Saudi retail mortgage loans jumped 43% in 2018

05/02/2019 Argaam Special

 

Mortgage loans provided to retail clients by banks in Saudi Arabia jumped 43 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 27.02 billion in 2018, data issued by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

 

New Retail Housing Loans (SAR bln)*

Period

Value

Variation

2016

14.93

--

2017

18.92

+27%

2018

27.02

+43%

*Doesn’t include interest

 

In Q4, retail housing loans rose 20 percent YoY to SAR 9.7 billion.

 

New Retail Housing Loans (SAR mln)*

Period

2017

2018

Variation

Q1

3,701

5,968

+61%

Q2

4,687

5,690

+21%

Q3

4,703

5,650

+20%

Q4

5,832

9,707

+66%

Total

18,923

27,015

+43%

*Doesn’t include interest

 

Villa mortgages accounted for 81 percent, or SAR 22 billion, of the total housing loans given in 2018.

 

 Apartments and land plots followed at SAR 3.04 billion and SAR 1.98 billion, respectively.

 

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

Period

Villas

Apartments

Land

Q1

4,643

862

462

Q2

4,671

615

404

Q3

4,704

525

421

Q4

7,976

1,039

693

Total

21,995

3,041

1,980

*Doesn’t include interest

 

The total of 46,900 contracts were signed between banks and individuals during the year, a 65 percent YoY increase.

 

The Number of New Retail Housing Loans Contracts By Banks (SAR mln)*

Period

2017

2018

Variation

Q1

5,474

9,228

+69%

Q2

6,876

9,276

+35%

Q3

7,196

10,263

+43%

Q4

8,923

18,118

+103%

Total

28,469

46,885

+65%

 

In 2018, financing firms provided new mortgages for residential units worth SAR 2.49 billion, an 18 percent YoY rise.

 

SAMA issued new directives in May obligating all banks and mortgage companies to provide mortgages to individuals, as per the due regulations. 

 

The Number of New Retail Housing Loans Contracts by Financing Companies

(SAR mln)*

Period

2017

2018

Variation

Q1

609

438

(28%)

Q2

463

650

+40%

Q3

443

532

+20%

Q4

588

868

+48%

Total

2,102

2,488

+18%

*Doesn’t include interest                                                                                             

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