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Zawya (TradeArabia)Arabia Saudita · February 4, 2026
Titular original: “Saudi Arabia completes world's first tokenised property deed transaction”
Key points
Zawya published in February 2026, with information from the TradeArabia news service, that Saudi Arabia completed what it presents as the first transfer of a tokenized property deed integrated into the national registry. The operation was carried out under the sponsorship of the Minister of Municipalities and Housing and connected the Kingdom's Real Estate Registry with the blockchain transaction layer of a local tech company.
The transfer was made between the National Housing Company, a state developer of affordable housing, and the Real Estate Development Fund. A token representing the deed, linked to the official registry, was created, along with another representing a transferable ownership share. Compliance rules were incorporated into the transfer logic, and payment and delivery were settled simultaneously. According to the report, the infrastructure reduces settlement times from days to seconds.
The minister stated that linking transactions to the official registry from the start will expand participation, improve liquidity, and increase foreign investment confidence. He announced that the infrastructure will be extended to the kingdom's real estate portfolio. The text largely includes official statements and those from the provider company, without independent risk analysis.
Having the token connected to the official property registry addresses one of the main doubts about tokenization: whether the token grants legally recognized rights. For those investing in fractions, this link to the registry makes a difference compared to schemes where the token only represents a contract.
This is still an initial operation between public entities, so its application to retail investors will depend on rules that are yet to be developed.
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