Riyadh - Sharikat Mubasher: The Saudi Mortgage Guarantees Services Company (Damanat) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company (SRC) to expand financing coverage and achieve a more inclusive real estate financing market in the Kingdom.
This partnership aims to guarantee the residential mortgage portfolios owned by SRC and the portfolios being acquired, reducing financing costs for target segments and increasing the number of beneficiaries, the company announces in a statement.
The MoU was signed by Hossam Radwan, CEO of Damanat, and Majeed Al-Abduljabbar, CEO of SRC, in the presence of the Minister of Municipalities and Housing Majed Al Hogail.
Through this collaboration, both parties will join efforts to raise the attractiveness of the real estate finance market by developing the secondary market for real estate financing and attracting more local and global investors by enhancing the creditworthiness of the real estate financing portfolios owned by SRC.
SRC’s Al-Abduljabbar stated that the partnership reflects the company’s commitment to realizing Vision 2030’s goals by strengthening the real estate finance market, increasing the rate of homeownership among citizens, and attracting more local and international investors.
Meanwhile, Damanat’s CEO said: “This agreement is part of our efforts to provide integrated financing solutions that enable a broader segment of society to access affordable real estate financing, thereby enhancing citizens' opportunities to own their homes and contributing to the development of the real estate sector in the Kingdom.”
It is worth noting that SRC is currently working with its partners to continue developing a secondary market that supports the real estate finance sector in the Kingdom.
