Al Rafahia International Real Estate Investment and Development Company in Jeddah was able to achieve a strong architectural breakthrough, within a short period, through the construction of luxury ownership apartments as well as villas with high technical specifications and the highest quality of finishing in Al Fahad, Al Roses, Jeddah Shadows and Al Ajwad Rabwah, which was launched Selling in it and achieved within a short period of time a large turnout in the purchase exceeded all expectations, as many luxury seekers rushed towards it to win the apartment of a lifetime, which made the company expand the construction of a large number of residential units to meet the need of citizens to own comfortable housing at affordable prices within the reach of everyone. The company has realized the dream of many young Saudis to own their own apartment that provides well-being for them and their families.
Amlak newspaper was able to meet with the company's President and CEO Engineer Abdulrahman Al-Amin, who kindly took a few minutes of his time to respond to the newspaper's questions, shedding more light on the achievements of his company in the field of real estate investment and development, where he spoke in some detail full of optimism about the plans and programs of the company and its partners, addressing the future strategy of the company and its partners and the goals it has achieved and seeks to achieve in the future.
Engineer Abdul Rahman Al-Amin stressed that Rafaya's entry into the field of real estate development through the construction of ownership apartments and villas came from the role of the private sector to contribute to solving the housing crisis in the Kingdom, and also came in implementation of the directives of the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to involve the private sector in providing housing for citizens, so to the proceedings of the conversation.

[Please tell us about ”Rafahia”, how did you get the idea to establish the company, and why is it called by this name? -First ”Rafaya Company, based in Jeddah, was established in ....................... and the company works in the field of real estate investment and development according to a strategy and plans studied and based on scientific and practical steps, and the company has qualified national cadres of engineers, technicians, skilled workers, administrators and customer services, in addition to a marketing team that works professionally to market the units of the company and its partners.

- Secondly: As for the idea and establishment of the company, the idea of the company was inspired by the growing demand for housing units and the direction of the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, which seeks to achieve the aspirations of the citizens of the Kingdom by providing comfortable and affordable housing, as the private real estate sector is considered an auxiliary arm of the state.

- The name of the company “Rafiah” stems from the fact that when the buyer owns an apartment from us, he can achieve and ensure complete well-being for him and his family members.

[And how can the buyer achieve this? - He achieves this through the following:-
- Entering the owners” association (free of charge for three years), which includes services (payment of electricity and service bills, payment of water and sewage consumption, cleaning the entire building from inside and outside, and paying the salary of the guard who has a private room equipped with surveillance cameras for the building from four sides and a general supervisor for all building services).

- Ensuring family privacy for him and his family members, because our apartments and villas are designed with family privacy and the requirements of the Saudi family in mind, while harnessing and blending modern technologies without violating the customs and traditions of the Saudi family.

The head of the family can also rest assured that his children play in their own areas equipped with the latest games and safety tools, -Modern finishing of the ceiling, bathrooms, doors and floors with high quality.

- Intercom with a camera for each of the luxury apartments.
- Providing permanent protection, monitoring and security for apartments and villas through surveillance cameras carried out by the security and safety team throughout (24 hours).
- These specifications will not be found in any other development company, but ”Rafahia Company“ provides all of this at reasonable prices.

[How do Rafahia projects stand out from others, and what are the technical specifications of the residential units? - In addition to the features I mentioned above, the specifications of our residential units are as follows:
- Technical specifications:The design is just like hotel designs that provide all means of comfort and safety, such as the Tawhid Hotel and the Martyrs Hotel, for example, the bathrooms are designed from the inside from Stylus and the laundry ”model“, i.e. the latest style, and the plaster designs in each of the corridors, such as stairs, bathrooms and the maid's room, all plaster is fallen, i.e. without ”The kitchen is open, which is a modern trend in the design of kitchens, and the area of afforestation as much as possible in any place where afforestation is done, such as the American palm, flowers and trees that suit the weather and climate of the Kingdom, and balconies are only found in buildings that have two facades.
- There are other residential units, including two-story villas, and the prices vary according to the location, quality and location of the land, it is a different stand according to the location and according to the cost of construction, and the difference is only in the land according to its location and area.
- In addition, there is a free owners“ association, which I mentioned above, with a period of three years, through which water and security are paid, and there are surveillance cameras on the guard room at the highest level, and in each apartment there is a master bathroom. The hotel system has a hand towel at the boards.

[How do you see the demand for your residential units? - In fact, the demand for purchase by the citizens of Jeddah exceeded all our expectations, and this made us expand in the plans of Al Fahad, Roses, Jeddah Shadows and Al Ajwad Rabwah, and we are now working to create more residential units (apartments, villas) in order to meet the market, and thus meet the increasing demands.

[Please tell us about the prices of apartments and villas, spaces and the number of rooms in each of them? - Our prices are very reasonable and within everyone's reach, they are between 350,000-460,000 riyals per apartment, and prices may vary according to specifications, finishing and land location.

