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An aerial view of the Maadi suburb and its section overlooking the Nile river in the south of Egypt's capital Cairo on 15 October 2021. Amir Makar / AFP

Egypt opens its property market to foreign buyers

As the country seeks more direct investment, a period of overbuilding and weak domestic demand means that there are plenty of assets to choose from, but are prices inflated?

Amr Emam 13 July 2026
Al Majalla

Saudi market whets the appetite of Egyptian developers

Mounting challenges in Egypt contrast sharply with the stability of Saudi Arabia, where the real estate sector will soon be among the world's biggest. No wonder Egyptian developers are looking east

Sharif Mohammad 07 February 2025
An aerial photograph of a part of Cairo showing the historic Amr ibn al-Aas Mosque in the city of Fustat (right), the Coptic Cairo area and the Nile Island, and Giza appears. April 28, 2023 AFP

Why buying real estate to safeguard savings is hurting Egypt's economy

As inflation soars and the currency plunges, property looks like a sound investment to Egyptians seeking to secure their savings. But this opens the economy up to more danger. Al Majalla explains.

Marcelle Nasr 03 September 2023
In a country where economic data is sparse, observers look to real estate and stock market performance to assess the overall state of the economy. Axel Rangel Garcia

In Kuwait, drop in real estate transactions points to economic lull

In a country where economic data is sparse, observers look to real estate and stock market performance to assess the overall state of the economy

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 21 June 2023
A general view shot shows a neighborhood in the Syrian capital Damascus. (AFP PHOTO / LOUAI BESHARA)

Stagnation in Syria’s Real Estate Market

The efforts of countries located in Syria’s vicinity and working to return Syrian refugees to their country forced the refugees to head to the real estate market, which is witnessing a major…

Jiwan Soz 26 August 2022
Public Auctions of Forcibly Displaced People’s Lands (AFP).

Syrians Worried Over Regime Selling Their Real Estate

Hundreds of Syrian families in the countryside of Idlib and Hama are facing a new problem of selling and investing in their real estate through public auctions supervised by the government of…

Jiwan Soz 04 June 2022
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