Partnership with the private sector depends on citizen acceptance and satisfaction

The second edition of the exhibition "Afix 2019" under the auspices of "preceded"

Housing Minister Majid bin Abdullah al-Hawqeel opened the "Afix 2019" exhibition-exhibition tonight for the sales projects presented on the map in the second version, organized by the sales program on the map. "Wafi" and organized at the Hilton Jeddah during the period (9-11) and sponsored by the newspaper "preceded".

This has been done in the presence and participation of the United Arab Emirates as a guest of honor, many specialists and other related parties in the real estate sector, at the same time. inside and outside the Kingdom.

Housing Minister Majid bin Abdullah al-Haqail said at the opening ceremony that the exhibition and forum "Afix" will be held in Jeddah after its first edition in Riyadh, in order to continue the process initiated by the Ministry of Housing during the past period to present its activities and programs, United Arab Emirates), and appreciated its presence to share visions and ideas and to coordinate the efforts of both countries to produce results and fruitful recommendations that will have an impact on the development of the sales activity on the map.

He added: "During the first edition of the exhibition, many models of sales of residential units on the map have been examined, whether at the local, regional or international, while the Exhibition is targeted in its current version; it presents other models that have proven themselves. "

"Selling on the map as a real estate development business is a proven and proven global experience," he said, noting that the ministry, through its partnership with the private sector, had adopted the products shown on the map – projects under construction – High and advantageous price among the multiple housing assistance options provided by the government guardian of the two holy mosques – may God protect him – for the citizens.

The Housing Minister said: "Through these meetings, we hope to take advantage of the experiences of our predecessors in this area and the success of these successful experiences in our current and future projects."

He said that since the launch of the first phase of the "Residential" program in early 2017, the ministry has taken an important step in this area. The number of projects launched under the program has reached more than 69 projects providing approximately 130,000 housing units in different regions and cities of the Kingdom, In addition to the dozens of projects authorized by the program in the private sector, positive competition has allowed 39 adopting the applications of construction techniques and supporting the location of production facilities, thus increasing the reliance on local content to achieve one of the most important goals of the ambitious 2030 vision.

Regarding the residential projects associated with the "Housing" program, Al-Hokayel emphasized that the success of these projects, in partnership with the private sector, is linked to several factors, notably the realization of these projects for the satisfaction of the citizens, because they are the main beneficiary and the main focus, in addition to developing the regulations and legislation that contribute to the growth of these projects. And the speed of their completion.

The sale and rental program on the "Wafi" card emphasized that the role assigned to it was not limited to licensing and monitoring projects, nor to completion rate and quality, but also served as a catalyst for the rehabilitation of real estate developers able to create distinct high quality projects, highlighting the need to activate the real estate sector in various forms and tools. Capable of activating about 100 economic activities directly.

Al-Huqail thanked the Wafi program for organizing the forum and the fair, as his team wanted to enrich the real estate market in this area, and thanked the brothers of the United Arab Emirates for their participation as well as all the exhibitors of real estate promotion, engineering offices, And Avix 2019.

For his part, the General Supervisor of Real Estate Development, chairman of the sales and leasing committee on the map, Mohammed bin Saud Al-Ghazwani, welcomed the participants of the second edition of "AVEX" , pointing out that this one contains many important files used for real estate development activity on the map.

Al Ghazzwani praised the integration of the ministry's initiatives in all its specialties in order to achieve the strategies defined by the ministry in the variety of real estate options available to citizens and seek to increase the percentage of ownership of housing while maintaining the quality and the appropriate price to realize the vision of the Kingdom, praising the role of the Minister of Housing in supporting the Wafi program.

We also mentioned the emergence of sales on the map and doubled its achievements in a short time thanks to its development to keep pace with the changes in the global real estate market and attract real estate investments in the Kingdom through this real estate activity.

Sultan Butti Bin Mujrin, general manager of the land department, said in Dubai that the sale on the map was one of the best real estate development models at the housing level, noting that in 2007 the creation of the The real estate regulatory authority and the publication of the guarantee account gave rise to another law relating to the initial registration. , While other systems have been put in place.

He pointed out that Dubai laws were developing new systems for sale on the map, pointing out that the department in "Avix 2019" would offer all the special programs for sale on the map, and thanked the Ministry of Housing for the 39, host described by the remarkable.

"The Wafex 2019 Forum and Exhibition Organizing Committee has announced the launch of the Best Real Estate Developer Award, which will be a key catalyst for achieving the highest levels of design, implementation and marketing of sales projects on the map. .

He explained that this would make it possible to use various communication channels to spread the culture of "selling on the map", to motivate companies to innovate and develop projects, mechanisms and ideas, encourage different companies to create programs to help them sell.

He added that the award will contribute to the activation of the high resolutions relating to the provision of suitable housing to each individual, will activate the role of research and studies in sales plans on the map and will encourage its expansion. , and will honor institutions and individuals with a distinctive role in this real estate business.

During the ceremony, the Minister of Housing paid tribute to the sponsors of the exhibition WAFEX 2019. The signing of a number of mechanisms of cooperation programs, including the Housing Authority of Abu Dhabi and the departments of urban planning, municipalities, land and property in Dubai, has also been signed, as well as an agreement between Wafi and the General Authority of Settlements. SMEs, and another with the Saudi Real Estate Institute.

The Minister of Housing inaugurated the accompanying exhibition of the forum, which brings together a number of real estate development companies and financial institutions, in addition to engineering and accounting offices, during which a number of international experiences in the field of the purchase and possession of residential units will be presented on the map "Projects under construction" and reviews the experiences of local and regional businesses and the UAE experience.

The exhibition will address a number of topics with real estate professionals during the first two sessions, titled Urban Planning, Quality of Life, Integration of Public Transportation, Housing Features and, second, "The Role of public authorities in support of housing sector and UAE experience ", starting at 9:00. .