‎Real estate price index slows 0.7% in Q4 2025

Saudi Arabia’s real estate price index declined by 0.7% year-on-year (YoY) in the fourth quarter of 2025, data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.

The index fell to 103.48 points in Q4 2025, based on 2023 as the base year, compared with 104.18 points in Q4 2024.

The decline was driven by a drop in the residential sector, which holds the largest weight in the index.

The authority stated that a new index methodology was adopted in Q3 2024, in cooperation with the Real Estate General Authority (REGA), the Ministry of Justice, and the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), setting 2023 as the base year.

The real estate index gauges three sectors:the residential sectorthatcovers residential land plots, buildings, villas, apartments, and houses; the commercial sectorthatcovers commercial land plots, buildings, shops, and malls; and the agriculturalsectorthatcovers agricultural land.

GASTAT said the residential sector fell 2.2% YoY in Q4 2025 on the slower growth inprices, drivenby a 2.4% decline in residential land prices and a 2.5% drop in apartment prices.

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Meanwhile, the commercial sector, which represents 25.4% of the index weight, increased by 3.6% YoY as commercial land prices grew 3.5% by the end of the three-month period.

Meanwhile, during the same quarter, the agricultural sector rose by 4.3% YoY to 109.44 points.

As for real estate prices by region,theEastern Province recorded the highest annual rise of 0.4%, followed by the Makkah Region at 2.5%, and Tabuk and Jazan regions, each posting a 1.1% rise.

Saudi Real Estate Price Index by Region

Region

Price Index (Points)

YoY Change (%)

Eastern Province

97.63

+4.0%

Makkah

100.65

+2.5%

Tabuk

103.37

+1.1%

Jazan

100.38

+1.1%

Al Jouf

93.83

+0.4%

Najran

100.55

(2.2%)

Aseer

86.31

(2.5%)

Qassim

93.01

(2.7%)

Riyadh

109.88

(3.0%)

Al-Baha

78.93

(5.0%)

Madinah

92.01

(6.1%)

Northern Borders

94.41

(6.8%)

Hail

93.80

(8.9%)

Saudi Arabia’s real estate price index declined by 0.7% year-on-year (YoY) in the fourth quarter of 2025, data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.

The index fell to 103.48 points in Q4 2025, based on 2023 as the base year, compared with 104.18 points in Q4 2024.

The decline was driven by a drop in the residential sector, which holds the largest weight in the index.

The authority stated that a new index methodology was adopted in Q3 2024, in cooperation with the Real Estate General Authority (REGA), the Ministry of Justice, and the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), setting 2023 as the base year.

The real estate index gauges three sectors:the residential sectorthatcovers residential land plots, buildings, villas, apartments, and houses; the commercial sectorthatcovers commercial land plots, buildings, shops, and malls; and the agriculturalsectorthatcovers agricultural land.

GASTAT said the residential sector fell 2.2% YoY in Q4 2025 on the slower growth inprices, drivenby a 2.4% decline in residential land prices and a 2.5% drop in apartment prices.

Meanwhile, the commercial sector, which represents 25.4% of the index weight, increased by 3.6% YoY as commercial land prices grew 3.5% by the end of the three-month period.

Meanwhile, during the same quarter, the agricultural sector rose by 4.3% YoY to 109.44 points.

As for real estate prices by region,theEastern Province recorded the highest annual rise of 0.4%, followed by the Makkah Region at 2.5%, and Tabuk and Jazan regions, each posting a 1.1% rise.

Saudi Real Estate Price Index by Region

Region

Price Index (Points)

YoY Change (%)

Eastern Province

97.63

+4.0%

Makkah

100.65

+2.5%

Tabuk

103.37

+1.1%

Jazan

100.38

+1.1%

Al Jouf

93.83

+0.4%

Najran

100.55

(2.2%)

Aseer

86.31

(2.5%)

Qassim

93.01

(2.7%)

Riyadh

109.88

(3.0%)

Al-Baha

78.93

(5.0%)

Madinah

92.01

(6.1%)

Northern Borders

94.41

(6.8%)

Hail

93.80

(8.9%)