PART 01

Era Opportunities

Housing Demand under Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030"

Saudi Urban Development

Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030": The Core Engine of National Transformation

  • Core Objectives: Dual Upgrading of Economy and People's Livelihood
  • Housing Strategy: Cornerstone of Social Stability
  • National Action: Construction is Imperative

Quantified Market Demand: A Huge Shortfall of Millions of Housing Units

1.2M

Current Situation: Urgent Shortfall

1.5M+

Future Outlook: New Units by 2030

300K

Sustained Potential: Annual Demand

Market Size

Market Size and Growth Potential

A Hundred-Billion-Dollar Blue Ocean Market

Construction Modern Architecture

Residential Real Estate Market

$164.85B

Projected by 2026

$227.12B

Projected by 2031

Real Estate Market Growth

6.62%

CAGR (2026-2031)

Residential Construction Market

$53.41B

Expected by 2026

$71.75B

Exceeding by 2031

Construction Market Growth

6.09%

CAGR (2026-2031)

Overall, Saudi Arabia's housing market is a hundred-billion-dollar blue ocean market with both "huge scale" and "steady growth". For international construction enterprises with mature technologies and strong capabilities, this is a rare historic development opportunity.

PART 02

Partner: Saudi National Housing Company (NHC)

Strategic positioning and business scope

Strategic positioning: National strategic executor

Business scope: Complete urban ecological construction

Enterprise attribute: Non typical commercial real estate company

Development process and role evolution

  • Established in 2016: Investment Execution Platform
  • 2020 - Transformation: State controlled Enterprise
  • 2024 - Renewal: Integrated City Operator
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Key Tasks and Resource Endowments of NHC

  • Core objective: By 2025: Deliver 300,000 residential units / By 2030: Deliver 600,000 residential units
  • Key task: Build large-scale and well-equipped residential communities. Develop new cities and promote urban expansion and renewal. Actively attract international partners.
  • Huge land reserves: Over 284 million square meters of high-quality land reserves.
  • Strong capital strength: International cooperation investment scale of approximately 48 billion Saudi riyals.
PART 03

Strength matching: Why are Chinese enterprises the best partners

Construction Development Community

"We highly recognize the outstanding performance of Chinese construction enterprises in terms of innovation capability, large-scale construction capacity, delivery speed, and contract fulfillment spirit."

β€” Saudi Housing Minister

Core advantage one

World-leading large-scale construction capability

Core advantage two

Mature prefabricated construction technology

Core advantage three

Research and development of innovative new materials

Core advantage four: Rich experience in international cooperation and localization

  • Endorsement from successful international cooperation cases
  • Commitment to the establishment of a localized industry
  • Localized talent cultivation plan
PART 04

Suggestions on housing types tailored to the national conditions of Saudi Arabia

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Economical Housing

Focus of Sakani Program. Targeting middle and low-income families and first-time homebuyers, with design focuses on compactness, practicality, and cost control.

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Mid-range and Improvement-oriented Housing

Targeting middle-class families and residents with larger households, with design focuses on comfort, spaciousness, and quality enhancement.

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Smart and Sustainable Communities

Core concept is integrating modern technology with sustainable development concepts, with design focuses on intelligent security, smart management, and green building technologies.

By offering a three-tier product system, we cover different income levels and family structures, fully responding to Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030".

PART 05

Cooperation Paths: Flexible and Diverse International Cooperation Models

EPC

Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
Turnkey delivery, single responsibility, controllable construction period, lump sum pricing
Applicable: Residential projects with large scale, mature technology

PPP

Public-Private Partnership
Long-term cooperation, shared risk, full lifecycle management
Applicable: Large-scale integrated community development

BOT

Build-Operate-Transfer
Social capital financing, operation during franchise period
Applicable: Projects with operational supporting facilities

EPC focuses on "short-term construction", with low risk for the owner; PPP/BOT focuses on "long-term operation", suitable for complex projects, with higher participation of social capital, aiming to achieve a win-win situation for all parties.

PART 06

Action Blueprint: The whole process of cooperation in Saudi housing projects

01

1-3 months

Preliminary contact and intention confirmation
Senior executives exchanged visits, signed MOU, established cooperation intention

02

3-6 months

Business negotiation and scheme design
Joint working group, finalize cooperation model, feasibility studies, complete project design

03

3-4 months

Company establishment and project approval
Business registration, industry licenses, implement financing plan

04

Depending on scale

Project implementation and engineering construction
Deepen construction drawings, launch project, advanced technologies, localization

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If applicable

Completion delivery and operation maintenance
Acceptance, handover to owner (or enter long-term O&M phase if PPP/BOT)

Strategic value - Analysis of project feasibility and necessity

  • Respond to national strategies
  • Addressing social rigid demand
  • Promote industrial upgrading

Comprehensive support for project feasibility: High level consensus, Market cornerstone, Ability matching, Successful evidence

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Poly Development

Poly Development Holding Group Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Zhuhai, China

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China Overseas

CNOOC Enterprise Development Group Co., Ltd
Headquarters: Shenzhen, China

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Resources Land

China Resources Land Limited
Headquarters: Hong Kong, China

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China Jinmao

China Jinmao Holdings Group Limited
Headquarters: Shanghai, China

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