The Process
How we vet developers before they reach our platform.
Vetting is the
product
Most international real estate platforms list any developer who wants to be listed. The verification work, the part that decides whether the project actually delivers, falls to the buyer. That model breaks down for foreign buyers. You can't realistically visit every project in person. You may not have a way to verify a developer's track record from your desk. We solve the gap that most foreign-buyer disasters trace back to: vetting the developer before you commit.
We do the filtering before you see the page. Every developer on this platform has cleared a documented process. The portfolio is verified. The company structure is on record. Our team has met with each developer at project sites, at industry events, or in virtual sessions. Completed work has been reviewed in person where feasible, or through documented presentations when located elsewhere. By the time a property reaches a buyer's screen, the developer behind it has already completed our evaluation process.
What every developer
has to clear
These aren't nice-to-haves. A developer either passes them all or they don't reach the platform.
Completed Project History
Track record is about delivery, not promises. We evaluate each developer's portfolio of completed projects, years operating in the market, and performance against original timelines. Documentation from the developer is cross-checked against public records and industry references, and where feasible, by reviewing completed work in person.
Design and Build Quality
Specs show you the plan; delivered work shows you what gets built. We evaluate both: the renderings, materials specifications, and architectural plans for the current project, and the completed work that demonstrates what the developer actually produces. Delivered work is reviewed onsite where feasible, through detailed presentations and project records when it's located in another market.
Market Reputation
A clean record is the baseline, not the headline. We cross-check what a developer represents about themselves (company registration, ownership structure, and absence of unresolved legal issues) against public records and corporate filings. Where possible, we corroborate market standing through local experts: real estate professionals, attorneys, and industry contacts who know the developer firsthand.
Community Amenities
Amenities are what you actually live with, and where developers most commonly overpromise. We review what each project has planned (pools, gyms, dining, common spaces, concierge, security, and any specialized features relevant to the buyer profile) against what the developer has delivered at past projects. Inspected onsite where feasible; through detailed presentations and project records when not.
Buyer Infrastructure
Selling is one thing. Supporting an international buyer is another. We check what each developer has in place for foreign buyers from purchase to ownership: legal and title support for foreign-ownership structures, cross-border payments and currency handling, tax guidance on the right purchase entity, translated contracts, deeds, and disclosures, and post-handover services such as property management or a rental program. Assessed in conversation with their team and through their buyer-facing materials.
From unknown
to approved
What we actually do between a developer reaching out and a property appearing on this site.
Initial Review
A developer comes to us through industry contacts and experts, at trade shows and conferences, or through our affiliations with international trade organizations. Before we engage, we run the basics (website, portfolio, named principals, year of incorporation, claimed completed projects) through a focused desk review. If the public-facing story doesn't hold up, the file closes here.
Document Review
We review the developer's available project documentation: portfolios, marketing materials, masterplans, completed-project records. This is a review, not a formal audit. Where information is missing or inconsistent, we follow up before proceeding.
In-Market Visit
Where feasible, our team visits the developer in market. We tour completed projects, walk active sites, and meet the team that would interact with the buyer after introduction. When an in-person visit isn't possible, we cover the same ground through industry events, virtual sessions, and documented presentations of completed work.
Background Verification
What the developer tells us gets cross-checked against what others can verify. Public records and corporate filings confirm registration, ownership structure, operating history, and absence of unresolved legal issues. We rely on market reputation and industry references (local real estate professionals, attorneys, and industry contacts) where available.
Market Research and Evaluation
With the developer vetted, we evaluate the project and its market: a vetted developer can still build the wrong project in the wrong place. We check location quality, the country's legal and political stability for long-term ownership, expat and rental infrastructure, the numbers after taxes, fees, and currency exposure, real rental demand behind the yield, and whether a foreign owner can exit cleanly, and to whom.
Approval or Decline
Approval comes down to one test: would we invest in this project ourselves? A developer that clears every prior step but doesn't pass that question doesn't reach the platform. We evaluate many projects and bring our clients the strongest options.
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