Features / The Real Deal: Residential

Zamalek vs. Shorouk: Where to Buy?

Where should I buy? A question that baffles every soon-to-be couple, every father looking to buy a property for his child, and every investor looking to make a profit.

Developers vs. Agents: Who to Turn to for Property Resale?

As real estate consolidates its place as one of the prime sources of investment revenue in the country, property resale value has increasingly become one of the major determinants in any investment decision – from a small-scale individual homebuyer to a leading conglomerate looking for the ideal commercial space.

Off-Plan Property vs. Existing Property: Which to Buy?

With the continuous rise of real estate prices due to the persistently high demand, developers have begun to expand on their off-plan investment offerings, amid different facilitations to ease the purchase cost for buyers and help them secure better financing terms from their lenders.

Making Your Investment Count: Commercial vs. Residential Property

The Egyptian economy is currently facing turbulent times, as the country remains locked in a currency crisis, while poor economic growth forecasts have sent investment tumbling in recent years. However, one sector which still remains buoyant during the country's difficult times is Real Estate. The main reason behind its stability is the belief of many Egyptians that property investment one of the safest investments, as well as a hedge against inflation in the country.

FDI in the Residential Market: A Closer Look

The multitude of building projects across Egypt's various construction sites is nearly endless, from huge, narrow apartment buildings for lower-income households, to the luxurious shopping malls springing up all over the main population hubs.

The Future of Sustainable and Green Construction in Egypt

The ‘going green’ bandwagon has been slowly making the rounds with new ideas of impactful ways to save our planet emerging every day. Environmental responsibility and long-term sustainable solutions have become a necessity, with the world trying to combat global warming with its consequences, and ensure resource availability for all. Now the worldwide trend towards going green has shifted to real estate, where a green building signifies a property that is built with an environmentally friendly process, energy and resource efficient. While the environmental aspects are key champions of green buildings, the economic benefits of a sustainable green shift are weighing heavily in its favor.

Social Housing: Promises, Law, and Application

Egypt has long been subject to many housing difficulties, especially with the increase of informal and hazardous areas that have fostered due to the shortage of affordable housing. With an expanding population, which has tripled since 1960s, the country was catapulted into an urbanization crisis, creating major pressure on the housing capacities of major cities, mainly Cairo.

Egypt’s Growing Affordable Homes Market and their Efficiency

In a highly populated country like Egypt, state bodies have worked closely with real estate developers, as well as the Armed Forces Engineering Authority, to offer diversified and much-needed low and medium-cost residential units to the highly populated country.

6th of October vs. New Cairo: Where to Buy?

Since the 1970s, as a normal outcome to Cairo’s congested state, the inclination to expand by building new cities has grown, producing two comprehensive cities that have only been in the lead when it comes to residential and commercial real estate arena.

Egypt’s Property Tax: How is it Calculated?

In a bid to reach a conclusion on how Egyptians perceive property taxes in Egypt, Invest Gate took to the streets of Cairo, asking one simple question “Do you know how to calculate property taxes?” Almost all answers received were negatory, indicating a gap in the information offered to regular homeowners.

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