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In a world where technological advancements are accelerating, daily life has become easier and more flexible thanks to technology. In this context, the "Balady" application comes as an innovative step towards achieving this goal, offering a range of new services that meet the needs of business owners and commercial entities in an efficient and innovative manner, as well as catering to the needs of society members. The application provides many services for commercial entities, with one of the most important being the "Commercial License Issuance" service, which has been linked with the relevant authorities. Allowing customers to easily conduct various commercial activities. Additionally, the application offers other services that facilitate the execution of business activities for commercial entities, such as the “Commercial Building Compliance Certificate”, aiming to improve the urban landscape by ensuring compliance with regulations and requirements approved by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing. Furthermore, the application provides the service of obtaining “Health Certificates” for workers in the food and beverage sector, as obtaining a health certificate is essential for starting and operating such businesses regularly. Thanks to this service, customers can easily obtain the necessary documents without the need to visit government agencies. Moreover, the application also features automated municipal services that facilitate the experience of business owners and enhance their participation in national economic development. Additionally, "Balady" provides access to daily services needed by city residents to improve their quality of life across all regions of the kingdom. Explore "Balady" services now and embark on completing your tasks and managing your daily services by downloading the application through the following link: : https://bit.ly/3xrLHhi

The Balady app's evolution represents a significant milestone in Saudi Arabia's digital landscape, transitioning from a tool primarily for business owners to a comprehensive digital platform for all city residents. This transformation underscores a broader shift towards embracing digital innovation in municipal and rural service delivery, aligning with the rapid pace of technological progress. The app now offers advanced features designed to enrich the user experience, establishing itself as the definitive source for city services. It provides a more engaging and inclusive digital experience, catering to both commercial needs and everyday life, supported by an intuitive user interface. With the introduction of an interactive map, currently in a trial phase, the Balady app improves accessibility to municipal services and facilities. This feature allows residents to easily locate over 30 shopping malls in Riyadh, set personalized alerts for weather, road conditions, and speed, and access a wide array of services tailored to their daily and commercial requirements. Following its recent updates, the Balady app has become instrumental in fostering community engagement in public space improvement, urban development, and streamlined access to municipal services. Its digital transformation paves the way for a more vibrant community, contributing to economic growth and national ambitions. Commercially, the app simplifies processes such as license issuance and municipal service requests, reflecting the Kingdom's vision for a sustainable urban life and a digitally inclusive society. Join us in the digital transformation journey by downloading the Balady app through the link https://balady.gov.sa/customervoice and enjoy a new urban and digital experience

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His Excellency the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, Mr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, attended the 24th Gulf Engineering Forum, which is being hosted by the State of Qatar during the period from 7 to 9 March under the title "Environmental Engineering and Sustainability", which opened today under the auspices of His Excellency the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Qatar. Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani. The activities of the forum, which are organized by the Ministry of Municipality, the Gulf Engineering Federation and the Qatar Society of Engineers, include 5 discussion sessions with the participation of a group of speakers from the State of Qatar and the Gulf countries, where 25 working papers were chosen to be presented during the days of the forum, dealing with four axes, namely: (technology and smart cities, sustainable building materials, efficient building and city management, waste management and recycling). The forum witnessed the honoring of His Excellency the Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing, Mr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, "the category of individuals", in the framework of honoring a number of engineering pioneers from more than one Gulf country. His Excellency also participated in the opening of the engineering exhibition accompanying the forum, which is specialized in environment and sustainability, with the participation of 20 participants from governmental and semi-governmental agencies and the private sector from the Gulf countries. This is to present the most prominent ideas, projects and engineering services in the field of environment and sustainability.

