750 articles on construction, property, finance and technology.
The delay damages clause is the one most owners rely on and the one they understand least. Six beliefs worth testing before you count on it.
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How holding Saudi real estate through a company compares with personal ownership for a foreign investor: eligibility, tax, financing, succession and exit.
Read MoreDocuments affect what a property can be sold for and how quickly. What to keep, from purchase through to sale.
Read MoreA step-by-step calculation of what a non-resident investor actually earns on a Saudi rental apartment, from advertised yield to net return in the investor's own currency.
Read MoreA monthly report tells you what happened. Cost control changes what is going to happen. Many projects buy the first and believe they have the second.
Read MoreComparing a land joint venture with outright purchase for a foreign developer in Saudi Arabia: capital needed, control, risk, speed and exit.
Read MoreSix commonly misread ideas in financing documents, and what each one actually means for what you pay.
Read MoreThe checks that are specific to a foreign buyer in Saudi Arabia and most often skipped: eligibility, structure, use permissions, funding trail, representation and exit.
Read MoreAn owner who visits a Saudi site twice a year usually spends the visit being shown things. Here is how to spend it finding things out instead.
Read MoreA worked comparison of buying versus leasing an office for a foreign company in Riyadh, showing why the expected holding period decides the answer.
Read MoreApplications succeed or stall on documentation. What to assemble, in what order, before anyone assesses you.
Read MoreA contractor asks to change a specified material for an equivalent. Sometimes that is good engineering and sometimes it is margin recovery. How to tell.
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