Independent research · For overseas Pakistanis
You’re buying from thousands of miles away. Listings won’t tell you if the price is fair, the rent is real, or the file is clean. We check — with comparable evidence, yield maths, and risk flags in plain English.
The problem we solve: from abroad, every property looks good in photos and every agent sounds certain.
Evidence first · Opinion secondWhat we do
A free weekly briefing that keeps you current, and a paid, property-specific report when you’re close to a decision.
Our weekly research briefing on Pakistan property — prices, rents, policy and the macro numbers that actually move them, written for readers in the UK, Gulf, North America and Australia.
Send us the property you’re seriously considering. We research that specific deal and return a 3–4 page PDF within 72 hours of payment — before you transfer a rupee.
Coverage
We don’t cover “Pakistan” in general. Prices, rents and risk behave differently in Clifton than in Bahria Town — so the research is built market by market.
The country’s largest and most liquid market — apartments in Clifton and DHA, houses across DHA phases, and a rental market deep enough to underwrite real yields.
DHA-led and plot-heavy, where phase, block and possession status move the price more than the house itself. File and affidavit mechanics matter here — we flag them.
Sector-by-sector pricing, CDA vs. private housing schemes, and steadier expat and institutional rental demand — a different risk profile from Karachi and Lahore.
Deal Check
What’s inside the report
Complete the order form with the listing link or details, location, asking price and your questions.
We confirm the deal is in our coverage and send payment instructions. No payment, no clock — no surprises.
Comparables, rent evidence, yield maths, costs and risk flags — every figure sourced and dated.
Your 3–4 page report arrives within 72 hours of payment, with one Q&A round included afterwards.
Try the maths yourself
Enter the numbers from any listing. If the yield only works with an optimistic rent, the listing — not your maths — is the problem. A Deal Check replaces these guesses with researched evidence.
Net rental yield
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Illustrative only, from the numbers you enter — not a researched figure and not financial advice. It excludes purchase taxes and transfer costs — estimate those with the transfer tax calculator below, or have them fully costed in a Deal Check.
Free tool · Finance Act 2026 rates
The federal advance taxes on a purchase — buyer’s 236K and seller’s 236C — at the rates in force from 1 July 2026, with Punjab stamp duty added when it applies. Most buyers only hear the total at the registrar’s office. Run it here first.
Grand total — all transfer taxes & charges
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Rates: Finance Act 2026, effective 1 July 2026. Advance taxes are adjustable against your final tax liability — they are not the full tax on the deal. Capital gains tax is separate and depends on acquisition date and holding period. Provincial charges other than Punjab stamp duty are not estimated here — use the figure on your sub-registrar challan. Confirm against your FBR challan before paying.
How we work
We sell research, not property. No listings, no developer sponsorships, no commissions — so our conclusion never has a buyer.
Estimates are labelled estimates. Ranges are shown as ranges. Sources are dated, so you can see how fresh the evidence is.
Where Pakistan market data is thin — and in places it is — we say so plainly instead of dressing a guess up as a fact.
Everything assumes you cannot visit, cannot pop into an office, and are deciding across time zones. The report has to stand on its own.
Questions
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One research briefing a week. Read it in ten minutes, use it for years.