Saudi Arabia's real estate deals up 37% to SAR 23.71 bln last month

Riyadh city
The value of Saudi Arabia's real estate transactions rose 37% to SAR 23.71 billion in June-July 2022 (Dhul Qa’dah 1443 Hijri year), compared to SAR 17.29 billion in the same period last year, Ministry of Justice data showed.
Real estate deals grew by 61%, or SAR 8.96 billion month-on-month (MoM).
The number of real estate transactions during the same period stood at around 22,900, down from nearly 23,700 a year earlier. The number of properties sold also fell to 24,200 for the same period.
| 
			 Total Value of Real Estate Transactions (SAR bln)  | 
		|||
| 
			 Month*  | 
			
			 2020/2021 (1442)  | 
			
			 2021/2022 (1443)  | 
			
			 Change  | 
		
| 
			 Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)  | 
			
			 13.15  | 
			
			 15.54  | 
			
			 +18%  | 
		
| 
			 Sept. - Oct. (Safar)  | 
			
			 11.75  | 
			
			 14.59  | 
			
			 +24%  | 
		
| 
			 Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal)  | 
			
			 18.16  | 
			
			 18.11  | 
			
			 (0.3%)  | 
		
| 
			 Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani)  | 
			
			 18.70  | 
			
			 18.03  | 
			
			 (4%)  | 
		
| 
			 Dec. - Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)  | 
			
			 14.43  | 
			
			 19.43  | 
			
			 +35%  | 
		
| 
			 Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)  | 
			
			 18.72  | 
			
			 22.26  | 
			
			 +19%  | 
		
| 
			 Feb. - March (Rajab)  | 
			
			 23.16  | 
			
			 24.06  | 
			
			 +4%  | 
		
| 
			 March - April (Sha’ban)  | 
			
			 23.29  | 
			
			 18.84  | 
			
			 (19%)  | 
		
| 
			 April - May (Ramadan)  | 
			
			 15.19  | 
			
			 17.13  | 
			
			 +13%  | 
		
| 
			 May - June (Shawwal)  | 
			
			 11.69  | 
			
			 14.75  | 
			
			 +26%  | 
		
| 
			 June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)  | 
			
			 17.29  | 
			
			 23.71  | 
			
			 +37%  | 
		
| 
			 July - Aug. (Dhul Hijjah)  | 
			
			 11.82  | 
			
			 --  | 
			
			 --  | 
		
| 
			 Total  | 
			
			 197.36  | 
			
			 --  | 
			
			 --  | 
		
*Data is updated on a periodic basis, according to the Saudi Ministry of Justice.

Residential real estate deals rose 24% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 13.15 billion. The value of commercial deals increased by 60% YoY to SAR 8.87 billion, while the agricultural and industrial deals were valued at nearly SAR 1.69 billion last month.
Last month, residential deals represented 55% of total real estate transactions, while commercial sales accounted for 37%, and agricultural and industrial contracts for 7%.
| 
			 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%  | 
		
| 
			 Sept. - Oct. (Safar)  | 
			
			 8.12  | 
			
			 8.97  | 
			
			 + 10%  | 
			
			 3.02  | 
			
			 4.52  | 
			
			 + 50%  | 
		
| 
			 Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal)  | 
			
			 10.53  | 
			
			 10.92  | 
			
			 + 4%  | 
			
			 6.78  | 
			
			 5.64  | 
			
			 (17%)  | 
		
| 
			 Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani)  | 
			
			 10.47  | 
			
			 10.64  | 
			
			 + 2%  | 
			
			 6.65  | 
			
			 5.60  | 
			
			 (16%)  | 
		
| 
			 Dec. – Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)  | 
			
			 9.48  | 
			
			 12.04  | 
			
			 + 27%  | 
			
			 3.41  | 
			
			 5.59  | 
			
			 + 64%  | 
		
| 
			 Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)  | 
			
			 12.70  | 
			
			 12.79  | 
			
			 + 1%  | 
			
			 4.82  | 
			
			 7.98  | 
			
			 + 66%  | 
		
| 
			 Feb. - March (Rajab)  | 
			
			 14.49  | 
			
			 15.21  | 
			
			 + 5%  | 
			
			 5.84  | 
			
			 6.90  | 
			
			 +18%  | 
		
| 
			 March - April (Sha’ban)  | 
			
			 15.88  | 
			
			 11.55  | 
			
			 (27%)  | 
			
			 5.48  | 
			
			 5.51  | 
			
			 +1%  | 
		
| 
			 April - May (Ramadan)  | 
			
			 9.59  | 
			
			 9.66  | 
			
			 + 1%  | 
			
			 4.27  | 
			
			 6.27  | 
			
			 +47%  | 
		
| 
			 May - June (Shawwal)  | 
			
			 7.14  | 
			
			 8.52  | 
			
			 + 19%  | 
			
			 3.48  | 
			
			 5.21  | 
			
			 +50%  | 
		
| 
			 June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)  | 
			
			 10.63  | 
			
			 13.15  | 
			
			 + 24%  | 
			
			 5.54  | 
			
			 8.87  | 
			
			 +60%  | 
		
| 
			 July - Aug. (Dhul Hijjah)  | 
			
			 6.56  | 
			
			 --  | 
			
			 --  | 
			
			 4.20  | 
			
			 --  | 
			
			 --  | 
		
| 
			 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 81.7%, or SAR 19.4 billion, of total realty deals in June-July 2022, followed by apartment sales at SAR 3.38 billion.
The below table shows real estate transactions by type in June-July 2022:
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			 Real Estate Transactions by Type (SAR mln)  | 
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| 
			 Type  | 
			
