Residential real estate finance for individuals up 58% to SAR 13.1 bln in June: SAMA

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Residential real estate finance provided for individuals by banks in Saudi Arabia increased by 58% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 13.12 billion in June, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.

Compared to May 2022, the residential real estate finance jumped by nearly SAR 4.31 billion, or 49%.

New Retail Residential Real Estate Finance (SAR bln)*
Month	2021	2022	Change
January	16829	12151	(28%)
February	14181	8784	(38%)
March	18040	15276	(15%)
April	15595	9219	(41%)
May	8906	8810	(1%)
June	8322	13122	+58%
July	9381	--	--
August	12736	--	--
September	12036	--	--
October	12139	--	--
November	11773	--	--
December	12602	--	--

*Doesn’t include interest.

Villa mortgages accounted for 72%, or SAR 9.42 billion, of total housing loans provided in June. Apartments and land plots followed with SAR 3.17 billion and SAR 540 million, respectively.

New Real Estate Finance by Product Type (SAR mln)*
Period	Villas	Apartments	Land
January 2021	9706	2859	4263
February	8602	2411	3169
March	10624	3046	4370
April	8736	2855	4004
May	5296	1595	2016
June	3996	1689	2637
July	5018	1866	2498
August	7899	2716	2121
September	7717	2634	1685
October	9491	2272	376
November	9082	2276	415
December	10025	2183	394
January 2022	9403	2106	642
February	6818	1498	468
March	9224	2956	3096
April	5902	1707	1610
May	6785	1605	420
June	9415	3167	540

*Doesn’t include interest.

According to SAMA, a total of 16,500 contracts were signed between banks and retail clients in June, a rise of 46% YoY.

Number of New Real Estate Finance Contracts by Banks*
Month	2021	2022	Change
January	23298	16442	(29%)
February	18989	11615	(39%)
March	23380	18999	(19%)
April	19889	11255	(43%)
May	11495	10943	(5%)
June	11309	16487	+46%
July	12809	--	--
August	17143	--	--
September	15453	--	--
October	16223	--	--
November	15406	--	--
December	16087	--	--

*Doesn’t include interest

Financing firms provided new real estate finance worth SAR 351 million in June, a surge of 82% YoY.

Number of New Real Estate Finance Contracts by Financing Firms (SAR mln)
Month	2021	2022	Change
January	391	264	(32%)
February	382	221	(42%)
March	515	304	(41%)
April	343	211	(38%)
May	254	148	(42%)
June	193	351	+82%
July	191	--	--
August	337	--	--
September	350	--	--
October	287	--	--
November	264	--	--
December	260	--	--

*Doesn’t include interest

Details and Historical Data of Banks' Key Indicators

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