Etmam centre completes 2,891 developer requests in eight months
Etmam completed 2,891 of 3,621 developer requests received between January and end-August 2026, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Municipalities and Housing said.
The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing announced that the Etmam centre for developer services completed 2,891 of 3,621 requests received between January and the end of August 2026.
The centre recorded 766 requests related to development obstacles, covering an area of more than 8 million square metres.
It also qualified 2,078 developers and issued more than 42,000 no-objection notices during the same period.
The centre's services cover different stages of a development project, from qualification and no-objection notices to addressing obstacles that hinder execution, according to the ministry's announcement.
What do these terms mean?
Etmam centre: A centre affiliated with the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing that provides services to real estate developers, including qualifying them and processing their requests.
Development obstacles: Problems or requests that hinder the progress of a real estate project and require intervention by the competent authority to address them and complete execution.
No-objection notice: An official approval issued by the competent authority for a step in a project, indicating that there is no objection to carrying it out.
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