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The Saudi Report
Discover the Data - Residential
Explore the insights from our residential survey of 1037 high-income participants, conducted in partnership with YouGov.
30 October 2025
The Saudi Report
Discover the Data - Commercial
Explore the insights from our second set of surveys, focused on non-residential sectors, in our 2025 Saudi Report was conducted in partnership with YouGov.
30 October 2025
Gigaprojects
Saudi Arabia Giga Projects
An annual review of the Kingdom’s Giga projects and development plans.
06 October 2025
Residential
Saudi Arabia Residential Market Review
A biannual review of key trends and the performance of Saudi Arabia’s residential market.
25 August 2025
Residential
Path to Premium Residency across the GCC
Discover premium residency pathways across the Gulf through strategic property investment.
21 July 2025
Wealth
Emerging Wealth Hub Series - Riyadh Edition
A series of white papers examining the emerging wealth hubs across the Gulf.
15 July 2025
Wealth
The Wealth Report | Middle East Edition
The 2025 Middle East edition of The Wealth Report explores how Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha are reshaping global wealth, prime property, and investment trends across the region.
14 May 2025
Hospitality
Saudi Arabia Hospitality Market Review
An annual infographic offers a snapshot of Saudi Arabia’s hospitality and religious tourism market, covering ADR, occupancy, RevPAR, and the pipeline of upcoming projects.
14 May 2025
Residential
Saudi Arabia Residential Market Dashboard
A quarterly market review of the residential trends across Saudi Arabia.
09 May 2025
Residential
Transforming Saudi’s Residential Housing Market
A white paper analysing Saudi Arabia’s housing market, and the transformation in the sector’s institutional ecosystem. We assess the outlook, focusing on development opportunities.
10 November 2024
Residential
Riyadh's Near-Future: How Population is Driving Development
A whitepaper analysing the impact of Riyadh's population growth on the city's housing and employment needs, in line with Vision 2030’s transformation into a global hub.
28 October 2024
Food & beverage
What’s Driving the Growth in the GCC Food Scene: Global Brands or Local Favourites?
The food and beverage sector is crucial in many industries, and in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, it’s experiencing rapid growth. With the market currently valued at US$ 94 billion, it’s on track to reach US$ 128 billion by 2029. This expansion is drawing interest from international food brands, eager to tap into the region's emerging opportunities. However, it's not just the global players making waves; local favourites are also rising to prominence.
09 September 2024
Hospitality
GCC Hospitality Market Review
An annual review of key trends and performance of GCC hospitality and tourism markets.
04 September 2024
Prime residential
Where is Luxury Market Heading Next? Exploring Trends and Opportunities
When a nation prospers, its luxury sector often sees a related expansion. However, the 2020 pandemic has left its mark, affecting countries in different ways. While some are still navigating recovery, others are experiencing astonishing growth. So, what's the current state of the global luxury market, and what challenges does it face?
13 June 2024
Gigaprojects
NEOM: Expats' Top Choice Among Saudi Arabia's Giga Projects
NEOM, the visionary city of tomorrow, has firmly established itself as the top choice among expatriates residing in Saudi Arabia for investment in the Kingdom's Giga projects. Knight Frank's Destination Saudi report reveals that 29% of Saudi-based expats express a keen interest in owning a home in NEOM, surpassing other notable projects like Jeddah Central (15%) and King Salman Park (8%). This underscores NEOM's undeniable appeal and attractiveness to expatriate investors.
30 April 2024
HNWI investment trends
Is the Red Sea coast the next hub of investment in Egypt and KSA?
If you're thinking about real estate investments, the Red Sea coast in Egypt and Saudi Arabia is a place to keep an eye on. It's been attracting attention from investors worldwide, and here's why.
16 February 2024
Residential
Saudi Arabia Real Estate Market Overview
The Saudi Arabia' Real Estate Market Overview Q1- 2023 latest infographic presents a vibrant picture of Kingdom’s multi-faceted real estate market, illustrating strong expansion across all sectors.
24 May 2023
HNWI investment trends
HOME SWEET (SECOND) HOME
One of the biggest areas of opportunity we have identified in the Kingdom is its burgeoning second homes market. In 2022, we quantified the size of the second homes market for the first time – 44% of homeowners were looking at an additional property purchase in Saudi Arabia.
18 March 2023
Gigaprojects
Tomorrow’s world
The total value of real estate projects since the launch of Saudi Arabia’s National Transformation Plan in 2016 has crossed US$ 1.1 trillion.
18 March 2023
Prime residential
Branded residences drought?
Branded residences are a popular investment sector amongst global HNWI. Investing in a well-known international hotel brand offers security, especially in unfamiliar markets, with the added attraction of having access to luxury hotel services and amenities courtesy of an adjoining luxe hotel.
18 March 2023
HNWI investment trends
A new regional investment magnet emerges
To attract FDI, the Saudi government launched the National Investment Strategy (NIS) in 2021, to foster partnerships between the public and private sectors, all with the ultimate goal of turning Saudi Arabia into a global investment magnet.
18 March 2023
Hospitality
A room with a view: understanding domestic hotel expectations
With tourist arrivals projected to approach 100 million by 2030, the hospitality sector in the Kingdom is racing to develop hotel rooms and tourist facilities to cater to the expected influx of visitors.
17 March 2023
Residential
The Saudi Report 2023
Knight Frank’s annual 2023 Saudi Arabia real estate market surveys were conducted in partnership with YouGov. The three surveys were designed to elicit a deeper understanding of preferences and aspirations for residential properties, as well as gauge attitudes towards other real estate sectors, including hospitality, retail, healthcare, and education.
16 March 2023
HNWI investment trends
GCC wealth eyeing up Saudi investments
A major conclusion drawn from our 2022 Saudi Report was the disparity between budgets and the residential product being planned across the Kingdom’s Giga projects, highlighting the apparent risk of an oversupply of luxury homes over the next decade.
14 March 2023
Residential
Apartment living gaining traction
Our 2022 Saudi Report highlighted the depth of demand for apartment living among first-time buyers, particularly those below the age of 35.
03 March 2023
Prime residential
Branded residence: Untapped potential
The appetite to own and invest in branded residential units is on an upward trajectory across the Kingdom.
03 March 2023
Tourism
Let’s all go on a summer holiday… in Saudi
The tourism and hospitality sector is transforming and quietly being positioned as one of the key lynchpins of future economic growth in the Kingdom.
03 March 2023
Investment
The Private Capital Outlook | Middle East
The Private Capital Market Outlook is the ultimate guide to Middle East's prime property markets, wealth distribution, the threats and opportunities for wealth, commercial property investment opportunities, philanthropy and luxury spending trends in the Middle East.
01 March 2023
