To cooperate in times of social distance is a risk. However, to join forces and dominate the market amid COVID-19 is a bold move that sets the scene for future real estate partnerships. Invest-Gate digs deeper into one of the most prominent mergers that took place in 2020, with market leaders Mr. Amr Kandil CEO of Premises Real Estate, Eng. Ahmed Maksoud CEO of Kayan Real Estate, and Eng. Mohamed Aloosh, managing director of Premises Real Estate, explaining how Kayan and Premises became Kayan Premises Real Estate (KPR).

Although female representation in real estate is constantly on the rise, it still lags much further behind than expected. For women, working in a male-dominated industry is old news, but it still poses a myriad of challenges that must be confronted nonetheless, especially in a substantial sector such as real estate. Invest-Gate meets prominent women who made it through this demanded sector, and they demonstrate to us how is it like to be a woman in this field, not to mention the challenges they usually face as women, mothers, and of course, employees.

The coronavirus effect on the real estate sector is still questionable especially with the ongoing work on urban projects, and the state’s desire to keep the balance between work and their safety and health. Thus Invest-Gate displays the impact of the pandemic on those working in real estate, mainly construction and architecture. Here is what is going on in some firms amid the outbreak and the worldwide precautionary measures.

At this difficult time, we all seek comfort when moving into the unknown. Invest-Gate displays some hardships and some feasible business opportunities in the time of COVID-19 from the eyes of Egyptian experts.

Named as one of the Top 50 Women in Egypt For 2019 by Amwal Al Ghad, City Edge Developments Public Relations and Corporate Communications Director Ghada Shaker shares her opinion on the importance of PR in the real estate industry. "PR is a bit like good coffee… it matures on a slow burner," she says.

Out of the old and in with the new… As the pace of the modern world gets faster, the real estate market of Egypt has also shifted from classic methods to the more advanced digital one to improve their revenues and generate more leads. Invest-Gate looks into this new trend and how it is moving the sector forward. 

Since developers and buyers are on separate sides of the fence when it comes to home sales, some are constantly scouting for the quintessential property with the least price tag, whilst others want top dollar. At one point, the broker’s role as an objective mediator and consultant for both parties springs up.

Against this backdrop, Invest-Gate draws reference lines on the indicators and reasons for a possible liquidity pothole across the local real estate sector. Better yet, we betoken ways of securing high reserves and evading the surge in cash outflows, ergo creating an ultra-leveraged business growth model for developers.

Everyone is welcoming the new year, whilst talks of a severe cash crunch in the Egyptian real estate industry are increasingly in the air. Lately, market experts have been pinpointing that there is enough evidence to suggest that several worrying signs could augur fresh strife for domestic businesses. Amid the varying payment facilities and flexible terms offered to lure as many buyers as possible, breakdowns are likely to formulate shortly before jeopardizing the developers' growth prospects.

How to effortlessly get a slice of the real estate pie and build wealth in tandem, while also leveraging not putting all your eggs in one basket? Invest-Gate reviews the most prevalent narrative threads as well as the stages of maturity of REIT regimes regionally and internationally. Besides, we flag up the elevator pitch on why everyday developers and investors should make room for this concept in their portfolios, with a special focus on the Egyptian scene.