Zullfa Weekly

If you buy off-plan in Makkah or Madinah from a Wafi-licensed project, your reservation money goes into a project escrow account at a licensed bank, and a developer can take no more than 5% of a unit's value as a reservation. You can check the licence, escrow bank and account number on REGA's public enquiry before you pay. The sources do not yet say what happens if building stops. Information, not legal or financial advice. — transcript and sources: https://zullfa.com/podcast/due-diligence-buying-off-plan

The charges on top of the price of a home in Makkah or Madinah, who collects each one, what the sources say about the amount, and where the question of who pays is still open. Information, not legal or financial advice. — transcript and sources: https://zullfa.com/podcast/the-real-cost-what-sits-on-top-of-the-price

The official purchase process for a buyer living abroad, from the digital ID at a Saudi mission to the application on the Saudi Properties portal. Information, not legal or financial advice. — transcript and sources: https://zullfa.com/podcast/from-abroad-how-to-buy-step-by-step

The rules for non-Saudi buyers in Makkah and Madinah, covering who can buy and where ownership is allowed. Information, not legal or financial advice. — transcript and sources: https://zullfa.com/podcast/from-abroad-can-foreigners-buy-property-makkah-madinah

How to check a broker's licence, an off-plan project's registration and an advertisement's licence before you send money for a home in the holy cities. Information, not legal or financial advice. — transcript and sources: https://zullfa.com/podcast/due-diligence-verify-before-you-pay

What Muslim buyers from abroad receive in the major Makkah and Madinah developments, from a title deed at Knowledge Economic City to the Clock Tower's leasehold. Information, not legal or financial advice. — transcript and sources: https://zullfa.com/podcast/near-the-haram-walk-projects-guide

Who qualifies to own property in the holy cities under the new ownership law, for buyers abroad and for residents of the Kingdom. Information, not legal or financial advice. — transcript and sources: https://zullfa.com/podcast/due-diligence-who-can-buy-in-makkah-and-madinah