The Future of Real Estate Forum 2026 today concluded its fifth session in the capital, Riyadh, under the patronage of Majid Al Hugeir, Minister of Local Government and Housing and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Real Estate Authority, and published its final recommendations reflecting the maturation of Saudi Arabia’s experience and expansion of investments, under the slogan “Broadening horizons and prosperity in real estate”. Transforming the real estate sector into a comprehensive development engine that improves quality of life, supports economic growth, and strengthens the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s role in compounding and manufacturing… global real estate decisions.
Broad international participation
These recommendations were the result of extensive international participation that brought together more than 10,000 participants from 140 countries and over 300 speakers and experts through more than 50 dialogue sessions and specialized workshops discussing the future of real estate regulation, investment, urban development and real estate technology.
More than 80 agreements and memorandums of understanding were signed at the forum aimed at launching concrete initiatives and projects to strengthen real estate investment, exchange knowledge, develop human capabilities, and develop the regulatory and technological environment of the real estate sector.
Comprehensive transformation process
The forum concluded with a final statement thanking the wise leadership for the unrestricted support the real estate sector has received. This support formed a solid foundation for the comprehensive transformation process witnessed by the Saudi real estate sector, enabling the Kingdom to build an advanced real estate system that impacts sustainable economy and development.
The Forum believes that the entry into force of the latest regime for real estate ownership outside Saudi Arabia will provide a clear regulatory framework that combines local privacy with global openness, increases transparency, protects rights, and balances attracting investment and sustaining development. He stressed that the system reflects the Kingdom’s transition from a promising market to a global platform where real estate policies are developed, regulatory models are tested and standards are built on them. This position establishes international standards in regulating the real estate market and connecting global investors with local opportunities.
The Future of Real Estate Forum 2026, which concluded its activities today in the capital Riyadh, with the slogan “Broadening Horizons and Prospering Real Estate” and sponsored by Majid Al Fuqair, Minister of Local Government and Housing and Chairman of the Board of Directorate General of Real Estate, announced the final recommendations reflecting the maturation of Saudi experience, the expansion of investment horizons and the transformation of Saudi Arabia. It aims to transform the real estate sector into an inclusive development driver that improves quality of life, supports economic growth, and strengthens the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s role in shaping and making global real estate decisions.
Broad international participation
These recommendations are the result of extensive international participation, bringing together more than 10,000 participants from 140 countries and over 300 speakers and experts through more than 50 dialogue sessions and specialized workshops discussing the future of real estate regulation, investment, urban development and real estate technology.
More than 80 agreements and memorandums of understanding were signed at the forum, aimed at launching high-quality initiatives and projects to strengthen real estate investment, knowledge exchange, human resource development, and improvement of the regulatory and technological environment of the real estate sector.
A comprehensive transformation journey
The Forum concluded in its final statement by thanking and thanking the wise leadership for the unrestricted support the real estate sector has received. This support has formed a solid foundation for the comprehensive transformation seen in the Saudi real estate sector, enabling the Kingdom to build an advanced real estate system that impacts sustainable economy and development.
The Forum emphasized that the launch of the latest regime for non-Saudis to own real estate represents a qualitative change in the trajectory of the Saudi real estate market, by combining regional specificity with global openness and providing a clear regulatory framework that increases transparency, protects rights, and balances investment attraction and sustained development. The system reflects the Kingdom’s transition from a promising market to a global platform where real estate policies are developed, regulatory models are tested, and standards are built, underscoring its position as an international standard in regulating real estate markets and connecting global investors with local opportunities.
