Residential mortgages for individuals up 29% to SAR 5.34B in April: SAMA

03/06/2024 Argaam Special
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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)*

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)*

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

*Excluding interest.

 

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*

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

--

--

*Excluding interest.

 

 

Financing firms provided new real estate mortgages worth SAR 143 million in April, down 14% YoY.

 

Residential Mortgages by Financing Firms (SAR mln)

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

--

--

*Excluding interest.

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