05 November 2024
Interactive maps showing land areas and population by governorate
18 September 2024
In the first explanation pamphlet of the new reconciliation law ‘How do I know my home is informal?’, you can find a simple explanation in comic style illustration of the types of building violations according to the new reconciliation law […]
16 September 2024
Steps for legalizing informal homes
12 October 2022
A series commemorating the 30th anniversary of the October 1992 Earthquake in Egypt
30 September 2022
Who Owns Cairo: Case Study Companies Overview Company name: Pioneers Properties for Urban Development SAE (Reuters code: PRDC.CA) Established: 2021 (Split from Pioneers Capital now Aspire Capital SAE PIOH.CA, originally est. 1997) Listed on the EGX: 2021 (Split from Pioneers […]
30 September 2022
Who Owns Cairo: Case Study Companies Overview Name: Porto Group Holding SAE PORT.CA Name change 2022: Arab Developers Holding SAE ARAB.CA Established: 2015 (Split from Amer Group SAE AMER.CA originally established in 2007) Listed on the EGX: 2015 (Split from […]
16 September 2022
A comprehensive overview of the Egypt’s real estate sector showing Cairo’s top landholders, their typologies and nationalities
12 September 2022
Ten detailed fact sheets on landholdings and company ownership
04 September 2022
Madinet Nasr Housing and Development
04 September 2022
Heliopolis Housing and Development SAE HELI.CA
04 September 2022
Talaat Moustafa Group Holding SAE (Reuters Code TMGH.CA)
04 September 2022
Who Owns Cairo: Case Study Companies Overview Name: Palm Hills Development Company SAE PHDC.CA Established: 2005 Listed on the EGX: 2008 Other listings: Cross-listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) 2010 – 2020 Scope and activities: Real estate investment in […]
04 September 2022
Overview Name: Housing & Development Bank SAE Reuters Code HDBK.CA Established: 1979 Listed on the EGX: 1983 Scope and activities: The Housing and Development Bank SAE is an Egypt-based commercial and investment bank that principally operates in the housing and […]
28 June 2022
In our second issue of this Built Environment Observatory fact sheet, we analyse statistics on Egypt’s residential construction up to the latest available year, 2020/2021.
29 April 2021
Analysis of Egypt’s new zoning and building regulations
LawsReconciliation LawSelf-built Communities
Egypt’s Construction Violations Reconciliation Law – Development Brief
16 April 2021
A summary of significant events from when the law came into force
AffordabilityHousing ProjectsRent
Tenants and Mortgage Support During the Corona Crisis: Draft Recommendations
12 April 2020
An LE 5.7 billion programme to support 1.7 million households
Egypt Road Crash Deaths: The Basic Figures
05 March 2020
As more and more new housing is built in remote areas, leading residents to rely ever more on transport, the Built Environment Observatory looks at the facts and figures around road safety in Egypt, with a particular focus on pedestrians. […]
LawsReconciliation LawSelf-built CommunitiesTenure Security
Egypt’s Construction Violations Reconciliation Law: All You Need to Know
16 January 2020
Why is parliament seeking amendments months after passing the laws, and days before it was due to expire.
Housing ProjectsHousing StatisticsReconciliation LawSelf-built Communities
Who Builds Egypt’s Housing 2018
04 November 2019
An analysis of the size of the informal private sector, the target of a new reconciliation law
AffordabilityHousing StatisticsRentState of Housing 2017Tenure Security
Egypt Rent ٍStatistics 1986-2017
19 February 2018
As part of the BEO’s State of Housing 2017 series, this fact sheet presents a current overview of rent in Egypt