- As for the sizes of apartments, they are multiple to meet different tastes and can be detailed in the following:
- Three-room or four-room apartments, a three-room apartment with an area of 90 m2 - 125 m2, and the second type of apartments, four-room apartments, the area of the apartment starts from 112 m2 - 145 m2, while the five-room apartment, its area starts from 215 m2 - 230 m2,
- As for the price of the apartments, it is according to the design, there is no commission, the sale is sold by marketing, and the selling price is lower than market prices.
- As an example of prices, a three-room apartment has a price of 270 thousand riyals, and it may reach 350 thousand when finishing, while a 4-room apartment has a price of 330 riyals, and upon delivery that takes place after four months, the full price reaches 450 thousand riyals upon delivery (not distinguished) As for the 4-room apartment (distinctive) with central air conditioning, with a driver's room and maid's rooms, with Burhani laundry, with an area of 145 square meters, the floor is two apartments up to 500 thousand SAR, to be delivered after 6 months, and the rate may reach 600 thousand SAR upon delivery.
There are also projects in northeastern Jeddah, Abral, Rabwa Al-Ajwad, as for the Al-Warud scheme on the old airport side, there are four buildings, centrally air-conditioned from the inside, the building has 16 small apartments, and the fala has a basement and swimming pool owned by the owner of the fala of two floors (there are two buildings), three apartments system in the floor, while the rest are two apartments system in the floor, where there are 330 apartments, different sizes, from three rooms and four rooms, with workmen's rooms, and it is in the center of Jeddah.

- As for the typical apartment, it is designed with very high international catalogs, and the marketing is starting from 2013, and in this regard, cadres have been trained in the field of marketing with very high marketing efficiency.

[When will the commercialization of these units begin? - In 2013, about 330 housing units were designed in a modern design, which is advertised through billboards, through the press, as well as online sales sites, the sale is attractive in price and the location is strategic, the design was done with very high quality, and there are welfare periods of three years, until the full amount is paid in full and includes all services and the cost is evaluated based on the payment of the full amount, and the pledge to deliver the apartment upon payment, these projects belong to Ibrahim and his partners consisting of 6 companies.


- There are also villas on Hattin (in front of the Chamber of Commerce) consisting of two floors, attached to it a garden designed in an innovative artistic way, and its price according to the land and location, the finishing is at the highest level, the ceramics that have a beautiful distinctive shape 60 * 20 all the facades of the buildings are stone and Baghdadian paints, and this is a targeted commercial area. As for the apartments, they are sold after they are designed, in a high-quality manner, to achieve more luxury, and the air conditioning is centralized, and the price per square meter is 6 thousand riyals, and the rent reaches 120 thousand riyals annually, and in (Al-Hamra) there are offices for selling housing, rent, and the price per square meter is 600 riyals in the office.

[What are the conditions and mechanism of sale? - The conditions and mechanism are simple and not complicated, as the apartment is delivered finished deluxe, and the sale is done by the full building system, or the apartment system, the locations in which we work are Rabwa Al-Ajwad, Jeddah shadows and roses and the number of ten buildings, Rabwa Al-Ajwad in the Manar neighborhood, Jeddah shadows also in the Manar neighborhood, and roses in the old airport.

What are the conditions and mechanism of sale?

[And what are the specifications of the apartments found in these locations? - The specifications of the apartment are innovative specifications and express an atmosphere of luxury, there is a ”gym“, a session and a fluid room for each apartment, as well as the laundry and cupboards are installed with all their accessories and at a price lower than the prevailing prices in the market.

- As for the cleaning system, it is an innovative and modern system through an agency from American and Italian companies with a broom system, where there is a 10-meter-long ”Lee“ tube that works to clean the apartment, that is, the suction of dust without any discomfort to the residents, to transfer this tube ”Lee” to a large barrel under the building, in the ”Parkeng“ to reach the dirt without making any noise and then carrying it out of the building.

[What is the company's strategy and future plans and do you have plans to expand outside of Jeddah? - This is a very important point, in fact after the great demand for apartments and villas in the city of Jeddah, and we are now working to meet the demands of the city of Jeddah, by creating more residential units, and in the future we have a strategy that we will implement, where we will go to the center and east of the Kingdom, to implement a number of residential units in it, God willing.

What is the company's strategy and future plans?

[How can the company's customers communicate with you? - You can communicate through a number of ways, including visiting the company's website located at ................................ in my neighborhood, or via landline: 026774545
Mobile: 0509218613
Or via email [email protected]

[A final word to Amlak at the end of this interview? -I thank you very much, and there is no doubt that the press has a great role and is supportive of the real estate field, and we hope that your newspaper will continue its pioneering role in supporting the real estate activity and the fields of construction and construction, and Amlak newspaper as the only real estate newspaper in the Kingdom, we expect it to support the real estate field and construction.