Saudi Arabia's real estate deals fall 72% to SAR 3.9 bln last month
The value of Saudi Arabia's real estate transactions plunged 72% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 3.89 billion in March-April 2020 (Shaaban 1441 Hijri year), the lowest value since 2008, Saudi Justice Ministry's data showed.
The real estate deals dropped by 73% month-on-month (MoM), or SAR 10.3 billion, compared to previous month.
The number of the real estate transactions in April stood at around 6,170, down from nearly 26,300 a year earlier. The number of sold properties also retreated to 6,230.
Total Value of Real Estate Market Transactions (SAR bln) |
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Month |
2018/2019 (1440) |
2019/2020 (1441) |
Variation |
Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)* |
9.7 |
17.0 |
+75% |
Sept. - Oct. (Safar)* |
13.2 |
16.0 |
+21% |
Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal)* |
15.3 |
15.4 |
+1% |
Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani)* |
16.0 |
14.8 |
(8%) |
Dec. - Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)* |
19.1 |
13.9 |
(27%) |
Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)* |
16.6 |
83.9 |
+405% |
Feb. – March (Rajab)* |
15.1 |
14.2 |
(6%) |
March – April (Sha’ban)* |
13.8 |
3.9 |
(72%) |
April – May (Ramadan)* |
11.0 |
-- |
-- |
May – June (Shawwal)* |
11.2 |
-- |
-- |
June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)* |
15.6 |
-- |
-- |
July - Aug. (Dhul Hijjah) * |
9.4 |
-- |
-- |
Total |
166.0 |
-- |
-- |
Residential deals slumped by 68% YoY to SAR 3.43 billion. Similarly, the value of the commercial deals declined by 84% YoY to SAR 402.1 million, and the agricultural deals were valued at nearly SAR 63.6 million last month.
The residential deals represented 88% of total real estate deals last month.
Total Value of Real Estate Market Transactions (SAR bln) |
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Residential |
Commercial |
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Month |
2018/2019 (1440) |
2019/2020 (1441) |
Variation |
2018/2019 (1440) |
2019/2020 (1441) |
Variation |
Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)* |
7.05 |
13.26 |
+88% |
2.33 |
3.53 |
+52% |
Sept. - Oct. (Safar)* |
8.80 |
12.93 |
+47% |
3.73 |
2.78 |
(25%) |
Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal)* |
9.08 |
12.11 |
+33% |
5.64 |
2.77 |
(51%) |
Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani)* |
11.65 |
10.31 |
(12%) |
3.70 |
4.07 |
+10% |
Dec. - Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)* |
12.26 |
10.85 |
(12%) |
6.37 |
2.70 |
(58%) |
Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)* |
13.20 |
15.19 |
+15% |
3.20 |
68.23 |
+2,032% |
Feb. – March (Rajab)* |
11.72 |
10.39 |
(11%) |
3.13 |
3.52 |
+12% |
March – April (Sha’ban)* |
10.69 |
3.43 |
(68%) |
2.57 |
0.40 |
(84%) |
April – May (Ramadan)* |
7.32 |
-- |
-- |
3.55 |
-- |
-- |
May – June (Shawwal)* |
8.88 |
-- |
-- |
2.07 |
-- |
-- |
June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)* |
11.29 |
-- |
-- |
3.90 |
-- |
-- |
July - Aug. (Dhul Hijjah) * |
7.19 |
-- |
-- |
2.02 |
-- |
-- |
Total |
122.1 |
-- |
-- |
44.0 |
-- |
-- |
Land sale transactions accounted for nearly 90%, or SAR 3.5 billion, of the total realty deals in April, followed by the apartment sales with a value of SAR 319.2 million.
Real Estate Market Transactions by Type in March-April (Sha’ban) (SAR mln) |
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Residential |
Commercial |
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Type |
2018/2019 (1440) |
2019/2020 (1441) |
Variation |
2018/2019 (1440) |
2019/2020 (1441) |
Variation |
Plot of land |
8795.4 |
3049.8 |
(65%) |
2518.1 |
394.9 |
(84%) |
Apartment |
1140.6 |
316.2 |
(72%) |
17.6 |
3.0 |
(83%) |
villa |
554.5 |
33.7 |
(94%) |
8.0 |
3.6 |
(55%) |
House |
55.2 |
12.7 |
(77%) |
2.4 |
0.7 |
(71%) |
Show room/shop |
106.6 |
12.0 |
(89%) |
1.2 |
-- |
-- |
Agricultural land |
9.3 |
-- |
-- |
11.8 |
-- |
-- |
Building |
9.4 |
2.8 |
(70%) |
2.8 |
-- |
-- |
Chalet |
2.1 |
0.4 |
(81%) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Utility |
12.3 |
0.3 |
(98%) |
2.9 |
-- |
-- |
Shopping mall |
2.7 |
-- |
-- |
2.3 |
-- |
-- |
Total |
10688.0 |
3427.9 |
(68%) |
2567.0 |
402.1 |
(84%) |
Land space fell 96% YoY to 3.4 million square meters last month, reaching 84.1 million square meters.
Total area of Real Estate Market Transactions (mln sqm) |
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Month |
2018/2019 (1440) |
2019/2020 (1441) |
Variation |
Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)* |
70.3 |
63.5 |
(10%) |
Sept. - Oct. (Safar)* |
109.8 |
108.3 |
(1%) |
Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal)* |
89.1 |
72.8 |
(18%) |
Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani)* |
67.5 |
54.6 |
(19%) |
Dec. - Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal)* |
97.5 |
77.9 |
(20%) |
Jan. - Feb. (Jumada Al Thani)* |
97.9 |
120.1 |
+23% |
Feb. – March (Rajab)* |
88.3 |
70.1 |
(21%) |
March – April (Sha’ban)* |
84.1 |
3.4 |
(96%) |
April – May (Ramadan)* |
68.7 |
-- |
-- |
May – June (Shawwal)* |
72.8 |
-- |
-- |
June - July (Dhul Qa’dah)* |
97.6 |
-- |
-- |
July - Aug. (Dhul Hijjah) * |
42.7 |
-- |
-- |
Total |
986.3 |
-- |
-- |
Riyadh saw the largest number of real estate deals at SAR 916.7 million. It was followed by Hail with SAR 260.4 million worth of deals.
Real Estate Transactions in Major Cities in March-April (Sha’ban) (SAR bln) |
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Residential |
Commercial |
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City |
2018/2019 (1440) |
2019/2020 (1441) |
Variation |
2018/2019 (1440) |
2019/2020 (1441) |
Variation |
Riyadh |
4.08 |
0.81 |
(80%) |
1.11 |
0.10 |
(91%) |
Hail |
0.22 |
0.24 |
+9% |
0.02 |
0.02 |
-- |
Jeddah |
1.66 |
0.21 |
(87%) |
0.38 |
0.04 |
(89%) |
Khamis Mushait |
0.18 |
0.19 |
+6% |
0.02 |
0.01 |
(50%) |
Al Dammam |
0.51 |
0.17 |
(67%) |
0.15 |
0.03 |
(80%) |
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