RIYADH: Saudi banks issued SR10.06 billion ($2.7 billion) in new residential mortgages in November, a 51.23 percent increase compared to the same month last year, according to recent data.  Figures from the Kingdom’s central bank, also known as SAMA, show this is the highest monthly amount in over two years, underscoring robust activity in the Saudi housing market.  Houses accounted for the majority of these loans at SR6.5 billion, or 65 percent, followed by apartments at 31 percent and land purchases at 4 percent.