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12 October 2026Finishing an Apartment in Egypt 2026: Semi-Finished or Fully Finished, and the Real Cost

Finishing an Apartment in Egypt 2026: Semi-Finished or Fully Finished, and the Real Cost

Every offer mentions the finishing level and almost no buyer knows exactly what they will receive, because none of these terms are legally defined — "super lux"…

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12 October 2026Property Instalment Plans in Egypt 2026: The Real Cost and How to Negotiate

Property Instalment Plans in Egypt 2026: The Real Cost and How to Negotiate

Buyers in Egypt negotiate the price of the unit and forget to negotiate the thing that costs more: the payment plan. The gap between two plans on the same unit …

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12 October 2026El Shorouk Apartments and Compounds 2026: A Buyer Guide

El Shorouk Apartments and Compounds 2026: A Buyer Guide

El Shorouk is the city people discover late: they look in the Fifth Settlement, find the price uncomfortable, widen the search, and realise the same budget buys…

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12 October 2026Apartment Sale Contracts in Egypt 2026: Preliminary, Final and the Clauses to Check

Apartment Sale Contracts in Egypt 2026: Preliminary, Final and the Clauses to Check

In Egypt you can pay in full, hold a signed contract, and still not be the legal owner. The document almost every transaction runs on is the preliminary sale co…

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25 September 2026A Guide to Compounds in Egypt 2026: The Advantages, the Drawbacks and How to Choose

A Guide to Compounds in Egypt 2026: The Advantages, the Drawbacks and How to Choose

Compound living is the default assumption in the new Egyptian cities, but the gap between one compound and another is far wider than the marketing suggests. Thi…

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25 September 2026Real Estate Disposal Tax and the Full Cost of Buying and Selling Property in Egypt 2026

Real Estate Disposal Tax and the Full Cost of Buying and Selling Property in Egypt 2026

The headline price is never what a property transaction actually costs. This guide itemises every charge on both sides of an Egyptian property deal: the real es…

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25 September 2026Egypt Old and New Rent Law 2026: What Changed and What It Does to Your Property Value

Egypt Old and New Rent Law 2026: What Changed and What It Does to Your Property Value

Egypt runs two parallel rental regimes, and which one applies to a property can change its market value by a wide margin. This guide explains the difference bet…

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25 September 2026Mortgage Finance in Egypt 2026: The Housing Fund, the Terms, the Banks and the Instalment Maths

Mortgage Finance in Egypt 2026: The Housing Fund, the Terms, the Banks and the Instalment Maths

Mortgage finance is still used by a minority of Egyptian buyers, largely because the terms are poorly understood and because most units on the market are not el…

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25 September 2026Property Registration in Egypt 2026: A Complete Guide to the Shahr Aqari

Property Registration in Egypt 2026: A Complete Guide to the Shahr Aqari

Registering a property in Egypt goes through the Real Estate Publicity Department, known as the Shahr Aqari, and it is the step that turns a contract into legal…

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