His Excellency the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, Mr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, inaugurated the Restatex Riyadh Real Estate Exhibition in its new edition for the year 2023, which will be held at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center during the period from 7-10 March, in the presence of a number of senior officials from government and financing agencies and companies. real estate development. During the opening ceremony, Al-Hogail witnessed the launch of real estate funds with a total value of more than 4 billion riyals, in order to provide more than 4 thousand housing units in Riyadh and Medina on an area exceeding 1 million square meters. He also sponsored the signing of a number of agreements and memorandums of understanding. Where a tripartite agreement was signed between the National Housing Company, the "Modern Building" initiative, and three factories of modern building technology service providers (Light Buildings Company (Seapowerx), Care International Company (Quadratex), and Technobuild Company (Forsa)); To provide modern construction methods for individuals, with the aim of enabling them to increase the housing supply, promote and open the market for modern technologies for individuals in self-construction projects, and raise the quality of the housing supply in a shorter time and at a competitive cost. In this version, the exhibition includes 8 dialogue sessions centered on: (the real estate industry and the role of the government and private sectors, sustainability and quality of life in the real estate sector, urban development and Saudi innovation, digital transformation in the real estate sector, affordable housing, real estate brokerage, housing projects, challenges and solutions, success story balance between quality and price). The exhibition also enjoys wide participation from real estate development and marketing companies, financing agencies, Saudi banks, and institutions specialized in housing and real estate affairs in the public and private sectors, which provide unique housing and financing solutions that suit various Saudi families and keep pace with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. It is noteworthy that the exhibition receives its visitors at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center until Friday, March 10, from 12:30 pm to 10 pm, in order to view the latest housing projects and financing solutions offered by real estate development companies and financing agencies.

It aims to support, promote and implement investments in the Kingdom "Municipality and Housing" and "Investment" sign a memorandum of understanding with the Spanish company Orbas The Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing, represented by the Agency for Stimulating Housing Supply and Real Estate Development and the Ministry of Investment, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Spanish company Orbas, with the aim of supporting and developing investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The memorandum of understanding was signed by the Undersecretary for Stimulating the Housing Supply, Development and Real Estate, Abd al-Rahman bin Abdullah al-Taweel, representing the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing, while it was signed by the Saudi Ministry of Investment, the Undersecretary for Investment Development, Fahd bin Jamal al-Naim, while it was signed by the Spanish company Orbas, the executive director of the company, Adolfo Gore. see. The memorandum aims to enhance mutual cooperation between the parties to support and develop investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in line with the national investment strategy, and unify efforts with the relevant authorities of each party, in order to raise the level of coordination and effective joint action in everything that supports and enhances the development, marketing and implementation of investments. In turn, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing told the Agency to stimulate the supply of housing and real estate development, that the signing of the memorandum of understanding comes within the framework of the joint efforts made by the Ministry in cooperation with the Ministry of Investment to attract and encourage foreign investments in the housing sector in the Kingdom, adding that the Spanish company Orbas is one of the active international companies In the fields of real estate, infrastructure and renewable energy. Al-Taweel explained that the Ministries of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing and Investment will work to support the investing company in terms of exploring opportunities, and benefiting from the available incentives through the initiatives offered by the authorities according to their competence, such as the National Incentives Committee, pointing out that the investor will also enjoy the support of the competent authorities regarding the work plan and feasibility. By providing available data that serve investment success.

His Excellency the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, Mr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, inaugurated today the PDM infrastructure projects procedures guide in the municipal sector, on the sidelines of the Transformation Forum in Infrastructure Projects Management. His Excellency also opened the exhibition accompanying the forum and listened to an explanation of the services provided to the beneficiaries. During the ceremony, His Excellency stressed that the infrastructure project procedures guide comes within the Ministry's steps to achieve the goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, with the aim of developing infrastructure and reaching Saudi cities to the world, by aiming to include at least three Saudi cities in the list of the best hundred cities to live in the world by 2030. . Al-Hogail added, “We seek to create sustainable success through strategic partnerships with the contracting sector and engineering offices, and work with them to develop systems and procedures that raise levels of competitiveness in terms of quality and efficiency, which will positively affect life in Saudi cities.” His Excellency the Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing indicated that, based on the belief in the importance of the services provided by the Ministry to the beneficiaries, procedural and organizational guides have been approved to help specialists implement projects with the required quality in accordance with the requirements of urban designs, according to correct practices in project management to ensure the satisfaction of the beneficiaries of those projects. Projects, stressing that the municipal sector, represented by the Ministry and the secretariats, works in partnership with the Saudi Council of Engineers and the Saudi Contractors Authority on a set of initiatives that aim to support, support and develop the construction system. His Excellency explained that the Ministry seeks to implement these procedures and standards on more than 6,800 infrastructure projects that will be implemented during the next 5 years, based on the guide that was launched according to best practices in the implementation of infrastructure projects, which will be a reference for contractors and designers to increase productivity, control quality and achieve Transparency and clarity of project owners requirements according to the highest standards. After that, His Excellency witnessed a dialogue session within the activities of the forum entitled: (The role of project management guides to achieve the goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030). He also witnessed the signing of a number of memorandums of understanding and honoring the participants.

The Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing signed several agreements to improve urban planning services and develop infrastructure in cities, under the auspices of His Excellency the Minister, Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail. The signing of the agreements came as part of the Ministry's participation in the Leap 23 exhibition and conference at the Digital Government Authority pavilion, where the Ministry was represented by Eng. Eng. Nimr Al-Shibl. As for the third agreement, it was signed with both the Ministry of Energy, which was represented by the Assistant Minister for Electricity Affairs, Eng. Nasser Al-Qahtani, and the Saudi Electricity Company, which was represented by the CEO, Eng. Khaled Al-Qunun. These agreements come with the aim of strengthening the governance of dealing with reports of visual distortion with the relevant authorities, in addition to exchanging experiences between the government and private sectors to contribute to improving the facilities of cities and developing their infrastructure, which will reflect positively on the urban landscape and raise the quality of life of its residents. On the other hand, the National Housing Company has concluded two memorandums of understanding with Al Baridi Real Estate Company and the Korean Zigbang Company. To provide artificial intelligence tools and support emerging technologies through the services provided by the National Housing, as represented by the Head of the Solutions Sector at the National Housing, Engineer Rayan bin Abdullah Al-Aql. The Ministry seeks, through its participation in the Leap 23 conference, to enhance its complementary role with its partners, which contributes to raising the quality of life in Saudi cities.

The Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing, as part of its participation in the LEAP 2023 conference, launched "Sakani Metaverse", under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister, Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail. The Head of the Solutions Sector at the National Housing Company, Eng. Rayan bin Abdullah Al-Aql Al-Aql, explained that "Sakani Metaverse" is a new window to expand in the fields of serving beneficiaries, and improve their experience in owning a home without the need for field visits, as the National Housing Company worked to develop it, using emerging technologies, keeping pace with global trends. . He added: "Sakani Metaverse is an interactive technology that will contribute to raising the level of quality of life, by showing beneficiaries the various housing options, and enabling them to simulate reality in reviewing owners' associations and the rental supply, and it will also provide new horizons for cooperation and investment with partners from real estate developers, real estate brokers, and service providers in various Their levels and coverage areas, through which we serve our beneficiaries, who number more than (6) million beneficiaries in the various real estate platforms operated by the National Housing. Al-Aql emphasized that "Sakani Metaverse" will contribute to exploring innovative and marketing opportunities for residential products, and increasing the quality of life by creating service channels that transcend the time and geographical barrier, targeting and reaching the customer, as it will serve the beneficiaries in the "Owners' Associations" concerned with enhancing the quality of life of the community in the neighborhoods and suburbs. Residential units with common parts, through an interactive technology that facilitates the service and experience of the citizen in a virtual world that includes the services of the Owners Association, which contributes to advancing digital transformation and upgrading the real estate sector in the Kingdom. It will also facilitate the experience of the beneficiary during his virtual visit to a comprehensive residential center that includes a package of Developers, real estate advisors and financiers in one place; To facilitate the beneficiary's journey in owning a home through the "sakani" platform, which leads to an increase in the demand for using the unique experience that the service will provide. It is noteworthy that the "LEAP 2023" conference is the largest technical conference of its kind in the world, as it will be held this year under the slogan "Towards New Horizons", from February 6 to 9 in Riyadh, as an embodiment of the Kingdom's aspirations and future vision at the international level, and an important step towards Establishing its presence on the global technological map and strengthening its position as a leading technical center linking the three continents.

