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Total house sales in Saudi
Quarterly report of housing transactions in Saudi recorded by official registrars
Region Annual change Q1 transactions Market peak Peak volume Riyad 20.33% 23,141 Q1 2007 47,449 Jeddah 53.50% 3,314 Q2 2006 6,757 Khobar 32.54% 2,277 Q4 2006 6,075 Madina 12.68% 3,910 Q4 2006 7,841 Jubail 7.91% 4,736 Q2 2010 7,691 Dammam 9.49% 6,060 Q2 2006 11,610 Qassim 26.57% 1,329 Q2 2006 4,104 Abha 18.84% 5,425 Q4 2006 14,035 Tabuk 26.29% 4,612 Q4 2006 12,987 Note: Registrars publish this data quarterly, often up to 6 months after the transaction date. We check government sources daily and post the latest data as soon as it becomes available.
Sources: General Authority for Statistics, Ministry of Justice
International buyer activity
House purchases by foreign nationals as a percentage of total property transactions, Jan - Mar 2017
This includes both resident and non-resident foreign buyers.
Sources: General Authority for Statistics, Ministry of Justice
Residential mortgage approvals
Number of new mortgages and loans on property in Saudi, February 2017
Region Annual change No. loans Value Riyad 12.04% 6,086 €706,938,000 Jeddah 6.61% 1,290 €122,287,000 Khobar 4.33% 723 €205,713,000 Madina 10.18% 1,147 €204,360,000 Jubail 20.74% 1,830 €351,680,000 Dammam 6.87% 1,478 €132,175,000 Qassim 75.94% 702 €53,361,000 Abha 11.73% 1,527 €177,068,000 Tabuk 6.55% 1,283 €127,291,000 Official mortgage data is published monthly, normally 8-12 weeks after the transaction date.
Sources: General Authority for Statistics, Ministry of Justice
House sales (monthly) in Saudi
This housing transaction data is less detailed than the quarterly release, but is more regularly updated.
Sources: General Authority for Statistics, Ministry of Justice