Residential real estate finance for individuals rises 1% to SAR 152.5 bln in 2021: SAMA

06/02/2022 Argaam Special
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Residential real estate finance provided for individuals by banks in Saudi Arabia rose 1.2% to SAR 152.5 billion in 2021, compared to the year before, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.

 

This funding was made through 201,500 contracts, compared to 225,100 contracts in 2020.

 

New Retail Residential Real Estate Finance (SAR bln)*

Period

Value

Change

2016

14.93

--

2017

18.92

+27%

2018

27.74

+47%

2019

78.96

+185%

2020

150.79

+91%

2021

152.54

+1%

 

In December 2021, real estate finance provided to individuals retreated 29% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 12.6 billion but rose by SAR 829 million compared to November.

 

New Real Estate Finance (SAR mln)*

Period

2020

2021

Change

January

11084

16829

+52%

February

11682

14181

+21%

March

11844

18040

+52%

April

8637

15595

+81%

May

8751

8906

+2%

June

14392

8322

(42%)

July

12221

9381

(23%)

August

10874

12736

+17%

September

14059

12036

(14%)

October

12759

12139

(5%)

November

16678

11773

(29%)

December

17804

12602

(29%)

*Does not include interest

 

Villa mortgages accounted for 80%, or SAR 10 billion, of total housing loans provided in December 2021.

 

Apartments and land plots followed with SAR 2.18 billion and SAR 394 million, respectively.

 

New Real Estate Finance by Product Type (SAR mln)*

Period

Villas**

Apartments**

Land**

January 

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

*Doesn’t include interest.

** Updated data.

 

According to SAMA, a total of 16,100 contracts were signed between banks and retail clients in December, a decline of 34% YoY.

 

Number of New Real Estate Finance Contracts by Banks*

Period

2020**

2021**

Change

January

18,489

23,298

+26%

February

19,086

18,989

(1%)

March

18,559

23,380

+26%

April

13,305

19,889

+49%

May

12,961

11,495

(11%)

June

20,823

11,309

(45%)

July

18,692

12,809

(31%)

August

16,724

17,143

+3%

September

20,632

15,453

(25%)

October

18,083

16,223

(10%)

November

23,120

15,406

(33%)

December

24,599

16,087

(34%)

*Doesn’t include interest

** Updated data.

 

 

Financing firms provided new real estate finance worth SAR 260 million in December 2021, a drop of 41% YoY.

 

Number of New Real Estate Finance Contracts by Financing Firms (SAR mln)*

Period

2020

2021

Change

January

594

391

(34%)

February

455

382

(16%)

March

328

515

+57%

April

89

343

+285%

May

219

254

+16%

June

577

193

(67%)

July

510

191

(63%)

August

261

337

+29%

September

341

350

+2%

October

340

287

(16%)

November

439

264

(40%)

December

440

260

(41%)

*Doesn’t include interest

** Updated data.

 

 

Details and Historical Data of Banks' Key Indicators 

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