Domira Insights

Saudi Property and Construction Insights

1150 articles on construction, property, finance and technology.

Apr 27, 2025 3 min read

Buying Property From Family: Where Informality Causes Harm

Family transactions skip the safeguards that protect both sides. The omissions that damage relationships as well as finances.

Partnering with a PIF Company or Competing Beside It: A Private Investor's Choice

Vision 2030 and Investment Trends

Apr 27, 2025 3 min read

Partnering with a PIF Company or Competing Beside It: A Private Investor's Choice

PIF and its companies now shape many Saudi sectors. When a private investor gains from partnering with them, and when staying independent is the better route.

Turning an Older Building Into a Hotel: Six Assumptions Worth Testing

Building and Developing in Saudi Arabia

Apr 27, 2025 4 min read

Turning an Older Building Into a Hotel: Six Assumptions Worth Testing

Hotel conversion looks cheaper and faster than building new. What the existing structure, services, fire strategy and floor-to-ceiling heights will actually demand of you.

Waterproofing a Bathroom: The Sequence That Keeps Water in the Room

Construction and Contracting

Apr 27, 2025 6 min read

Waterproofing a Bathroom: The Sequence That Keeps Water in the Room

Wet rooms leak at thresholds, drains and pipe penetrations, not through the tiles. This is the order of work, with the test that proves it before anything is covered.

Settling a Final Account: The Lines That Decide the Last Payment

Construction and Contracting

Apr 27, 2025 7 min read

Settling a Final Account: The Lines That Decide the Last Payment

A construction final account is the sum of a dozen separate settlements. What each line contains, what moves it, and the order to settle them in.

Where to Track Vision 2030 Progress and How to Read the Reports

Vision 2030 and Investment Trends

Apr 25, 2025 3 min read

Where to Track Vision 2030 Progress and How to Read the Reports

A practical system for following Vision 2030 progress through official reports, programme updates and procurement data, and for turning them into investment signals.

Storing Materials on Site: Damage That Nobody Budgets For

Building Materials

Apr 24, 2025 3 min read

Storing Materials on Site: Damage That Nobody Budgets For

Materials are paid for once and damaged repeatedly. The storage failures that consume budget invisibly.

Investing Around New Murabba in Riyadh: Mistakes to Avoid

Vision 2030 and Investment Trends

Apr 24, 2025 4 min read

Investing Around New Murabba in Riyadh: Mistakes to Avoid

New Murabba is a new downtown for Riyadh. Six mistakes investors make buying land, property or businesses nearby on the strength of the announcement.

Padel Courts and a Gym: A Worked Example of Utilisation and Return

Building and Developing in Saudi Arabia

Apr 24, 2025 5 min read

Padel Courts and a Gym: A Worked Example of Utilisation and Return

An illustrative calculation for a small sports facility in Saudi Arabia, showing how court hours, membership and a fixed cost base combine into a return on capital.

Fresh Air in a Sealed House: Ventilation Myths That Spoil Indoor Air

Construction and Contracting

Apr 24, 2025 4 min read

Fresh Air in a Sealed House: Ventilation Myths That Spoil Indoor Air

A modern villa is far tighter than an old one, the windows stay shut for months, and air conditioning recirculates. Where does the fresh air actually come from?

What a Mood Board and a Render Can and Cannot Promise

Interior Design and Finishing

Apr 24, 2025 5 min read

What a Mood Board and a Render Can and Cannot Promise

Visuals sell interiors and then get blamed for them. Here is what each kind of image is actually evidence of, and what you should ask for instead.

Material Price Movement: Managing Cost Over a Long Programme

Building Materials

Apr 22, 2025 3 min read

Material Price Movement: Managing Cost Over a Long Programme

Prices move during construction, and who bears the movement depends on the contract. How to manage the exposure.