Saudi Arabia's real estate deals decline 28% to SAR 11.7 bln last month

11/10/2020 Argaam Special


The value of Saudi Arabia's real estate deals fell 28% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 11.7 billion from SAR 16.2 billion in August-September 2020 (Muharram 1442 Hijri year), Saudi Justice Ministry's data showed.

 

On the other hand, real estate deals jumped 102%, or SAR 5.9 billion, month-on-month (MoM).  

 

The number of real estate deals made in Muharram reached around 25,000, compared with 29,800 during the same month of the last Hijri year.

 

The number of sold properties declined to 25,850.

 

Total Value of Real Estate Market Transactions (SAR bln)

Month*

2019/2020

1441

2020/2021

1442

Variation

Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)

16.2

11.7

(28%)

Sept. - Oct. (Safar)

15.2

--

--

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

--

--

*The data is updated based on the periodic reports issued from the Ministry of Justice

 

The decline in real estate deals in Muharram is attributed to the fall in the number of residential deals by 34% to SAR 8.36 billion, compared with the same period of the last Hijri year. 

 

Similarly, the value of the commercial deals dropped 21% YoY to SAR 2.61 billion. The agricultural and industrial deals were valued at nearly SAR 749.4 billion.

 

Residential deals represented 71.4% of total real estate deals in Muharram. It was followed by the commercial and agricultural deals with 22.2% and 6.4%, respectively. Meanwhile, the industrial deals reached around SAR 900,000.

 

Real Estate Market Transactions in detail (SAR bln)

 

Residential

Commercial

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

--

--

2.58

--

--

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)

4.15

--

--

1.13

--

--

Total

118.68

--

--

35.50

--

--

*The data is updated based on the periodic reports issued from the Ministry of Justice

 

Land sale transactions accounted for nearly 89%, or SAR 10.4 billion, of the total realty deals in Muharram. It was followed by the residential apartment deals with SAR 546.6 million.

 

Real Estate Market Transactions by Type (SAR mln)

 

Residential

Commercial

Type

2019/2020

1441

2020/2021

1442

Variation

2019/2020

1441

2020/2021

1442

Variation

Plot of land

11581.5

7606.0

(34%)

3090.6

2575.8

(17%)

Agricultural land

744.3

520.6

(30%)

21.4

15.4

(28%)

Apartment

4.4

0.1

(98%)

180.1

--

--

Utility

129.0

90.3

(30%)

4.2

4.7

12%

Villa

94.6

89.1

(6%)

3.3

3.6

9%

Show room/shop

49.7

39.7

(20%)

1.6

2.0

25%

House

19.1

6.9

(64%)

0.5

3.1

520%

Building

6.3

4.0

(37%)

0.8

--

--

Shopping mall

--

2.5

--

--

--

--

Palace

1.2

1.3

+ 8%

8.5

0.1

(99%)

Chalet

0.9

0.05

(95%)

--

1.4

--

Total

12630.8

8360.6

(34%)

3311

2606.2

(21%)

 

Land space rose 515% YoY to 158 million square meters in Muharram. In addition, land space increased by 76.8 million square meters MoM.

 

Total Real Estate Market Transactions (mln sqm)

Month

2019/2020

(1441)

2020/2021

(1442)

Variation

Aug. - Sept. (Muharram)

63.03

158

+151%

Sept. - Oct. (Safar)

107.97

--

--

Oct. - Nov. (Rabi Al Awwal)

72.53

--

--

Nov. - Dec. (Rabi Al Thani)

54.27

--

--

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)

179.03

--

--

July - Aug. (Dhul Hijjah)

81.23

--

--

Total

891.84

--

--

*The data is updated based on the periodic reports issued from the Ministry of Justice

 

Riyadh saw the largest number of real estate deals with SAR 4.34 billion followed by Jeddah with SAR 1.88 billion worth of deals.

 

Real Estate Transactions in Major Cities in Muharram

(SAR bln)

 

Residential

Commercial

City

2019/2020

1441

2020/2021

1442

Variation

2019/2020

1441

2020/2021

1442

 

Variation

Riyadh

4868

3167

(35%)

1335

1169

(12%)

Jeddah

1594

1361

(15%)

452

520

+15%

Dammam

524

339

(35%)

138

239

+73%

Al Khobar

315

386

+22 %

94

113

+20%

Madinah

979

397

(59%)

719

53

(93%)

Makkah

599

331

(45%)

46

34

(26%)

 

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