مدفوعًا بطلب السكني والزراعي، أسعار العقار في المملكة ترتفع 1.2% على أساس سنوي بالربع الثالث 2026 Driven by Residential and Agricultural Demand, Real Estate Prices in Saudi Arabia Rise 1.2% Year-on-Year in Q3 2026

Official data issued by the General Authority for Statistics today showed that the real estate price index in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia rose by 1.2% during the third quarter of 2026, compared to the same quarter of the previous year (third quarter of 2025). In its report, the Authority attributed this annual rise mainly to a jump in prices of the residential sector (which represents the largest weight in the index) by 2.3%.

Official data released today by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed that Saudi Arabia’s Real Estate Price Index rose by 1.2% in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the same quarter of the previous year (Q3 2025). In its report, the authority attributed the annual increase primarily to a 2.3% rise in residential property prices, as the residential sector carries the largest weight in the index.

The growth of the residential sector was driven by a noticeable increase in residential land prices by 4.9%, followed by residential apartments by 1.7%, then residential floors, which grew by 0.8%. On the other hand, the sharp decline in residential villa prices by 7.7% limited the pace of the sector’s rise.

Growth in the residential sector was driven by a notable 4.9% increase in residential land prices, followed by a 1.7% rise in apartment prices and a 0.8% increase in residential floor prices. Conversely, a sharp 7.7% decline in villa prices moderated the sector’s overall growth.

In a related context, the agricultural sector maintained its annual growth momentum, recording an increase of 3.9%, driven entirely by an increase in the prices of agricultural land plots by the same rate, i.e. 3.9%.

Meanwhile, the agricultural sector maintained its annual growth momentum, recording a 3.9% increase, driven entirely by an equivalent 3.9% rise in agricultural land prices.

On the other hand, declines in the commercial sector dampened the general rises in the index, as the commercial sector, whose relative weight in the index is 25.4%, recorded an annual decline of 2.0%.

On the other hand, declines in the commercial sector limited the overall increase in the index. The commercial sector, which accounts for 25.4% of the index’s total weight, recorded an annual decline of 2.0%.

This decline came under pressure from a decline in the prices of commercial land plots by 2.1%, a decline in building prices by 1.4%, in addition to a decline in the prices of showrooms and shops by 0.9%.

This decline was driven by a 2.1% drop in commercial land prices, a 1.4% decrease in commercial building prices, and a 0.9% decline in the prices of showrooms and retail shops.