			 Transaction Value  | 
			
			 Percentage to Total  | 
		
| 
			 Land Plot  | 
			
			 19,369.3  | 
			
			 81.7 %  | 
		
| 
			 Apartment  | 
			
			 3,375.1  | 
			
			 14.2 %  | 
		
| 
			 Agricultural Land  | 
			
			 749.4  | 
			
			 3.2 %  | 
		
| 
			 Utility  | 
			
			 60.3  | 
			
			 0.3 %  | 
		
| 
			 Shopping Mall  | 
			
			 53.8  | 
			
			 0.2 %  | 
		
| 
			 Villa  | 
			
			 34.0  | 
			
			 0.1 %  | 
		
| 
			 House  | 
			
			 33.7  | 
			
			 0.1 %  | 
		
| 
			 Showroom/Shop  | 
			
			 23.4  | 
			
			 0.1 %  | 
		
| 
			 Building  | 
			
			 4.2  | 
			
			 0.02 %  | 
		
| 
			 Chalet  | 
			
			 3.4  | 
			
			 0.01 %  | 
		
| 
			 Total  | 
			
			 23,706.5  | 
			
			 100 %  | 
		

Land space fell 65% to 131.8 million square meters (sqm), compared with 374 million sqm during the same period the year before.
| 
			 Total Area of Real Estate Transactions (mln sqm)  | 
		|||
| 
			 Month  | 
			
			 2020/2021 (1442)  | 
			
			 2021/2022 (1443)  | 
			
			 Change  | 
		
| 
			 Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)  | 
			
			 172.29  | 
			
			 410.65  | 
			
			 +138%  | 
		
| 
			 Sept. - Oct. (Safar)  | 
			
			 128.20  | 
			
			 403.09  | 
			
			 +214%  | 
		
| 
			 Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal)  | 
			
			 209.04  | 
			
			 446.51  | 
			
			 +114%  | 
		
| 
			 Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani)  | 
			
			 217.42  | 
			
			 511.88  | 
			
			 +135%  | 
		
| 
			 Dec. – Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)  | 
			
			 136.81  | 
			
			 358.56  | 
			
			 +162%  | 
		
| 
			 Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)  | 
			
			 225.56  | 
			
			 122.27  | 
			
			 (46%)  | 
		
| 
			 Feb. - March (Rajab)  | 
			
			 245.87  | 
			
			 129.52  | 
			
			 (47%)  | 
		
| 
			 March - April (Sha’ban)  | 
			
			 343.81  | 
			
			 116.07  | 
			
			 (66%)  | 
		
| 
			 April - May (Ramadan)  | 
			
			 241.00  | 
			
			 80.92  | 
			
			 (66%)  | 
		
| 
			 May - June (Shawwal)  | 
			
			 275.72  | 
			
			 89.10  | 
			
			 (68%)  | 
		
| 
			 June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)  | 
			
			 374.00  | 
			
			 131.80  | 
			
			 (65%)  | 
		
| 
			 July - Aug. (Dhul Hijjah)  | 
			
			 254.28  | 
			
			 --  | 
			
			 --  | 
		
| 
			 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 June-July 2022, reaching SAR 8.17 billion. Jeddah took second place, with transactions worth SAR 4 billion.
| 
			 Real Estate Transactions in Major Cities (SAR bln)  | 
		|||
| 
			 City  | 
			
			 Residential  | 
			
			 Commercial  | 
			
			 Total  | 
		
| 
			 Riyadh  | 
			
			 5,202.8  | 
			
			 2,968.3  | 
			
			 8,171.1  | 
		
| 
			 Jeddah  | 
			
			 2,600.5  | 
			
			 1,395.9  | 
			
			 3,996.4  | 
		
| 
			 Dammam  | 
			
			 870.3  | 
			
			 2,804.4  | 
			
			 3,674.7  | 
		
| 
			 Makkah  | 
			
			 625.7  | 
			
			 205.5  | 
			
			 831.2  | 
		
| 
			 Al Khobar  | 
			
			 562.4  | 
			
			 253.7  | 
			
			 816.1  | 
		
| 
			 Madinah  | 
			
			 480.1  | 
			
			 177.9  | 
			
			 658.0  | 
		

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