Saudi Homeownership: More Progress in the Last 10 Years Than the Previous 50 Combined | Mohammed Albuty, NHC CEO | 191

Mohammed Albuty is the CEO of NHC, Saudi Arabia’s National Housing Company and the largest real estate developer in the region. Under his leadership, NHC has grown into one of the key forces behind the Kingdom’s urban transformation. By the end of 2025, the company had reached 300,000 housing units, with a target of 600,000 by 2030. Today, NHC operates across 16 Saudi cities and more than 25 major urban destinations, with projects launched exceeding SAR 250 billion in value and sales surpassing SAR 120 billion. Its ambitions extend well beyond housing. NHC expects the value of its residential and commercial portfolio to exceed SAR 500 billion by 2030, while its technology arm operates 13 digital platforms serving more than 35 million users. At the centre of that expansion Mohammed is helping shape how millions of people will live, work and experience Saudi cities as the Kingdom works toward its Vision 2030 housing and quality-of-life goals. 0:00 Intro 5:03 Building Communities, Not Just Homes 8:43 What Is NHC and What Does It Do? 12:32 How NHC Is Scaling Across Saudi Arabia 14:42 Transforming Saudi Arabia’s Housing Market 18:05 Building a New Housing Ecosystem 23:49 Why Owning a Home Is Easier Today 27:03 Achieving More in 10 Years Than 5029:02 How NHC Became Financially Sustainable 33:03 Scaling Fast Without Sacrificing Quality 37:03 Protecting Buyers and Building Trust 40:42 How NHC Is Disrupting Real Estate 44:20 The Hardest Decisions as NHC CEO 46:18 Misconceptions About NHC 50:25 Saudi Real Estate for International Investors 54:01 The Future of Saudi Cities 57:40 Why Leadership Can Be Lonely 1:00:14 What NHC Taught Him About Himself 1:01:15 Career Advice for the Next Generation 1:03:08 Ego, Leadership and Sharing Credit 1:05:21 Closing