Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities Randa El-Menshawy has discussed a proposal to establish a real estate investment fund to maximize returns on assets owned by the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA).

Oman Tourism Development Company (OMRAN Group) has signed two agreements with Grova Developments, the real estate development arm of Hassan Allam Holding, for residential projects worth approximately $115 million at Madinat Al Irfan in Muscat, as per a press release.

Nations of Sky has launched ORB, a mixed-use project spanning approximately 15 feddans in West Cairo, with more than 700 units across two towers and seven mid-rise buildings, as per an emailed press release.

Madinet Masr has introduced a new phase of its fractional real estate investment platform, SAFE Investments, with shares starting at EGP 5,000, widening access to selected properties in Egypt.

Beltone Asset Management, a subsidiary of Beltone Holding, and Amtaar Capital joined forces to establish a multi-issuance real estate investment fund with targeted issuances totaling EGP 2 billion, according to an emailed press release.

Madinet Masr has launched ETAJE, a residential and mixed-use project on the final residential plot in Taj City, New Cairo, as per an emailed press release.

Throughout 2026, Egypt’s real estate market has reached a critical structural inflection point. On one hand, nominal sales growth and total sector valuations have expanded dramatically, fueled by an influx of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) capital, currency movements, and severe domestic cost-push inflation.

PRE Group has launched Collage, serviced apartments within its Ivoire East project in New Cairo, in partnership with hospitality and hotel management company Lemon Spaces.

Madinet Masr has awarded construction contracts worth approximately EGP 1.38 billion to several contractors for Origami, part of its Taj City development, as per a disclosure.

Gulf Egypt Hotels & Tourism, a subsidiary of Kuwait-based real estate firm United Real Estate Company (URC), has signed a protocol agreement with the Armed Forces Engineering Authority to begin developing a mixed-use destination in Heliopolis, as per an emailed press release.

Real estate developer Emaar Misr has signed two construction contracts totaling EGP 14 billion with Rowad Modern Engineering and Innovo Group for the Infinity Beach and Island Living projects at Marassi Red Sea, as per an emailed press release.

Madinet Masr has entered Egypt’s North Coast market for the first time through a 101-feddan project developed in collaboration with Reedy Development under its newly introduced AMAR platform.

Gulf investments in Egypt remain long-term and are continuing, supported by confidence in the country’s growth prospects and resilience to regional developments, Tarek El Shazly, CEO of Gulf Egypt Hotels and Tourism, said.

The Cityscape 2026 Summit opened at The St. Regis Cairo in the New Capital, convening government officials, investors, developers, and industry experts to examine the forces shaping Egypt’s real estate market and its investment prospects.

Egyptian taxpayers created 612,000 electronic accounts through the real estate tax mobile application during its first two months of the new facilitation package, Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk said in a statement.

Artificial intelligence (AI) company RcrutAI has launched Panther, its first product developed specifically for the real estate sector, offering developers market analysis and project-planning outputs in approximately one minute.

Palm for Investment and Real Estate Development, a subsidiary of Egypt-based luxury real estate developer Palm Hills Developments, has signed a long-term syndicated financing agreement worth EGP 8 billion with Banque Misr and the National Bank of Egypt (NBE).

The General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) and Property Finder Egypt signed a cooperation protocol to qualify real estate brokers for professional licenses and strengthen compliance with regulations governing the sector.

Egypt-based real estate developer Tatweer Misr has secured EGP 3 billion in financing from Egypt-based leasing and factoring provider Al Taamir Leasing and Factoring Company, known as Al Oula, to accelerate construction at its Fouka Bay and D-Bay developments on the North Coast.

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has amended the requirements for real estate investment and development companies seeking to convert into real estate investment funds.