KSA Business: SRC, SNB enter largest Saudi real estate refinancing deal – Gulf Digital News

KSA Business: SRC, SNB enter largest Saudi real estate refinancing deal – Gulf Digital News

Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company (SRC), a wholly owned company of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has signed an  agreement with Saudi National Bank (SNB) to sell a real estate financing portfolio worth SR1 billion ($266.58 million), which is considered to be the largest bank refinancing in the kingdom.

The agreement was signed in the presence of Majid bin Abdullah Al Hogail, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, and Ammar Alkhudairy, Chairman of SNB by Fabrice Susini, CEO of SRC, and Majed Al Ghamdi, Chief Executive Officer of Retail at SNB. 

The agreement aims to refinance the portfolio to provide long-term liquidity to the Saudi home financing market and facilitate risk management in the sector.

Susini said the company continues to expand its partnerships with originators to boost the rate of Saudi homeownership to 70% by 2030, in line with the objectives of the Vision 2030 housing program through supporting the home financing market and originators by providing the best innovative financial solutions and increase the home finance sector’s contribution to the GDP.

He added that the agreement signed with SNB is the largest home refinancing agreement in the banking sector, which is an evidence of