Saudi real estate deals drop 35% in month ending Oct. 12

16/10/2018 Argaam Special

 

The value of real estate transactions in Saudi Arabia in the month ending Oct. 12 (Muharram) dropped 35 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 9.6 billion, data issued by the justice ministry showed.

 

The value of property deals dropped for 1439 Hijri by SAR 31.1 billion, or 15 percent YoY, as it continues the downtrend for the fourth consecutive year.

 

Total Value of Real Estate Market Transactions (SAR bln)

Month

2017/2018

(1439)

2018/2019

(1440)

Variation

Sept.-Oct. (Muharram)

14.8

9.6

(35%)

Oct.- Nov. (Safar)

17.4

--

--

Nov.- Dec. (Rabi Al Awwal)

23.6

--

--

Dec. –Jan. (Rabi Al Thani)

34.3

--

--

Jan. -Feb. (Jumada Al Awwal)

12.5

--

--

Feb.- March (Jumada Al Thani)

12.1

--

--

March- April (Rajab)

11.6

--

--

April- May (Sha’ban)

11.6

--

--

May- June (Ramadan)

10.2

--

--

June- July (Shawwal)

7.8

--

--

July- Aug. (Dhul Qa’dah)

10.6

--

--

Aug.- Sept. (Dhul Hijjah)

5.2

--

--

Total

172.0

--

--

 

The decline in real estate deals for Muharram 1440 Hijri was attributed to a decline in residential and commercial deals by 32 percent and 44 percent, respectively.

 

Total Value of Real Estate Market Transactions (SAR bln)

 

Residential

Commercial

Month

2017/2018

(1439)

2018/2019

(1440)

Variation

2017/2018

(1439)

2018/2019

(1440)

Variation

Sept.-Oct. (Muharram)

10.5

7.2

(32%)

4.3

2.4

(44%)

Oct.- Nov. (Safar)

12.9

--

--

4.5

--

--

Nov.- Dec. (Rabi Al Awwal)

16.0

--

--

7.6

--

--

Dec. –Jan. (Rabi Al Thani)

18.6

--

--

15.8

--

--

Jan. -Feb. (Jumada Al Awwal)

8.7

--

--

3.8

--

--

Feb.- March (Jumada Al Thani)

9.2

--

--

2.9

--

--

March- April (Rajab)

9.3

--

--

2.3

--

--

April- May (Sha’ban)

8.8

--

--

2.8

--

--

May- June (Ramadan)

5.8

--

--

4.4

--

--

June- July (Shawwal)

6.6

--

--

1.2

--

--

July- Aug. (Dhul Qa’dah

7.2

--

--

3.3

--

--

Aug.- Sept. (Dhul Hijjah)

4.0

--

--

1.2

--

--

Total

117.8

--

--

54.2

--

--

 

Land sale transactions (residential and commercial) accounted for 88 percent of total real estate deals at SAR 8.4 billion for the month, followed by apartment sales with a value of SAR 486.9 million.

 

Real Estate Market Transactions by Type in Sept./Oct. (Muharram)

(SAR mln)

 

Residential

Commercial

Type

2017

(1439)

2018

(1440)

Variation

2017

(1439)

2018

(1440)

Variation

Plot of land

8,997.9

6,106.6

(32%)

4,155.8

2,315.6

(44%)

Apartment

837.4

472.8

(44%)

32.7

14.1

(57%)

Agricultural land

269.0

236.4

(12%)

127.9

88.4

(31%)

Villa

75.5

188.9

+150%

5.8

2.6

(55%)

Show room/shop

104.6

103.6

(1%)

8.2

0.7

(91%)

House

86.3

44.7

(48%)

1.4

0.8

(43%)

Building

29.6

5.7

(81%)

5.7

0.5

(91%)

Utility

87.7

3.0

(97%)

10.3

--

--

Chalet

3.1

0.1

(97%)

--

--

--

Total

10,491.3

7,162.0

(32%)

4,348.0

2,422.7

(44%)


Riyadh saw the largest number of residential real estate deals during Muharram at SAR 2.19 billion— 38 percent lower than the same month of last year.

 

Jeddah came second with around SAR 976 million worth of deals, a 37 percent YoY drop.

 

In terms of commercial deals, Jeddah took the lead with SAR 725.5 million.

 

Real Estate Transactions in Major Cities in Sept./Oct. (Muharram) (SAR bln)

 

Residential

Commercial

City

2017

(1439)

2018

(1440)

Variation

2017

(1439)

2018

(1440)

Variation

Riyadh

3.55

2.19

(38%)

1.54

0.59

(62%)

Jeddah

1.56

0.98

(37%)

0.81

0.73

(10%)

Dammam

0.79

0.55

(30%)

0.64

0.08

(88%)

Makkah

0.79

0.49

(38%)

0.13

0.15

+15%

Al Khobar

0.38

0.27

(29%)

0.24

0.24

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