Projects open to buyers from abroad

Jabal Omar hotel residential units

Developer: Jabal Omar Development Company, listed on the Saudi Exchange. Zone: Jabal Omar. In a Saudi Exchange announcement dated 28 June 2026 the company said it will offer 400 existing hotel residential units for sale during 2026 as a first phase, with proceeds directed primarily to reducing its debt. The same announcement says its Phase 7 strategy will focus on increasing the number of hotel residential units designated for sale and on off-plan sales products.

The product is an existing serviced unit run by a hotel operator, already built and trading. The disclosure gives no prices. An earlier press report of about 400 flats, with buyers applying through the Saudi Properties portal, is now corroborated on the unit count by the company itself, but the application route is press reporting only. You buy through the company and the Saudi Properties portal.

Masar Destination and its sub-projects

Developer: Umm Al Qura for Development and Construction is the master developer of Masar, and its website lists 22 developers with plots inside the destination, including Arabian Dyar, Al Rajhi United, Retal, Al Ramz, Rekan and Dar Al-Majed. Zone: Masar. You buy from one of these sub-developers, each with its own sales line, since the master developer does not sell units.

• Diyar Al Haram by Arabian Dyar is listed as 8 residential buildings, described as the first fully integrated residential development near the Haram, with sales contact 920007277.
• Al Rajhi United’s mixed-use building is listed as 777 branded residences and 305 hotel rooms, with sales contact 92000867.
• Roya Al Haram by Retal is listed as a residential tower of apartments, minutes from the Holy Mosque, with sales contact 8003030888.
• Masar Corner is marketed by the platform Aqarmap, whose launch page names Alramz as developer, shows a Wafi licence number 48/794 and a REGA advertisement licence number 7201017318, a booking amount of SAR 1,000, and says delivery is expected three years after the building permit with a possible one-year extension. This is a marketing partner’s page, so check each figure on it against REGA’s own inquiry services before you rely on it. The same page states that for non-residents Aqarmap will assist with the Saudi embassy registration, and that the buyer’s commission is a non-refundable service fee for that support. The commission point also comes from that page, and it is a cost to read carefully before you sign.

None of the Masar sub-developers publishes a price list on the master developer’s site. Prices, payment plans and Wafi licence numbers come from each sales office.

King Salman Gate

Developer: Rua Al Haram Al Makki, a Public Investment Fund company. Zone: King Salman Gate. The project plans around 50,000 residential units and 16,000 hotel keys next to the Haram, describes itself as open to all Muslims worldwide, and has not launched sales. Its FAQ says sales are to be announced as development progresses, that a dedicated sales centre will be launched and announced later, and that registering interest does not guarantee a unit. Anyone offering you a King Salman Gate unit today is offering something the developer says does not yet exist for sale. The official channel is the interest form on kingsalmangate.com.

Thakher Makkah

Developer: Thakher Development. Zone: Thakher Makkah. The developer’s site presents two residential hotel brands, Novotel Residence Makkah and Radisson Residence Makkah, invites buyers to “own and live in your hotel apartment now”, and takes enquiries at 920010088 and info@thakher.com.sa. Each unit is a hotel apartment run under an operator’s brand. Unit counts, prices and the Wafi licence number are not on the public site; ask the sales team and check the licence yourself.

ROSHN Almanar

Developer: ROSHN Group, a Public Investment Fund company. Zone: Al-Manar. ROSHN launched sales of Almanar, its first integrated community in Makkah, in February 2025, with 727 townhouses and villas about 20 minutes from the Haram. Its first-phase page shows 2,704 homes in the phase, with villas, duplexes and townhouses from about 191 to 407 sqm gross floor area on plots of 200 to 400 sqm, and the status “Sales Launched”. The same page does not publish starting prices, payment plans or delivery dates; those come through ROSHN’s sales channels.

Almanar offers houses, where the other projects here offer tower units. It is also the farthest of them from the Haram, a drawback if you are buying to be near the mosque.

