Saudi Arabia's real estate deals rise 33% to SAR 18.6 bln last month

07/01/2021 Argaam Special


The value of Saudi Arabia's real estate deals surged 33% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 18.6 billion in November-December 2020 (Rabi Al-Thani 1442 Hijri year), Saudi Justice Ministry's data showed.

 

On the other hand, real estate deals jumped 3%, or SAR 600 million, month-on-month (MoM).  

 

The number of real estate deals made in Rabi Al-Thani reached around 29,200, up from 24,500 during the same month of the last Hijri year.

 

The number of sold properties increased to 30,400.

 

Total Value of Real Estate Market Transactions (SAR bln)

Month*

2019/2020

1441

2020/2021

1442

Variation

Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)

16.17

13.14

(19%)

Sept. - Oct. (Safar)

15.23

11.70

(23%)

Oct. - Nov.  (Rabi Al-Awwal)

14.73

18.00

+ 22%

Nov. - Dec.  (Rabi Al Thani)

13.96

18.60

+ 33%

Dec. - Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)

12.99

--

--

Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)

18.99

--

--

Feb. – March  (Rajab)

13.42

--

--

March – April (Sha’ban)

3.80

--

--

April – May  (Ramadan)

5.51

--

--

May – June (Shawwal)

13.66

--

--

June – July (Dhul Qa’dah)

25.80

--

--

July – Aug. (Dhul Hijjah)

5.86

--

--

Total

160.14

--

--

*The data is updated based on the periodic reports issued from the Ministry of Justice

 

 

The rise in real estate deals in Rabi Al-Thani is attributed to the increase in the number of commercial deals by 74% YoY to SAR 6.61 billion. 

 

Similarly, the value of the residential deals appreciated 7% YoY to SAR 10.40 billion. The agricultural and industrial deals were valued at nearly SAR 1.6 billion.

 

Residential deals represented 55.9% of total real estate deals in Rabi Al-Thani. It was followed by the commercial deals (35.5%) and agricultural as well as industrial deals at 8.6%.

 

Real Estate Market Transactions in detail (SAR bln)

 

Residential

Commercial

Month*

2019/2020

1441

2020/2021

1442

Variation

2019/2020

1441

2020/2021

1442

Variation

Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)

12.64

9.65

(24%)

3.17

2.69

(15%)

Sept. - Oct. (Safar)

12.33

8.06

(35%)

2.59

3.00

+16%

Oct. - Nov.  (Rabi Al-Awwal)

11.60

10.45

(10%)

2.63

6.68

+154%

Nov. - Dec.  (Rabi Al Thani)

9.75

10.40

+7%

3.81

6.61

+74%

Dec. - Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)

10.16

--

--

2.52

--

--

Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)

4.56

--

--

3.99

--

--

Feb. – March  (Rajab)

9.88

--

--

3.30

--

--

March – April (Sha’ban)

3.34

--

--

0.40

--

--

April – May  (Ramadan)

4.56

--

--

0.75

--

--

May – June (Shawwal)

8.68

--

--

4.35

--

--

June – July (Dhul Qa’dah)

7.08

--

--

6.80

--

--

July – Aug. (Dhul Hijjah)

4.19

--

--

1.14

--

--

Total

98.77

--

--

35.44

--

--

*The data is updated based on the periodic reports issued from the Ministry of Justice

 

Land sale transactions accounted for nearly 92%, or SAR 17.1 billion, of the total realty deals in Rabi Al-Thani.

 

Real Estate Market Transactions by Type (SAR mln)

 

Residential

Commercial

Type

2019/2020

1441

2020/2021

1442

Variation

2019/2020

1441

2020/2021

1442

Variation

Plot of land

8548.5

9830.3

+ 15%

3624.6

6505.3

+ 79%

Agricultural land

33.0

--

--

2.7

--

--

Apartment

723.1

332.3

(54%)

15.4

17.3

+ 12%

Utility

0.3

1.7

+467%

4.9

--

--

Villa

188.6

77.7

(59%)

150.0

4.5

(97%)

Show room/shop

68.3

89.4

+ 31%

5.8

2.0

(66%)

House

52.4

37.6

(28%)

1.4

2.8

+ 100%

Building

70.6

13.3

(81%)

2.7

2.5

(7%)

Shopping Mall

64.7

15.0

(77%)

--

74.8

--

Chalet

2.2

3.3

+50%

--

0.1

--

Total

9751.6

10400.4

+ 7%

3807.5

6609.2

+74 %

 
 
Land space hiked 310% YoY to 222.6 million square meters (sqm) in Rabi Al-Thani. In addition, land space increased by nearly 5.8 million sqm MoM.
 

Total Real Estate Market Transactions (mln sqm)

Month*

2019/2020

(1441)

2020/2021

(1442)

Variation

Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)

63.03

177.65

+ 182%

Sept. - Oct. (Safar)

107.96

139.61

+ 29%

Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al-Awwal)

72.52

216.73

+ 199%

Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani)

54.27

222.57

+ 310%

Dec. - Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)

54.27

--

--

Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)

118.59

--

--

Feb. – March (Rajab)

69.76

--

--

March – April (Sha’ban)

3.40

--

--

April – May (Ramadan)

6.19

--

--

May – June (Shawwal)

58.36

--

--

June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)

179.00

--

--

July - Aug. (Dhul Hijjah)

81.37

--

--

Total

868.73

--

--

*The data is updated based on the periodic reports issued from the Ministry of Justice

 

Riyadh saw the largest number of real estate deals worth SAR 7.3 billion, followed by Jeddah with SAR 2.6 billion worth of deals.

 

Real Estate Transactions in Major Cities in Rabi Al-Thani

(SAR mln)

 

Residential

Commercial

City

2019/2020

1441

2020/2021

1442

Variation

2019/2020

1441

2020/2021

1442

Variation

Riyadh

3419.8

3757.8

10%

1830.7

3567.0

95%

Jeddah

1139.5

1641.7

44%

559.5

972.6

74%

Dammam

575.1

550.4

(4%)

326.2

792.5

143%

Al Khobar

341.9

492.2

44%

293.7

350.3

19%

Makkah

546.8

697.7

28%

68.2

83.8

23%

Madinah

472.2

604.7

28%

94.8

105.0

11%

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