Residential mortgages to individuals up 7% to SAR 5.7B in June

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Residential mortgage lending by banks to individuals in Saudi Arabia rose 7% year on year (YoY) to SAR 5.7 billion in June 2026, according to data from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).

 

On a monthly basis, residential mortgage financing grew by 30%, or SAR 1.33 billion.

 

 

Banks signed about 8,800 residential mortgage contracts with individuals during the month.

 

 

The average value of new residential mortgage loans declined 10% YoY to SAR 645,400.

 

 

Residential villas accounted for the largest share of bank mortgage lending at SAR 3.63 billion, or 63.7% of the total in June.

 

Apartments followed at SAR 1.73 billion, while land plots accounted for SAR 341 million.

 

New Residential Mortgages by Product Type (SAR mln)*

Period

Villas

Apartments

Lands

January 2025

6,638

3,351

475

February

5,573

2,899

436

March

5,186

2,798

415

April

3,930

2,064

304

May

4,992

1,850

534

June

3,259

1,577

482

July

4,114

1,931

371

August

3,741

1,762

357

September

3,692

1,826

303

October

3,668

1,522

357

November

2,872

1,295

297

December

3,774

1,428

346

January 2026

4,079

1,699

411

February

3,425

1,616

330

March

2,614

1,293

280

April

4,190

1,780

356

May

2,761

1,277

335

June

3,631

1,730

341

*Excluding interest

 

New residential mortgage lending provided to individuals by financing companies rose by 53% to approximately SAR 259 million in June.

 

Residential Mortgages to Individuals from Financing Firms (SAR mln)*

Period

2025

2026

Change

January

224

176

(21%)

February

198

241

+ 22%

March

197

168

(15%)

April

214

265

+ 24%

May

191

188

(2%)

June

169

259

+ 53%

July

185

--

--

August

167

--

--

September

206

--

--

October

217

--

--

November

301

--

--

December

219

--

--

*Excluding interest

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