His Excellency the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, Mr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, inaugurated today the second edition of the Future of Real Estate Forum, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Dr. Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Qassim Region, and His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Talal bin Badr bin Saud, Governor Al-Ahsa, and a number of their excellencies ministers, and senior officials in a number of government agencies and the private sector. During the ceremony prepared for this occasion, His Excellency delivered a speech in which he welcomed their Highnesses, Excellencies, specialists, and those interested in real estate affairs, indicating that the real estate sector enjoys unlimited support from the wise leadership, being one of the pillars of the national economy, as the state - may God protect it - was keen to organize and develop it. Improving its oversight mechanisms, raising its efficiency, encouraging investment in it, and enabling it to increase its contribution to the gross domestic product. Mr. Al-Hogail explained that the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing, and the Real Estate General Authority, devoted their efforts to organizing this forum, out of their belief in the strategic role and the goals it hopes to achieve. The Future of Real Estate Forum was planned to be a scientific and strategic intellectual gathering and a global platform to discuss the reality and future of the real estate sector in the Kingdom. And he indicated that the convening of the Real Estate Future Forum coincides with the entry into force of the real estate brokerage system, which is one of the most prominent capabilities for developing the real estate sector and its governance, digitizing its operations, and serving beneficiaries, so that the real estate sector in the Kingdom is vital and attractive, and a stimulus for investment due to the presence of reliability and transparency in all real estate activities. He stated that the real estate registration represents one of the main priorities of the comprehensive strategy for the real estate sector, and is directly linked to the reliability of the real estate sector and its investment attractiveness, stating that the past year 2022 witnessed radical developments and qualitative transformations, the first of which was the presence of a single reference body in the real estate registration, which is the Real Estate Authority, in addition to the issuance of Real estate real estate registration system and its implementing regulations. His Excellency addressed the first edition of the Future Real Estate Forum in its first edition 2022, including interest and focus on the axis of harmonization and integration between government agencies and the public and private real estate development system and anticipating the future of real estate, indicating that the axes of the forum were of a local nature, and this year the forum was planned to be It has a local, regional and global character, focusing on local capabilities and global aspirations. And he stated that the Real Estate Future Forum this year deals with (10) strategic axes, the most important of which are: the role of the emirates, governorates, ministries, and secretariats in harmonizing the empowerment of the real estate sector, regional efforts and their impact on the growth of the real estate sector in the region, the future of real estate investment, real estate systems between implementation and control, and the private sector between Regulations and empowerment in the real estate sector, benefiting that the forum invited more than (150) speakers, led by their royal highnesses, princes of regions, excellencies ministers, deputy ministers and senior officials in ministries and government agencies, real estate experts and representatives of several agencies, real estate companies and institutions, personalities and guests, Inside and outside the Kingdom, it will also be accompanied by an exhibition of (60) participating pavilions. His Royal Highness Prince Dr. Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Al-Qassim Region, and His Excellency the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, Mr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, witnessed the signing of memorandums of cooperation and agreements estimated at more than 10 billion riyals in the field of real estate development and building technologies, and the establishment of 4 investment funds. To develop commercial, tourism and residential projects, and to develop housing units. His Excellency the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, Mr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, had inaugurated the exhibition accompanying the second edition of the Future of Real Estate Forum. His Excellency toured the exhibition, where participants from major real estate development and marketing companies, housing and most financing agencies, Saudi banks and relevant government agencies gave an overview of their participation. It is noteworthy that the second edition of the Future Real Estate Forum lasts for three days, and more than 30 countries and 100 speakers representing the public and private sectors participate in it, in addition to the participation of elite economists, investors, elite decision makers and experts in the real estate sector system, locally and globally, and its work includes a number of sessions and workshops. Work, through which several axes covering the present and future of real estate are discussed.

