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Saudi Arabia Market Intelligence

Live Saudi property market data — REGA transactions, GASTAT price indices, Vision 2030 supply pipeline.

Live Market Summary

Q1 2026 Transactions

68,800

+11.4% YoY

Q1 2026 Value

ر.س 117.2B

+14.2% YoY

Riyadh Avg Price Index

139.6

+18.9% YoY

Mortgage Share

61%

+2.2pp YoY

Residential Share

76%

+0.8pp YoY

Giga-project Delivery

9%

+3pp YoY

Regional Trends

Riyadh Leading the Kingdom

Riyadh's price index has run 18%+ YoY since 2024 on Vision 2030 capital inflows and the RHQ programme. KAFD and Diriyah lead the premium segment.

RETT Replaces VAT on Property

5% RETT (seller-paid) replaced 15% property VAT in 2020. First-time Saudi buyer relief up to SAR 1m keeps the mass market active.

Supply Pipeline Hitting

ROSHN and NHC delivering 150k+ units/yr through 2030. Model voids at 8-10% in mass-market North Riyadh as handover waves land.

Top Saudi Districts

Sorted by YoY change
AreaAvg SAR/sqmYoYTransactionsYieldSegment
AlUlaر.س 9,200+18.5%853.8%giga-project
Diriyahر.س 13,500+16.2%954.6%giga-project
KAFDر.س 11,800+14.2%2855.4%prime
Al Malqaر.س 7,200+13.4%7406.4%mid
Al Narjisر.س 6,100+13.1%9106.9%mid
Al Yasminر.س 6,400+12.8%8206.8%mid
SEDRA (N. Riyadh)ر.س 6,300+11.2%1,0506.6%mid
Al Aqiqر.س 7,800+10.5%4806.2%mid
Olayaر.س 9,600+9.1%6206.0%prime
Al Suwaidiر.س 3,400+8.2%6907.8%affordable
Obhurر.س 9,400+8.1%2955.4%prime
Khobar Cornicheر.س 8,200+7.8%2105.6%prime
Al Naseemر.س 3,100+7.6%6158.2%affordable
Cornicheر.س 10,800+7.4%3205.2%prime
Al Zahra (Jeddah)ر.س 5,800+7.2%6406.3%mid
Al Rawdah (Jeddah)ر.س 8,200+6.9%4855.8%prime
Diplomatic Quarterر.س 12,500+6.8%1424.6%prime
Dammam — Al Shatiر.س 5,200+6.8%4206.4%mid
Al Safa (Jeddah)ر.س 3,900+6.4%5257.4%affordable
Dhahranر.س 8,900+6.4%1855.3%prime
Dammam — Al Faisaliahر.س 3,400+5.9%3807.6%affordable
Makkah Centralر.س 18,500+4.5%1204.2%prime
Medina Centralر.س 14,800+4.1%1454.4%prime

Regional Price Movement

Riyadh

Avg ر.س 6,200/sqm

+12.4% YoY

ROSHN supply peaking

Jeddah

Avg ر.س 5,400/sqm

+7.2% YoY

Makkah

Avg ر.س 8,100/sqm

+4.8% YoY

Holy areas excluded from foreign ownership

Medina

Avg ر.س 7,500/sqm

+4.3% YoY

Dammam / Eastern Province

Avg ر.س 4,600/sqm

+6.1% YoY

Khobar

Avg ر.س 5,100/sqm

+6.5% YoY

AlUla

Avg ر.س 9,200/sqm

+18.5% YoY

Tourism-driven, thin liquidity

NEOM zone (land)

No open market

Private / PIF-controlled; no open market

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Saudi market data sourced from GASTAT Real Estate Price Index, REGA monthly transactions, SAMA credit bulletin, and JLL / Knight Frank KSA quarterly reports. Last updated: April 2026.