Residential mortgages for individuals up 29% to SAR 5.34B in April: SAMA
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Residential mortgages provided by banks to individuals rose 29% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 5.34 billion in April, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Residential mortgages dropped by about SAR 2.28 billion, or 30%, compared to March, hitting the lowest level in nearly a year.
Residential Mortgages (SAR mln)* |
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Month |
2023 |
2024 |
Change |
January |
8373 |
7539 |
(10%) |
February |
7138 |
6941 |
(3%) |
March |
7251 |
7623 |
+5% |
April |
4146 |
5341 |
+29% |
May |
6801 |
-- |
-- |
June |
5969 |
-- |
-- |
July |
5425 |
-- |
-- |
August |
7142 |
-- |
-- |
September |
5837 |
-- |
-- |
October |
6766 |
-- |
-- |
November |
6655 |
-- |
-- |
December |
6237 |
-- |
-- |
*Excluding interest.
Villa mortgages accounted for 69%, or SAR 3.68 billion, of total housing loans provided in April. Mortgages for apartments and land plots followed with SAR 1.39 billion and SAR 270 million, respectively.
New Mortgages by Product Type (SAR mln)* |
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Period |
Villas |
Apartments |
Lands |
January 2023 |
5645 |
2315 |
413 |
February |
4964 |
1823 |
351 |
March |
5048 |
1745 |
457 |
April |
2781 |
1050 |
314 |
May |
4684 |
1734 |
383 |
June |
4244 |
1429 |
297 |
July |
3897 |
1226 |
301 |
August |
4967 |
1776 |
399 |
September |
3978 |
1563 |
297 |
October |
4455 |
1943 |
367 |
November |
4363 |
1964 |
328 |
December |
4307 |
1676 |
255 |
January 2024 |
5132 |
1967 |
440 |
February |
4529 |
1980 |
433 |
March |
4912 |
2237 |
474 |
April |
3681 |
1389 |
270 |
According to SAMA, around 7,100 contracts were signed between banks and retail clients in April, a rise of 34% YoY.
Number of New Mortgage Contracts by Banks* |
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Month |
2023 |
2024 |
Change |
January |
11113 |
10505 |
(5%) |
February |
9574 |
9504 |
(1%) |
March |
9526 |
10320 |
+8% |
April |
5270 |
7085 |
+34% |
May |
8888 |
-- |
-- |
June |
7615 |
-- |
-- |
July |
7058 |
-- |
-- |
August |
9054 |
-- |
-- |
September |
7767 |
-- |
-- |
October |
9177 |
-- |
-- |
November |
9164 |
-- |
-- |
December |
8647 |
-- |
-- |
Financing firms provided new real estate mortgages worth SAR 143 million in April, down 14% YoY.
Residential Mortgages by Financing Firms (SAR mln) |
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Month |
2023 |
2024 |
Change |
January |
310 |
273 |
(12%) |
February |
284 |
268 |
(6%) |
March |
228 |
225 |
(1%) |
April |
167 |
143 |
(14%) |
May |
235 |
-- |
-- |
June |
198 |
-- |
-- |
July |
193 |
-- |
-- |
August |
307 |
-- |
-- |
September |
265 |
-- |
-- |
October |
289 |
-- |
-- |
November |
310 |
-- |
-- |
December |
272 |
-- |
-- |
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