Segments and Categories*​

General Index

100.00%

Residential

72.6%

Land plot

45.7 %

Villa

10.5 %

Apartment

15.0 %

Building

1.4 %

Commercial

25.5 %

Land plot

22.9 %

Building

2.0 %

Showroom/shop

0.6 %

Agricultural

1.9%

Agricultural land

1.9 %

*Updated data based on the revised methodology.

 

 

For real estate prices by region, Riyadh recorded the highest annual rise at 10.2%, followed by Hail at 5% and the Northern Region at 1.7%. Details are in the table below:

 

Saudi Real Estate Price Index by Region

Region

Price Index

(Points)

YoY Change

(%)

Riyadh

109.8

+10.2%

Hail

101.1

+5.0%

Northern Region

101.8

+1.7%

Al-Jawf

98.1

+0.8%

Najran

97.8

(0.7%)

Medina

99.6

(1.2%)

Jazan

100.3

(1.3%)

Makkah

98.6

(1.3%)

Qassim

97.6

(3.0%)

Tabuk

100.2

(3.4%)

Eastern Region

92.0

(8.3%)

Asir

92.4

(9.3%)

Al-Baha

79.8

(14.3%)

 

 

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