Darak Property Index
Rents from registered rental contracts, and land and home prices from registered sale deals, published monthly with the methodology.
Data through 2026-08-01 · Methodology
Contracted rent
Mean rent on registered Ejar contracts, as published by REGA. City and national figures compare each quarter with the previous one over the same neighbourhoods and cities, so contracts moving between cheaper and dearer areas do not read as a rent change.
| Period | Value | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 22,928 SAR/year | 517,928 |
| 2025 Q4 | 22,992 SAR/year | 566,631 |
| 2025 Q3 | 23,352 SAR/year | 515,117 |
| 2025 Q2 | 22,792 SAR/year | 418,150 |
| 2025 Q1 | 22,311 SAR/year | 538,030 |
Asking rent
Median asking rent for apartments listed on Darak. Monthly, so it leads the contracted series.
| Period | Value | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 38,309 SAR/year | 81,764 |
| Jul 2026 | 38,301 SAR/year | 77,441 |
| Jun 2026 | 38,134 SAR/year | 71,272 |
| May 2026 | 38,892 SAR/year | 66,777 |
| Apr 2026 | 38,763 SAR/year | 68,935 |
| Mar 2026 | 38,801 SAR/year | 54,736 |
Land
Price index for land plots in registered sale deals — Ministry of Justice notaries and the Real Estate Registry, from REGA's Real Estate Indicators. Each quarter is compared with the previous one over the same neighbourhoods, within the same register, so a change in which plots sold does not read as a price move. The first quarter of each series is 100.
| Period | Value | Deals |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 123.1 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 19,665 |
| 2026 Q1 | 127.0 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 16,839 |
| 2025 Q4 | 118.2 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 23,481 |
| 2025 Q3 | 119.6 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 26,860 |
| 2025 Q2 | 122.6 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 22,783 |
| 2025 Q1 | 121.7 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 34,007 |
| 2024 Q4 | 111.8 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 37,224 |
| 2024 Q3 | 107.3 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 33,544 |
| 2024 Q2 | 106.6 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 25,695 |
| 2024 Q1 | 100.8 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 32,584 |
| 2023 Q4 | 102.7 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 23,688 |
| 2023 Q3 | 99.6 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 25,400 |
Apartments and floors
Price index for apartments and floors in registered sale deals, per square metre of the unit's deed area, from the same source. Each neighbourhood is compared with itself, apartments with apartments and floors with floors, so a shift in what sold does not read as a price move. Villas and houses are left out: their deed area is the plot, not the home. The first quarter of each series is 100.
| Period | Value | Deals |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 101.8 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 8,933 |
| 2026 Q1 | 103.5 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 8,624 |
| 2025 Q4 | 102.9 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 10,285 |
| 2025 Q3 | 104.2 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 13,066 |
| 2025 Q2 | 105.2 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 12,577 |
| 2025 Q1 | 105.4 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 17,488 |
| 2024 Q4 | 103.1 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 18,337 |
| 2024 Q3 | 102.9 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 16,863 |
| 2024 Q2 | 101.1 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 12,094 |
| 2024 Q1 | 101.2 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 12,332 |
| 2023 Q4 | 99.8 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 10,286 |
| 2023 Q3 | 99.5 index (2023 Q2 = 100) | 11,039 |
By city
Mean rent on registered Ejar contracts, as published by REGA. City and national figures compare each quarter with the previous one over the same neighbourhoods and cities, so contracts moving between cheaper and dearer areas do not read as a rent change.
| City | Value | Change | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 31,037 | +0.4% | 169,498 |
| Jeddah | 24,473 | -0.4% | 107,543 |
| Eastern Province | 19,779 | -0.9% | 84,641 |
| Jazan | 18,911 | -0.6% | 6,246 |
| Abha | 18,100 | +0.5% | 6,698 |
| Madinah | 18,056 | -0.4% | 28,260 |
| Makkah | 17,490 | -1.9% | 37,330 |
| Tabuk | 16,439 | -2.5% | 11,013 |
| Khamis Mushait | 15,631 | -2.2% | 8,999 |
| Taif | 15,533 | +0.3% | 13,682 |
| Hail | 15,421 | -1.6% | 6,862 |
| Al Ahsa | 13,529 | -0.7% | 14,606 |
| Hafar Al Batin | 12,862 | -3.9% | 5,625 |
| Qassim | 12,830 | -1.2% | 16,925 |
How to read these figures
- Mean rent on registered Ejar contracts, as published by REGA. City and national figures compare each quarter with the previous one over the same neighbourhoods and cities, so contracts moving between cheaper and dearer areas do not read as a rent change.
- Median asking rent for apartments listed on Darak. Monthly, so it leads the contracted series.
- Price index for land plots in registered sale deals — Ministry of Justice notaries and the Real Estate Registry, from REGA's Real Estate Indicators. Each quarter is compared with the previous one over the same neighbourhoods, within the same register, so a change in which plots sold does not read as a price move. The first quarter of each series is 100.
- Price index for apartments and floors in registered sale deals, per square metre of the unit's deed area, from the same source. Each neighbourhood is compared with itself, apartments with apartments and floors with floors, so a shift in what sold does not read as a price move. Villas and houses are left out: their deed area is the plot, not the home. The first quarter of each series is 100.
- Sale prices include Riyadh in every period. Riyadh's sales moved from notaries to the Real Estate Registry district by district from 2024, and wholly on 19 May 2026; the source carries both, and each neighbourhood is compared only with itself within the same register, so the move does not read as a price change. Deals covering several properties, and bulk registrations (20 or more deals in one district on one day), are left out.
- Asking and contracted rents are not directly comparable in level: asking rents are what landlords list, contracted rents are what tenants signed, and the two series cover different sets of places. Read each series against its own history.
Cite this
Bassel Koshak, "Darak Property Index", Darak, 2026, https://darak.app/en/market