Saudi Arabia's real estate deals fall 16% to SAR 11.75 bln last month

08/07/2021 Argaam Special

Riyadh city


The value of Saudi Arabia's real estate transactions declined by 16% to SAR 11.75 billion in May-June 2021 (Shawwal 1442 Hijri year), compared to SAR 13.98 billion in the corresponding period a year earlier, Saudi Justice Ministry's data showed.

 

The real estate deals went down by 22%, or SAR 3.33 billion, month-on-month (MoM).

 

The number of the real estate transactions in May-June stood at around 18,500, up from nearly 17,400 a year earlier. The number of properties sold also jumped to 19,800.

 

Total Value of Real Estate Market Transactions (SAR bln)

Month*

2020/2021 (1441)

2020/2021 (1442)

Variation

Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)

16.63

13.11

(21%)

Sept. - Oct. (Safar)

15.66

11.76

(25%)

Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal)

14.91

18.12

+ 22%

Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani)

14.35

18.67

+ 30%

Dec. - Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)

13.35

14.44

+ 8%

Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)

19.51

18.76

(4%)

Feb. - March (Rajab)

13.79

23.13

+ 68%

March - April (Sha’ban)

3.86

23.30

+ 504%

April - May (Ramadan)

5.64

15.08

+ 167%

May - June (Shawwal)

13.98

11.75

(16%)

June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)

26.51

--

--

June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)

5.85

--

--

*Updated data.

Residential deals dropped 20% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 7.17 billion.

 

Similarly, the value of the commercial deals fell by 21% YoY to SAR 3.46 billion. The agricultural and industrial deals were valued at nearly SAR 1.12 billion last month.

 

The residential deals represented 61% of total real estate deals last month, while commercial deals and agricultural and industrial deals represented 29.5% and 9.5%, respectively.

 

Real Estate Market Transactions in Detail (SAR bln)

Month*

Residential

Commercial

1441

1442

Variation

1441

1442

Variation

Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)

13.04

9.63

(26%)

3.22

2.69

(16%)

Sept. - Oct. (Safar)

12.76

8.11

(36%)

2.58

3.02

+ 17%

Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal)

11.88

10.50

(12%)

2.68

6.75

+ 151%

Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani)

10.05

10.45

+ 4%

3.90

6.63

+ 70%

Dec. - Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)

10.43

9.45

(9%)

2.61

3.42

+ 31%

Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)

14.89

12.69

(15%)

4.18

4.83

+ 16%

Feb. - March (Rajab)

10.17

14.42

+ 42%

3.37

5.83

+ 73%

March - April (Sha’ban)

3.39

15.87

+ 368%

0.40

5.44

--

April - May (Ramadan)

4.68

9.56

+ 104%

0.75

4.15

+ 449%

May - June (Shawwal)

8.96

7.17

(20%)

4.39

3.46

(21%)

June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)

17.46

--

--

7.14

--

--

June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)

4.18

--

--

1.14

--

--

Total

121.91

--

--

36.37

--

--

*Updated data.

 

Land sale transactions accounted for nearly 88.8%, or SAR 10.44 billion, of the total realty deals in May-June, followed by agricultural land sales with a value of SAR 776 million.

 

Real Estate Market Transactions by Type (SAR mln)

Type

Transaction Value

Percentage to Total

Land plot

10437.5

88.8%

Agricultural land

776.0

6.6%

Apartment

220.4

1.9%

Utility

179.6

1.5%

Showroom/shop

47.7

0.4%

Villa

43.1

0.4%

House

35.6

0.3%

Building

6.4

0.1%

Chalet

1.5

0.0%

Shopping mall

0.3

--

Total

11748.0

100%

                                                          

 

 

Land space amounted to 2.5 billion square meters (sqm) during May-June. It rose 474% to 335.1 million sqm compared to 58.4 million sqm in the same period a year earlier.

 

Total Area of Real Estate Market Transactions (mln sqm)

Month*

2019/2020 (1441)

2020/2021 (1442)

Variation

Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)

63.18

177.50

+ 181%

Sept. - Oct. (Safar)

108.09

139.59

+ 29%

Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal)

72.50

216.74

+ 199%

Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani)

54.42

222.66

+ 309%

Dec. - Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)

77.58

165.25

+ 113%

Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)

118.67

253.43

+ 114%

Feb. - March (Rajab)

69.87

288.06

+ 312%

March - April (Sha’ban)

3.42

386.97

--

April - May (Ramadan)

6.23

344.32

--

May - June (Shawwal)

58.42

335.08

+ 474%

June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)

179.17

--

--

June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)

81.25

--

--

Total

892.80

2529.60

--

*Updated data.

 

Riyadh witnessed the largest number of real estate deals at SAR 4.63 billion. It was followed by Jeddah with SAR 1.67 billion worth of deals.

 

Real Estate Transactions in Major Cities in May-June (Shawwal) (SAR mln)

City

Residential

Commercial

1441

1442

Variation

1441

1442

Variation

Riyadh

2414.3

2902.8

+ 20%

2751.0

1725.0

(37%)

Jeddah

1011.9

1084.1

+ 7%

279.6

584.3

+ 109%

Dammam

468.3

297.4

(36%)

221.7

272.9

+ 23%

Al Khobar

631.6

394.5

(38%)

393.0

159.3

(59%)

Makkah

1368.0

315.3

(77%)

59.8

53.5

(11%)

Comments {{getCommentCount()}}

Be the first to comment

{{Comments.indexOf(comment)+1}}
{{comment.FollowersCount}}
{{comment.CommenterComments}}
loader Train
Sorry: the validity period has ended to comment on this news
Opinions expressed in the comments section do not reflect the views of Argaam. Abusive comments of any kind will be removed. Political or religious commentary will not be tolerated.

Most Read