Saudi Arabia Real-Estate

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Housing Projects in Saudi Arabia: SATCO’s Project in Taima

“One of the government’s initiatives that SATCO is participating in is that SATCO has won a significant contract by the Ministry of Housing to build 778 villas in the northern region of Taima. It is a large project worth over 400 million Saudi riyals. SATCO so far has been one of the star contractors in terms of performance and delivery for such projects,” says Dr. Ahmed Sindi, General Manager of SATCO.

Saudi Arabia – No Longer a One-Basket Economy

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and oil are some of the oldest synonyms in contemporary history. But the kingdom has more to offer than black gold, and the government in Riyadh is working tenaciously to diversify the economy. “If you compare it by GDP, oil represents 85 percent in Saudi Arabia,” says Abdulrahim Al-Zamil, Chairman of the multi-industry conglomerate Zamil Group.

Saudi’s Real Estate Prices Should Not Grow Further

“The question is whether the residential prices are affordable. Currently with the prices as they are, there is a huge difference between property prices and people’s income… Over the last 3 or 4 years, the pricing acceleration was quite aggressive so I do not think we shall see much higher prices,” says Majed Al Hogail, Managing Director of Rafal Real Estate Development Co.

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