His Excellency the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, Mr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, expressed his thanks and appreciation to their royal highnesses, the princes and their excellencies the ministers participating in the sessions of the Future Real Estate Forum. The emirates, governorates and ministries are in harmony to empower the real estate sector. During his speech, His Excellency praised the real estate brokerage system, noting that it will support the organization of the sector to achieve higher transparency and raise its efficiency, indicating that the ministry is in the process of reaching soon with the Capital Market Authority the system of real estate contributions, especially in light of the success of real estate funds, as the ministry seeks with the authority to regulate this field on Similar to what I did previously in other systems such as (rent, landlord, off-plan sale). And Al-Hogail indicated that the banking sector currently led by the Central Bank contributes to providing innovative products that reduce the financing cost for developers and beneficiaries, and His Excellency stressed that the state has established the Saudi Refinancing Company, a company owned by the Public Investment Fund, with the aim of providing assistance in the maturity of this sector and pumping its liquidity In the sector, His Excellency also revealed the establishment of the guarantee company to assist developers and citizens who face difficulties in obtaining real estate financing. His Excellency mentioned that the housing program works to stimulate supply, noting the presence of about 15 real estate developers who are able to pump more than 2000 housing units per year, and more than 80 developers who have the capabilities to pump 500 to 2000 housing units per year, and about 100 developers who are able to pump 500 units residential units per year, and His Excellency indicated that there are about 600 developers in the Wafi program who are able to join one of the three previous categories. Al-Hogail revealed that the ministry is seeking development in partnership with the Ministry of Industry, pointing out that there are currently 60% of real estate projects using industrial technologies for ready-mixed concrete, as the cooperation resulted in the Ministry of Industry reaching equal cost between traditional construction and the use of construction techniques, which reduces time and effort in construction. His Excellency praised the National Housing Company and the important role it plays as an enabler of the real estate sector through 145 projects with real estate development companies worth more than 100 billion riyals, and more than 300 million square meters to organize the infrastructure to become an enabler and catalyst for real estate development. Al-Hogail indicated that work is underway to attract foreign investment to the real estate sector, stressing the Saudi market's need for more investors in light of the growing market need. His Excellency also revealed that the leadership - may God preserve it - supported the ministry to pump more lands to meet the growing demand. It is noteworthy that the second edition of the Real Estate Future Forum lasts for three days, and more than 30 countries and 100 speakers representing the public and private sectors participate in it, in addition to the participation of elite economists, investors, elite decision makers and experts in the real estate sector system, locally and globally, and its work includes a number of sessions and workshops. Work, through which several axes covering the present and future of real estate are discussed.

The "White Lands" program issued the invoices for the seventh session of the first phase in the city of Riyadh for the year 1444/1445 AH, calling on the concerned land owners to initiate the development of their lands or to pay within a year from the date of issuance of the decision. The program stated that failure to pay within the specified period will result in a violation that may reach 100% of the value of the fee, in addition to paying the due fees, indicating that the evaluation mechanism, estimating the value of the land and the fee due can be viewed by visiting the idlelands.housing.gov.sa website. The program had announced the issuance of fees for the second phase of the white land fees in Jeddah, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, and the metropolis of Dammam, calling on the white land owners in the three cities to initiate the reconstruction of the land or pay the fee within a year from the date of issuing the fees, indicating that failure to pay within the specified period will result in A fine of up to 100% of the value of the fee, indicating that the land owned by more than one owner of one deed is subject to fees according to the share of each partner. It is noteworthy that the first phase of the land fees was allocated to undeveloped lands with an area of 10,000 square meters or more, and the second phase includes developed lands of an area of 10,000 square meters or more, as well as the sum of separate lands owned by one owner, which totals more than 10,000 square meters in one scheme. In the third phase, fees will be imposed on developed lands of an area of 5,000 square meters or more, as well as the total developed land for one owner of an area of 10,000 square meters or more in one city, and any beneficiary can now inquire about the existence of an existing fee on any white land with the instrument number. Only through the White Land Fee website.