Al-Alya, Knowledge Economic City

Developer: Knowledge Economic City Company, listed on the Saudi Exchange. Zone: Knowledge Economic City. The company reported that 231 of 351 units in the phase on sale were reserved by non-Saudi buyers, worth more than SAR 547 million, by July 2026. Its press release of 30 September 2025 describes the wider project as around 2,000 residential units of contemporary apartments, serviced apartments and 70 villas, plus a Hyatt Centric hotel with 144 rooms and 480 Hyatt House serviced apartments, 10 minutes from the Prophet’s Mosque.

That press release does not give prices, unit sizes, a payment plan or a delivery date. Indicative prices you may see online are third-party figures, and we do not repeat them as facts. The official channel is the company’s site, madinahkec.com.

Rua Al Madinah

Developer: Rua Al Madinah Holding, a Public Investment Fund company. Zone: Rua Al-Madinah. The company markets Fairmont Residences Rua Al Madinah, next to the Prophet’s Mosque, through a “register your interest” page at fairmontresidencesruaalmadinah.com, and sales are not open. A press report from November 2025 said off-plan apartment sales were expected to begin in late 2026, reported by that outlet alone so far.

Dar Al Hijrah

Developer: Rua Al Madinah Holding. Zone: Darat Al-Hijra. There are no homes for sale in Dar Al Hijrah. The company presents it to investors as three shell-and-core hotel towers of approximately 380, 380 and 614 keys and four office towers, 10 minutes from the Prophet’s Mosque and 5 minutes from Quba Mosque, within a masterplan of over 1.1 million sqm. It is on this list because the zone exists, so that a family buyer who sees the name knows to look elsewhere.

A price list is a sales document, and it helps to read it the way an auditor would.

• Separate the unit from the extras. The list price rarely includes charges that sit on top of it. Real Estate Transaction Tax is 5% of the transaction value. The non-Saudi ownership fee is 2% in Makkah and Madinah, within a cap of 5% set by the law itself. Ask which of these the list price already includes; the regulations leave the parties to allocate the 2% fee, and on a purchase like this it is the buyer’s.
• Check whether the developer’s sale is zero-rated. Developer unit sales within the licence period plus one year are among the zero-rated cases for the non-Saudi fee. If the sales team says nothing is charged, ask them to point to the case that applies.
• Look for the licence numbers on the document itself. A Wafi off-plan licence requires an escrow account with a licensed Saudi bank, and every reservation amount must be paid into that account. A developer may not take more than 5% of the unit value as a reservation. If the price list asks for more up front, or for payment to a personal or overseas account, stop.
• Read the payment schedule against the handover date. Wafi requires a sales agreement with handover dates specified by day and a disclosure of the project’s current status and future plans. A plan that names percentages but no dates is incomplete.
• Treat “serviced” and “hotel” units differently. A hotel residential unit is run by an operator, so ask how the rental pool works, what the operator keeps, and what you may use yourself and when.
• Note the currency. Saudi developers price in riyals, and any conversion on a broker’s page is the broker’s own.

Take this list to the first meeting. A reputable sales team can answer each point at that meeting.

• Which named zone on the Cabinet list does this building sit in, and can you show me the plot on the official map?
• What is the deed number, and is the title registered in the Real Estate Registry?
• What is the Wafi licence number for this project, and which bank holds the escrow account?
• What is the REGA advertisement licence number for this offer, and what is your FAL licence number?
• Is this unit sold as full ownership or as usufruct, and for how long?
• What does the price include, and who pays each charge on top of it?
• What is the reservation amount, where is it paid, and is it refundable if my application on the Saudi Properties portal is declined?
• What is the handover date, by day, and what happens if it slips?
• For a hotel or serviced unit, who is the operator, what is the management agreement, and how many nights a year can I use it myself?
• Who is the seller of record, the developer or a reseller?

Our verification guide explains how to check each licence number yourself, using REGA’s own services.

The choice today is narrow: a few selling projects, mostly tower and hotel units near the two mosques, one family community in Makkah, and two giant projects not yet for sale. Ask the questions above, and let the licence numbers decide whether you go further, whatever the brochure says.