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    Stress-testing a SAR 665,400 renovation budget for 195 m² of student housing in Riyadh

    The SAR 665,400 figure is still useful as a ceiling test, but it is not yet a reliable construction price if access, occupancy and service condition remain unresolved. Ask contractors for a programme as well as a cost breakdown, with decision dates and dependencies shown. A bid that explains...
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    Older Johannesburg townhouse: add a sewer scope to the inspection?

    Don’t fund every possible extra by emptying the post-purchase reserve. List the unavoidable cash needs first: moving, service charges, insurance excess, the first mortgage payment and any inspection findings that affect immediate use of the home. Furniture can usually wait. A sewer scope may...
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    Riyadh warehouses up 9.5% — are buyers pricing in building reserves?

    Either buyers negotiate an allowance for future warehouse work or they walk away when the condition is too uncertain. Neither explanation fits every Riyadh listing in the small group I have been following. The asking prices run from SAR 1,710,000 to SAR 2,565,000, with indicated movement of...
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