Saudi Arabia's real estate deals fall 36% to SAR 9.7 bln last month
The value of Saudi Arabia's real estate transactions plunged 36% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 9.7 billion in September-October 2020 (Safar 1442 Hijri year), Saudi Justice Ministry's data showed.
The real estate deals fell by 17%, or SAR 2.01 billion, month-on-month (MoM).
The number of the real estate transactions in September-October stood at around 20,000, down from nearly 30,600 a year earlier. The number of properties sold also retreated to 20,900.
Total Value of Real Estate Market Transactions (SAR bln) |
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Month* |
2019/2020 (1441) |
2020/2021 (1442) |
Variation |
Aug.-Sept. (Muharram) |
16.2 |
11.7 |
(28%) |
Sept.-Oct. (Safar) |
15.2 |
9.7 |
(36%) |
Oct.- Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal) |
14.7 |
-- |
-- |
Nov.- Dec. (Rabi Al Thani) |
13.9 |
-- |
-- |
Dec. -Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal) |
13.0 |
-- |
-- |
Jan. -Feb. (Jumada Al Thani) |
19.0 |
-- |
-- |
Feb.- March (Rajab) |
13.4 |
-- |
-- |
March- April (Sha’ban) |
3.8 |
-- |
-- |
April- May (Ramadan) |
5.5 |
-- |
-- |
May- June (Shawwal) |
13.7 |
-- |
-- |
June- July (Dhul Qa’dah) |
25.7 |
-- |
-- |
July- Aug. (Dhul Hijjah) |
5.8 |
-- |
-- |
Total |
160.0 |
-- |
-- |
*Updated data.
Residential deals slumped 45% YoY to SAR 6.78 billion, and similarly, the value of the commercial deals declined by 8% YoY to SAR 2.37 billion. The agricultural deals were valued at nearly SAR 559.1 million last month.
The residential deals represented 69.8% of total real estate deals last month.
Real Estate Market Transactions in Detail (SAR bln) |
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Residential |
Commercial |
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Month |
2019/2020 (1441) |
2020/2021 (1442) |
Variation |
2019/2020 (1441) |
2020/2021 (1442) |
Variation |
Aug.-Sept. (Muharram) |
12.63 |
8.36 |
(34%) |
3.31 |
2.61 |
(21%) |
Sept.-Oct. (Safar) |
12.33 |
6.78 |
(45%) |
2.58 |
2.37 |
(8%) |
Oct.- Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal) |
11.59 |
-- |
-- |
2.62 |
-- |
-- |
Nov.- Dec. (Rabi Al Thani) |
9.75 |
-- |
-- |
3.78 |
-- |
-- |
Dec. –Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal) |
10.16 |
-- |
-- |
2.52 |
-- |
-- |
Jan. -Feb. (Jumada Al Thani) |
14.56 |
-- |
-- |
3.98 |
-- |
-- |
Feb.- March (Rajab) |
9.88 |
-- |
-- |
3.30 |
-- |
-- |
March- April (Sha’ban) |
3.34 |
-- |
-- |
0.40 |
-- |
-- |
April- May (Ramadan) |
4.56 |
-- |
-- |
0.75 |
-- |
-- |
May- June (Shawwal) |
8.68 |
-- |
-- |
4.35 |
-- |
-- |
June- July (Dhul Qa’dah) |
17.05 |
-- |
-- |
6.78 |
-- |
-- |
July- Aug. (Dhul Hijjah) |
4.19 |
-- |
-- |
1.14 |
-- |
-- |
Total |
118.72 |
-- |
-- |
35.51 |
-- |
-- |
Land sale transactions accounted for nearly 92%, or SAR 8.97 billion, of the total realty deals in September-October 2020, followed by the agricultural land sales with a value of SAR 327.9 million.
Real Estate Market Property by Type (SAR mln) |
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Residential |
Commercial |
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Type |
2019/2020 (1441) |
2020/2021 (1442) |
Variation |
2019/2020 (1441) |
2020/2021 (1442) |
Variation |
Plot of land |
10,271.5 |
6,372.5 |
(38%) |
2,544.6 |
2,353.0 |
(8%) |
Agricultural land |
16.2 |
10.6 |
(35%) |
1.8 |
0.8 |
(56%) |
Apartment |
940.7 |
254.4 |
(73%) |
19.3 |
12.4 |
(36%) |
Show room/shop |
86.5 |
47.0 |
(46%) |
0.3 |
3.5 |
1,067% |
Villa |
170.4 |
42.5 |
(75%) |
8.2 |
2.0 |
(76%) |
House |
63.7 |
22.2 |
(65%) |
7.0 |
0.3 |
(96%) |
Utility |
759.4 |
20.6 |
(97%) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Building |
14.6 |
7.3 |
(50%) |
2.1 |
0.2 |
(90%) |
Palace |
-- |
2.2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Chalet |
2.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Shopping mall |
6.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Total |
12,332.0 |
6,779.4 |
(45%) |
2,583.3 |
2,372.1 |
(8%) |
Land space rose 9% YoY to 117.8 million square meters last month.
Total area of Real Estate Market Transactions (mln sqm) |
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Month |
2019/2020 (1441) |
2020/2021 (1442) |
Variation |
Aug.-Sept. (Muharram) |
63.03 |
158.00 |
+ 151% |
Sept.-Oct. (Safar) |
107.97 |
117.78 |
+ 9% |
Oct.- Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal) |
72.52 |
-- |
-- |
Nov.- Dec. (Rabi Al Thani) |
54.26 |
-- |
-- |
Dec. –Jan. (Jumada Al Awwal) |
77.46 |
-- |
-- |
Jan. -Feb. (Jumada Al Thani) |
118.60 |
-- |
-- |
Feb.- March (Rajab) |
69.76 |
-- |
-- |
March- April (Sha’ban) |
3.40 |
-- |
-- |
April- May (Ramadan) |
6.19 |
-- |
-- |
May- June (Shawwal) |
58.36 |
-- |
-- |
June- July (Dhul Qa’dah) |
179.01 |
-- |
-- |
July- Aug. (Dhul Hijjah) |
81.37 |
-- |
-- |
Total |
891.92 |
-- |
-- |
*Updated data.
Riyadh saw the largest number of real estate deals at SAR 3.26 billion. It was followed by Jeddah with SAR 1.98 billion worth of deals.
Real Estate Transactions in Major Cities in September-October (Safar) (SAR bln) |
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Residential |
Commercial |
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City |
2019/2020 (1441) |
2020/2021 (1442) |
Variation |
2019/2020 (1441) |
2020/2021 (1442) |
Variation |
Riyadh |
4,328.2 |
2,324.8 |
(46%) |
1,166.2 |
935.1 |
(20%) |
Jeddah |
1,779.0 |
1,262.8 |
(29%) |
394.7 |
718.3 |
+ 82% |
Dammam |
591.6 |
361.4 |
(39%) |
163.0 |
84.3 |
(48%) |
Al Khobar |
357.1 |
360.8 |
+ 1 % |
113.3 |
76.5 |
(32%) |
Makkah |
963.7 |
367.9 |
(62%) |
97.8 |
32.0 |
(67%) |
Al Madinah |
454.1 |
255.2 |
(44%) |
98.8 |
54.6 |
(45%) |
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