أسعار العقارات بالمملكة تدخل مرحلة تهدئة مؤقتة وتتراجع بنسبة 1.2% في الربع الثالث 2026 Saudi Arabia’s Real Estate Prices Enter a Temporary Cooling Phase, Declining 1.2% in Q3 2026

The quarterly report of the General Authority for Statistics recently revealed that the real estate price index in the Kingdom decreased by 1.2% during the third quarter of 2026, compared to the immediately preceding quarter (the second quarter of 2026), which indicates a relative calm in the market movement after the annual waves of rise, and the general index was mainly affected by the decline in residential sector prices on a quarterly basis by 1.5%.

The latest quarterly report issued by the General Authority for Statistics revealed that Saudi Arabia’s Real Estate Price Index declined by 1.2% in Q3 2026 compared with the immediately preceding quarter (Q2 2026). This indicates a relative cooling in market activity following annual price increases. The overall index was primarily affected by a 1.5% quarter-on-quarter decline in residential property prices.

This decline was driven by a decline in the prices of residential land by 2.1%, apartments by 0.5%, and villas by 0.4%. Residential floor prices bucked this downward trend after recording a quarterly increase of 1.0%.

The decline was driven by a 2.1% drop in residential land prices, a 0.5% decrease in apartment prices, and a 0.4% fall in villa prices. Residential floor prices bucked the downward trend, recording a quarterly increase of 1.0%.

The commercial sector also recorded a slight decline on a quarterly basis, amounting to 0.3%. This decline was affected by a decline in the prices of exhibitions and shops by 1.7%, and a decline in commercial land prices by 0.4%.

The commercial sector also recorded a modest quarter-on-quarter decline of 0.3%. This decrease was driven by a 1.7% drop in the prices of showrooms and retail shops and a 0.4% decline in commercial land prices.

On the other hand, commercial building prices resisted the decline, registering a slight increase of 0.2%.

In contrast, commercial building prices resisted the downward trend, posting a slight increase of 0.2%.

In contrast, the agricultural sector continued its quiet positive path, achieving a quarterly increase of 0.2% compared to the second quarter of 2026, driven by a 0.2% increase in the prices of agricultural land plots.

Meanwhile, the agricultural sector continued its steady positive trajectory, recording a quarterly increase of 0.2% compared with Q2 2026, driven by a 0.2% rise in agricultural land prices.