Saudi Arabia tries to boost home ownership in deals with U.S. firms
Five agreements were signed during last week’s visit to America by Saudi Arabia’s Housing Minister, including with BlackRock and Apollo

BlackRock signed two preliminary agreements with Saudi real estate finance companies (Photo: Getty Images)
Five agreements signed with U.S. finance and property firms during last week’s visit to America by Saudi Arabia’s Housing Minister, including with BlackRock and Apollo Global Management, should give a further boost to the kingdom’s rapidly growing home construction...