Egypt Leaps to Sustainable New Cities

• Monday, 23rd January 2017
• by Fatma Khaled

With the country's ongoing urban developments, the Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Development along with New Urban Communities Authority seek to provide clean energy sources along the way to reach the visi ...

Abdulkarim: Dubai Property Market is to Prioritize Buyers’ Needs

• Monday, 23rd January 2017
• by Leena ElDeeb

Saudi property developer, ARTAR, has just launched Mada Residence in Downtown Dubai, featuring upscale living apartments to cater all needs. Invest-Gate goes one-on-one with ARTAR's COO Okbah Abdulkarim on Artar's ex ...

Rhodes: In 2017, The Egyptian Market Will Be Interesting

• Wednesday, 18th January 2017
• by Fatma Khaled

With Egypt gearing up for the inauguration of Cityscape, the annual international real estate exhibition, end of March, Invest-Gate goes one-on-one with Cityscape Global Exhibition Director Tom Rhodes

Investment Law No.8 of 2016: Egypt Becoming an Investment Hub

• Tuesday, 17th January 2017
• by Farah Montasser

Egypt has finally put a foundation that is believed to help prosper its economy, end state - investor disputes, and create a more appealing business environment, with the amended Investment Law No.8 of 2016, favoring ...

Real Estate Experts: IMF Loan Evinces Confidence in Egyptian Economy

• Monday, 9th January 2017
• by Leena ElDeeb

Inflation has taken its toll on Egypt’s economy in the past years, with the market having been particularly hard-hit between the Egypt Economic Development Conference in March 2015 until July 2016. Moreover, with for ...

Amid Economic Difficulty, Real Estate Chamber Lobbies to Bail Out Sector

• Thursday, 5th January 2017
• by Fatma Khaled

Struck by the triple blow of the recent pound flotation, the value-added tax, and increasing customs tariffs, the real estate sector, like many others, has recently been teetering on a thin precipice between its prev ...

Dubai Real Estate Surges, Abu Dhabi Takes a Step Back

• Friday, 30th December 2016
• by Bayut.com

The real estate markets of the two main emirates of the UAE exhibited differing trends over the course of November 2016. While the pleasant weather and cool breeze apparently had a galvanizing effect on the Dubai rea ...

A History of Social Housing Strategies in Egypt

• Sunday, 25th December 2016
• by Tim Nanns

Social housing has been a political issue for every Egyptian president ever since the formation of the Arab Republic. Gamal Abdel Nasser's industrialization policies led to a surge in rural migration at the time, and ...

Steps Toward Sustainability

• Thursday, 22nd December 2016
• by Fatma Khaled

As nations increasingly take steps to attempt to mitigate the harmful effects of modern construction and industry on the environment, while also meeting the demand for advanced housing, Egypt has largely been lagging ...

10Tooba: Developing an Inclusive Urban Policy

• Tuesday, 20th December 2016
• by Joana Saba

Amid the gold rush of Egypt’s currently booming real estate market, it is often to easy to lose sight of the larger picture; who do Egypt’s new developments serve, and what role does the real estate boom play within ...