1150 articles on construction, property, finance and technology.
How the shape of a management fee changes behaviour: a percentage that moves with your income against a fixed amount that does not, and which suits which asset.
Read MoreHow oil price swings pass through to Saudi government spending and private demand, and the planning mistakes that leave foreign investors exposed when the cycle turns.
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Permit delays are usually document delays. The sequence, who owns each step, and the gate that lets the next one start.
Read MoreThe cost lines behind a listing on the Saudi Exchange, from financial advisers and underwriting to audit, legal work and ongoing obligations, and how companies control them.
Read MoreAn illustrative SAR build-up of the annual operating budget for a Saudi residential building, converted to a monthly charge per unit and tested against collection losses.
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The first ninety days of an FM contract decide the next three years. The sequence for transferring a building without losing control of it.
Read MoreWhat investors wrongly believe they can arrange in advance: foreign wills, trusts, nominee holdings, joint names and the idea that a company solves succession by itself.
Read MoreThe relationship and cultural errors that slow foreign investors down in Saudi Arabia, from rushing meetings to rotating contacts, and practical ways to avoid them.
Read MoreA short pre-contract review costs a fraction of a project and routinely changes what gets signed. What to ask for, in what order.
Read MoreThe oversight costs foreign investors carry after investing in Saudi Arabia: board travel, audit, local representation, reporting and compliance, and how to size them.
Read MoreAn illustrative SAR calculation showing how net operating income and a required yield set the price of a completed building, and what small changes do to the figure.
Read MoreVertical extension is attractive because the land is already yours. The structure, the permissions and the services decide whether it is actually available.
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