In November 2014 a new mortgage law was introduced for loans covering residential real estate transactions in the Kingdom. This imposed a 70% loan-to-value (LTV) rule on residential mortgages.
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Articles & Analysis | New initiatives help buyers get on Saudi Arabia's property ladder from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia's real estate regulations aim to sustain growth while preserving stability from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
Benefitting from rising incomes and a youthful growing population, Saudi Arabia’s real estate sector has seen steady expansion in the past decade. Although this increase has been more modest than in its GCC neighbours, it is clear that strong demand for residential real estate will continue over the long term thanks to the country’s...
Chapter | Real Estate from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
Benefitting from rising incomes and a youthful, growing population, Saudi Arabia’s real estate sector has seen steady expansion in the past decade. Although this increase has been more modest than in its GCC neighbours, it is clear that strong demand for residential real estate will continue over the long term thanks to the country’s demographics. In the short term the hospitality and office...
2016 witnessed the launch of the Kingdom’s historic Vision 2030 and the accompanying National Transformation Programme, both of which call for a major overhaul of the state’s economic apparatus and envision a more open market framework and more dynamic, private sector-led growth moving ahead.
Articles & Analysis | New legislation and investments create opportunities in Morocco's real estate sector from The Report: Morocco 2016
While Morocco’s real estate sector has fallen after a boom that peaked in 2007 and 2008, recent years have shown signs of a modest recovery. Although the luxury real estate segment has remained depressed as a result of the global economic downturn in 2008-09, government-sponsored financial incentives aimed at attracting developers and builders...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Nawfal Bendefa, CEO, Vecteur LV: Interview from The Report: Morocco 2016
How would you describe the commercial real estate landscape in Morocco at present? BENDEFA: Commercial real estate encompasses a number of asset classes, including offices, retail and industrial. In all these sectors, we have seen a significant amount of new supply coming onto the market, driven primarily by demand. In addition to...