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Financing structure and IDC: from funding requirement to the interest loop
Real Estate Financial Modeling

Financing structure and IDC: from funding requirement to the interest loop

The series so far: a 50,000 sqm parcel became an area statement, the area statement became a cost stack of SAR 887M, and the residential component became a…

Ahmad DinWritten by Ahmad Din
Jul 26, 2026 · 6 min readRead More →
Structuring construction costs: from built-up area to total development cost
Real Estate Financial Modeling

Structuring construction costs: from built-up area to total development cost

In the previous article, our 50,000 sqm parcel produced 125,000 sqm of revenue-earning GFA, allocated across residential, hotel, and retail. This article…

Ahmad DinWritten by Ahmad Din
Jul 22, 2026 · 5 min readRead More →
Highest and Best Use: the first decision every real estate model must answer
Real Estate Financial Modeling

Highest and Best Use: the first decision every real estate model must answer

Every developer starts with the same question: what is the highest and best use of this land? Sell it as residential? Operate it as a hotel? Lease it as…

Ahmad DinWritten by Ahmad Din
Jul 19, 2026 · 5 min readRead More →
A template is not a defensible model.
Real Estate Financial Modeling

A template is not a defensible model.

A mixed-use model I rebuilt earlier this year, hospitality and residential, in Saudi Arabia, had over 40,000 rows in a single input tab. Other tabs ran past…

Ahmad DinWritten by Ahmad Din
Jul 15, 2026 · 4 min readRead More →
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