Riyadh city
The value of Saudi Arabia's real estate transactions rose 26% to SAR 14.75 billion in May-June 2022 (Shawwal 1443 Hijri year), compared to SAR 11.69 billion in the same period last year, Ministry of Justice data showed.
Real estate deals dropped by 14%, or SAR 2.38 billion month-on-month (MoM).
The number of real estate transactions during the same period stood at around 15,400, down from nearly 18,100 a year earlier. The number of properties sold also fell to 15,800 for the same period.
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Total Value of Real Estate Transactions (SAR bln) |
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Month* |
2020/2021 (1442) |
2021/2022 (1443) |
Change |
|
Aug. - Sept. (Muharram) |
13.15 |
15.54 |
+18% |
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Sept. - Oct. (Safar) |
11.75 |
14.59 |
+24% |
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Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal) |
18.16 |
18.11 |
(0.3%) |
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Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani) |
18.70 |
18.03 |
(4%) |
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Dec. - Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal) |
14.43 |
19.43 |
+35% |
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Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani) |
18.72 |
22.26 |
+19% |
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Feb. - March (Rajab) |
23.16 |
24.06 |
+4% |
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March - April (Sha’ban) |
23.29 |
18.84 |
(19%) |
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April - May (Ramadan) |
15.19 |
17.13 |
+13% |
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May - June (Shawwal) |
11.69 |
14.75 |
+26% |
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June - July (Dhul Qa’dah) |
17.29 |
-- |
-- |
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July - Aug. (Dhul Hijjah) |
11.82 |
-- |
-- |
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Total |
197.36 |
-- |
-- |
*Data is updated on a periodic basis, according to the Saudi Ministry of Justice.
Residential real estate deals rose 19% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 8.52 billion. The value of commercial deals increased by 50% YoY to SAR 5.21 billion, while the agricultural and industrial deals were valued at nearly SAR 1.03 billion last month.
Last month, residential deals represented 58% of total real estate transactions, while commercial sales accounted for 35%, and agricultural and industrial contracts for 7%.
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Real Estate Transactions in Detail (SAR bln) |
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Residential |
Commercial |
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Month* |
2020/2021 (1442) |
2021/2022 (1443) |
Change |
2020/2021 (1442) |
2021/2022 (1443) |
Change |
|
Aug. - Sept. (Muharram) |
9.63 |
9.10 |
(6%) |
2.74 |
5.20 |
+ 90% |
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Sept. - Oct. (Safar) |
8.12 |
8.97 |
+ 10% |
3.02 |
4.52 |
+ 50% |
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Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal) |
10.53 |
10.92 |
+ 4% |
6.78 |
5.64 |
(17%) |
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Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani) |
10.47 |
10.64 |
+ 2% |
6.65 |
5.60 |
(16%) |
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Dec. – Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal) |
9.48 |
12.04 |
+ 27% |
3.41 |
5.59 |
+ 64% |
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Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani) |
12.70 |
12.79 |
+ 1% |
4.82 |
7.98 |
+ 66% |
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Feb. - March (Rajab) |
14.49 |
15.21 |
+ 5% |
5.84 |
6.90 |
+18% |
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March - April (Sha’ban) |
15.88 |
11.55 |
(27%) |
5.48 |
5.51 |
+1% |
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April - May (Ramadan) |
9.59 |
9.66 |
+ 1% |
4.27 |
6.27 |
+47% |
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May - June (Shawwal) |
7.14 |
8.52 |
+ 19% |
3.48 |
5.21 |
+50% |
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June - July (Dhul Qa’dah) |
10.63 |
-- |
-- |
5.54 |
-- |
-- |
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July - Aug. (Dhul Hijjah) |
6.56 |
-- |
-- |
4.20 |
-- |
-- |
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Total |
125.22 |
-- |
-- |
56.21 |
-- |
-- |
*Data is updated on a periodic basis, according to the Saudi Ministry of Justice.
Land sale transactions accounted for nearly 90.7%, or SAR 13.4 billion, of total realty deals in May-June 2022, followed by apartment sales at SAR 752.4 million.
The below table shows real estate transactions by type in May-June 2022:
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Real Estate Transactions by Type (SAR mln) |
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Type |
Transaction Value |
Percentage to Total |
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Land Plot |
13,382.8 |
90.7% |
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Apartment |
752.4 |
5.1% |
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Agricultural Land |
546.6 |
3.7% |
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Villa |
30.4 |
0.2% |
|
House |
13.2 |
0.1% |
|
Shopping Mall |
9.1 |
0.1% |
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Showroom/Shop |
7.0 |
0.05% |
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Utility |
5.5 |
0.04% |
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Chalet |
1.4 |
0.01% |
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Building |
0.8 |
0.01% |
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Total |
14,749.0 |
100.0% |
Land space fell 68% to 89.1 million square meters (sqm), compared with 275.7 million sqm during the same period the year before.
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Total Area of Real Estate Transactions (mln sqm) |
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Month |
2020/2021 (1442) |
2021/2022 (1443) |
Change |
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Aug. - Sept. (Muharram) |
172.29 |
410.65 |
+138% |
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Sept. - Oct. (Safar) |
128.20 |
403.09 |
+214% |
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Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal) |
209.04 |
446.51 |
+114% |
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Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani) |
217.42 |
511.88 |
+135% |
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Dec. – Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal) |
136.81 |
358.56 |
+162% |
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Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani) |
225.56 |
122.27 |
(46%) |
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Feb. - March (Rajab) |
245.87 |
129.52 |
(47%) |
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March - April (Sha’ban) |
343.81 |
116.07 |
(66%) |
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April - May (Ramadan) |
241.00 |
80.92 |
(66%) |
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May - June (Shawwal) |
275.72 |
89.10 |
(68%) |
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June - July (Dhul Qa’dah) |
374.00 |
-- |
-- |
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July - Aug. (Dhul Hijjah) |
254.28 |
-- |
-- |
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Total |
2,824.00 |
-- |
-- |
*Data is updated on a periodic basis, according to the Saudi Ministry of Justice.
Riyadh was the most active city by value of residential and commercial transactions in May-June 2022, reaching SAR 5.08 billion. Jeddah took second place, with transactions worth SAR 2.85 billion.
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Real Estate Transactions in Major Cities (SAR bln) |
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City |
Residential |
Commercial |
Total |
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Riyadh |
2,677.0 |
2,398.0 |
5,075.0 |
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Jeddah |
1,541.4 |
1,305.7 |
2,847.1 |
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Dammam |
969.6 |
358.9 |
1,328.5 |
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Taif |
722.6 |
33.7 |
756.3 |
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Al Khobar |
313.3 |
381.8 |
695.1 |
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Madinah |
336.7 |
74.0 |
410.7 |
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Makkah |
250.7 |
43.1 |
293.8 |
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Buraidah |
200.7 |
77.2 |
277.9 |
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