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Saudi Arabia Market Insights

Analysis, strategy, and deep-dives for the Saudi Arabia property market — Vision 2030, NEOM, RETT, foreign ownership.

Market Insights

Vision 2030 and the Riyadh Real Estate Thesis

Why Riyadh is absorbing demand at double-digit rates while the rest of MENA cools. A structural read on population targets, PIF relocations, and the 15-minute-city plan.

20 April 20269 minRead →
Locations

The NEOM Investment Thesis — What's Real, What's Narrative

Separating The Line hype from the Trojena, Sindalah and Oxagon realities. Which NEOM sub-projects have an actual delivery path, and which are pure optionality.

15 April 202612 minRead →
Regulations

RETT Explained — The 5% Tax That Replaced VAT on Property

Real Estate Transaction Tax replaced the 15% VAT on property transfers in 2020. Who pays, what's exempt, and why it matters for how deals get structured.

10 April 20267 minRead →
Regulations

The 2024 Foreign Ownership Expansion — Where You Can Actually Buy

The 2024 framework expanded non-Saudi freehold access in designated investment zones. Riyadh, Jeddah and Eastern Province are in; Makkah and Medina remain closed.

5 April 20268 minRead →
Regulations

Saudi Premium Residency via the Property Investor Route

The 2024 property-investor track to Saudi Premium Residency — SAR 4m+ in REGA-licensed property, no sponsor, full business rights. What's actually required.

30 March 202610 minRead →
Market Insights

Giga-Project Delivery — A Realistic Timeline Check

NEOM, Qiddiya, Red Sea, Diriyah Gate — what's actually delivering in 2026, 2028 and 2030. The gap between announcement and occupancy, mapped.

22 March 202611 minRead →
Market Insights

The ROSHN Supply Risk in Riyadh

ROSHN is delivering tens of thousands of units through 2030. What that does to existing-stock pricing and rental yields, and where the supply bites hardest.

15 March 20268 minRead →
Strategy

White Land Tax — Why Vacant Plots Start Trading in 2026

The 2.5% annual White Land Tax on undeveloped urban plots is biting. Which zones are seeing forced sales, and how to find the motivated sellers.

8 March 20267 minRead →
Strategy

SAMA Mortgage Rules for Non-Saudi Buyers

SAMA's LTV caps, income-multiple limits, and who can actually get a Saudi mortgage as a non-Saudi resident. Al Rajhi, SNB, Riyad Bank — what the spread looks like.

1 March 20269 minRead →
Locations

Riyadh vs Jeddah — Where's the Better Investment in 2026?

Capital flowing to Riyadh, cultural and port weight in Jeddah. A head-to-head on growth, yield, liquidity and regulatory risk.

22 February 202610 minRead →