Featured19 Oct 20268 min read
Buying off plan: VEFA explained step by step
Reserving a flat that does not exist yet takes trust — and a few checks. Here is how an off-plan purchase runs, from the reservation contract to the keys.
Off planGuide
The Journal
Understand the market before you step into it
Short articles by our agents, to buy, sell or rent knowing the rules of the game.
8 Oct 20266 min read
Notarial deed, land book, waiver: reading a title before you buy
In Algeria a property’s legal status matters as much as its price. Five situations come up again and again, and they offer very different security.
LegalGuide
26 Sept 20267 min read
Buying in Algeria from abroad: the checklist
Lyon, Montréal or London: many buyers live far from the property they buy. Here is how to run a purchase remotely without nasty surprises.
DiasporaFinancing
12 Sept 20265 min read
Rent paid in advance: what each side should know
Three months, six, a year: paying in advance remains a strong custom of the rental market. It reassures the landlord, but it commits the tenant.
LettingsLegal
28 Aug 20266 min read
Chéraga: why the neighbourhood draws so many families
Our head office is in Chéraga, and our agents sell there every week. What they see of the neighbourhood, its prices and its buyers.
NeighbourhoodChéraga
11 Aug 20267 min read
Murabaha or ijara: two ways to finance without interest
Islamic finance windows offer two formulas to buy a home. Their monthly payments look nothing alike, and nor do their total costs.
Financing
23 Jul 20266 min read
How we value a property, and why we show our working
A valuation without its sources is just a number. Our method takes six steps, and each one is shown beside the result.
ValuationMarket
27 Jun 20264 min read
The summer of handovers
Every summer, the diaspora’s visits bring viewings, signings and handovers together. How we organise the season so nobody wastes their trip.
Off planDiaspora
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