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The latest dated facts on the record for buying in Makkah and Madinah, newest source first. When a change to a rule, fee, zone or project alters what a buyer from abroad can do, a short update appears here and in the RSS feed.
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14 Sep 2026
Jabal Omar Development Company describes itself as one of the largest real estate companies in the Middle East and among the major companies listed on the Saudi stock market, developing a mixed-use project beside the Grand Mosque with hospitality towers, residential units and commercial centres under international hotel brands.Jabal Omar Development Company
14 Sep 2026
Taiba Investments describes itself as a hospitality company with more than five decades in hospitality and real estate, operating the Sheraton Hotel Al Madinah of around 435 rooms and suites and preparing the Waldorf Astoria Al Madinah of around 300 rooms beside the Prophet’s Mosque.Taiba Investments
14 Sep 2026
Makkah Construction and Development Company says it owns and manages an asset a few steps from the Grand Mosque: a hotel of more than 1,400 rooms and suites with a commercial centre of more than 17,000 square metres.Makkah Construction and Development Company
14 Sep 2026
Jadwa REIT Saudi Fund invests in major Saudi cities excluding Makkah and Madinah, so it is not a route to holy-city property; Jadwa REIT Al Haramain is the fund of the two that holds assets there.Jadwa REIT Saudi Fund
10 Sep 2026
Jadwa REIT Al Haramain is a closed-end Shariah-compliant traded REIT focused on Makkah and Madinah whose assets include the Tharawat Al-Taqwa hotel (acquired 2017 for SAR 250 million), Tharawat Al-Andaloseya hotel (2017, SAR 379 million) and the Tharawat Wadi Ibrahim hotel redevelopment (2020, SAR 160 million), all in Makkah.Jadwa
10 Sep 2026
Taiba Investments, a Saudi-listed hospitality company, operates hotels in Madinah and is developing a Waldorf Astoria of around 300 rooms and a Sheraton of around 435 rooms near the Prophet’s Mosque.TAIBA
9 Sep 2026
Non-resident buyers obtain a Saudi digital ID designated for real estate ownership through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi embassies).Saudi Properties portal
9 Sep 2026
The property must be registered in the Real Estate Registry (rer.sa); unregistered deeds are looked up at the Ministry of Justice.Real Estate Registry