Updated October 2026.
When you walk into a developer's sales suite or answer an agent's listing, you are speaking to someone whose role is to sell that particular property. That is legitimate — but it means the conversation starts from their stock, not from your objectives.
What a buyer-side adviser does differently
- Starts from a mandate: budget, objectives, location, intended use, horizon and risk tolerance.
- Researches the market against it, including comparable pricing, rental evidence and running costs.
- Presents a focused shortlist — including what does not fit and what still needs verifying.
- Supports selection, due diligence coordination, negotiation and the purchase, alongside your own legal, tax and financial advisers.
How CM2 is paid
CM2 operates on the buyer side while receiving compensation from participating developer partners — including Aldar Properties and London Square — when a purchase completes. You are not charged a fee by CM2.
We state this plainly because it matters: being paid by developers means CM2 should not describe its advice as independent in an absolute sense, and its opportunity set is shaped by the developers it works with. We think the right response is transparency, evidence and a willingness to tell clients when an opportunity does not fit — and we recommend independent legal, tax and financial advice on every purchase.
Questions to ask any adviser
- Who pays you, and does that change depending on what I buy?
- What is the evidence behind this price and this rental estimate?
- What are the risks, and what do you not yet know?
Read more about the CM2 acquisition process and our commercial model.
CM2 operates on the buyer side while receiving compensation from participating developer partners, including Aldar Properties and London Square. Buyers are not charged a fee by CM2. This article is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Figures may be indicative, availability can change and projected yields are not guaranteed.