750 articles on construction, property, finance and technology.
A contractor offers to recover six weeks for a price. Here is the arithmetic that tells an owner whether the offer is worth taking.
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What a valuation from a Taqeem-accredited valuer tells a foreign investor, what it cannot tell you, and how to use it in negotiation and financing.
Read MoreWhat a foreign owner pays between agreeing a sale in Saudi Arabia and receiving the money abroad: tax, brokerage, mortgage release, advisers, conversion and delays.
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Most construction problems begin as drawing conflicts. The coordination that prevents them, and who is responsible.
Read MorePaying for measured work each month and paying for completed stages are two different relationships with a contractor. Each protects a different thing.
Read MoreHow foreign investors actually obtain industrial land in Saudi industrial cities: leasing rather than buying, approvals, ready-built factories and alternatives to MODON.
Read MoreA structured review before tender catches the problems that would otherwise be discovered during construction.
Read MoreThe cost drivers of owning or developing hospitality property in Saudi Arabia as a foreign investor: build, furnishing, pre-opening, operator fees, licensing and renewal.
Read MoreDistance is not the real problem on a remote build. Beliefs about responsiveness, presence and trust cause far more damage than the hours between you.
Read MoreWhere foreign investors go wrong with expatriate compounds in Saudi Arabia: tenant concentration, ageing amenities, location shifts, operating costs and ownership eligibility.
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The purchase price is the beginning. What ownership costs annually, and which components are controllable.
Read MoreA building that looks finished is not a building that works. What commissioning actually proves, and the beliefs that let owners skip it.
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