Saudi banks’ retail mortgage loans rise 102% to SAR 58.8 bln in H1 2020
Mortgage loans provided to retail clients by commercial banks in Saudi Arabia saw an increase of 102% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 58.8 billion during the first half of 2020, according to data issued by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA).
Loans to retail clients jumped 224% YoY to SAR 13.1 billion in June 2020.
On a monthly basis, mortgage loans levelled up by SAR 5.5 billion in June 2020.
New Retail Housing Loans (SAR mln)* |
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Period |
2019 |
2020 |
Variation |
January |
4431 |
9520 |
+115% |
February |
4224 |
10242 |
+142% |
March |
5199 |
10717 |
+106% |
April |
6035 |
7577 |
+26% |
May |
5187 |
7656 |
+48% |
June |
4051 |
13124 |
+224% |
July |
6678 |
-- |
-- |
August |
4903 |
-- |
-- |
September |
6642 |
-- |
-- |
October |
8716 |
-- |
-- |
November |
8503 |
-- |
-- |
December |
9289 |
-- |
-- |
*Does not include interest
Villa mortgages accounted for 82%, or SAR 48 billion of total housing loans provided during the first six months of 2020.
Apartments and land plots followed with SAR 7.9 billion and SAR 2.9 billion, respectively.
New Retail Housing Loans by Product Type (SAR mln)* |
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Period |
Villas |
Apartments |
Land |
January 2019 |
3520 |
562 |
349 |
February |
3436 |
466 |
322 |
March |
4218 |
549 |
432 |
April |
4910 |
636 |
489 |
May |
4223 |
610 |
354 |
June |
3208 |
524 |
319 |
July |
5279 |
830 |
569 |
August |
3928 |
605 |
370 |
September |
5417 |
736 |
489 |
October |
7070 |
1033 |
613 |
November |
6750 |
1214 |
539 |
December |
7631 |
1093 |
566 |
January 2020 |
7709 |
1242 |
569 |
February |
8259 |
1363 |
620 |
March |
8618 |
1683 |
416 |
April |
6262 |
1021 |
294 |
May |
6147 |
1217 |
292 |
June |
11010 |
1368 |
745 |
*Doesn’t include interest
According to SAMA, a total of 128,500 contracts were signed between banks and retail clients in H1 2020, a rise of 99% YoY.
Number of New Retail Housing Loans Contracts by Banks |
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Period |
2019 |
2020 |
Variation |
January |
9062 |
22820 |
+152% |
February |
9049 |
23961 |
+165% |
March |
11506 |
22748 |
+98% |
April |
13712 |
17657 |
+29% |
May |
12071 |
15165 |
+26% |
June |
9122 |
26147 |
+187% |
July |
15025 |
-- |
-- |
August |
11747 |
-- |
-- |
September |
16016 |
-- |
-- |
October |
20894 |
-- |
-- |
November |
19657 |
-- |
-- |
December |
22414 |
-- |
-- |
*Doesn’t include interest
Financing firms provided new mortgages for residential units worth SAR 2.4 billion in H1 2020, a rise of 6% YoY.
In June, new mortgages for residential units grew 139% YoY to SAR 742 million.
Number of New Retail Housing Loans Contracts by Financing Firms (SAR mln)* |
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Period |
2019 |
2020 |
Variation |
January |
335 |
565 |
+69% |
February |
397 |
459 |
+15% |
March |
361 |
325 |
(10%) |
April |
384 |
90 |
(77%) |
May |
466 |
201 |
(57%) |
June |
311 |
742 |
+139% |
July |
522 |
-- |
-- |
August |
332 |
-- |
-- |
September |
483 |
-- |
-- |
October |
562 |
-- |
-- |
November |
549 |
-- |
-- |
December |
569 |
-- |
-- |
*Doesn’t include interest
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