750 articles on construction, property, finance and technology.
The 2025 measures limiting rent increases in Riyadh, separated from the misreadings: what investors should check, and how to adjust a purchase plan.
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Bonds, guarantees and advances all shift risk between owner and contractor, and each of them has a price that ends up inside your construction cost.
Read MoreA worked example of buying an older residential building, renovating it and re-letting: all-in cost, lost rent during works, new income and the incremental return.
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On a constrained plot, every square metre of circulation costs a square metre of living space. A calculation showing where area goes.
Read MoreHow a foreign buyer prepares, legalises and limits a power of attorney so a representative can act on a Saudi property purchase without taking on unchecked authority.
Read MoreRemote oversight is not free, and it is much cheaper than the alternative. The cost lines of running proper control on a project you cannot attend.
Read MoreA worked example comparing an off-plan purchase under a Wafi payment schedule with buying a completed unit, showing how delay changes which is cheaper.
Read MoreAcoustic problems are almost never designed for and are nearly impossible to fix afterwards. What to address during design.
Read MoreHow Saudi tax law treats a resident company compared with a foreign company taxed through a permanent establishment, and what residency means for individuals.
Read MoreMaterials sitting at a port because of documentation nobody checked is a familiar and avoidable form of delay. Six beliefs worth testing early.
Read MoreBuildings are designed for how they look when finished and lived in for decades. Six assumptions about maintenance worth challenging.
Read MoreHow private equity and venture capital funds investing in Saudi Arabia are structured, comparing CMA-regulated local funds with offshore vehicles for managers and LPs.
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