Latest in Tag: Housing Highlight
Latest in Tag: Housing

Minister of Housing seeks partnerships with private companies to revitalise housing sector
Real estate summit Cityscape Egypt launched

Ministry of Housing to offer up terms of reference for 4,000 plots of land in 9 cities
Ministry cooperating with Housing and Development Bank to provide residential units as part of a social housing programme

Huge housing deal may signal Gulf investment push into Egypt
The construction company said on Sunday that it had agreed with the Egyptian army to build the homes at 13 locations around the country on land provided free by the armed forces, which own a large amount of financial assets and real estate.

Egyptian banks to bid 8,000 housing units: Minister of Housing
Mostafa Madbouly coordinates with Egyptian banks to enact the central banks initiative to aid low-middle income individuals.

Egypt to lift home ownership rates
The shortage of affordable residential units has created a surge of illegal construction, with a February report saying that some 500,000 units have been built without government consent over the past three years

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Government moves to tackle real estate sector challenges
Ministry of Housing sponsors Your Estate conference to discuss the latest developments in real estate projects and finances

Ministry of Housing to modernise work cycle
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development sign two year protocol.

Ministry of Housing plans to establish 25 new cities, attracting EGP 100bn in investments
The ministry intends to extend the sanitation system to 131 villages, as well as a project establishing new silos with a storage capacity of 1.5bn tons
Partial building collapse leaves one dead
The fatality was caused by the collapse of a ceiling in the top floor of the building
Sustainable development encouraged in Egypt
Our sustainable development strategy poses a host of business opportunities in the public and private sector: Ibrahim Mahlab
NGOs call for the right to adequate housing
NGOs say millions of people currently live in over 1,000 informal settlements

Project to construct one million new housing units
Five year plan for 850,000 new units and redevelopment of 150,000 slum dwellings, Ministry of Housing aims to harness solar energy to power buildings

Al-Duweiqa residents demand ownership of homes
Residents of Al-Duweiqa call on Cairo governorate to allow them to pay monthly instalments so they can own their homes

Twenty-three contracting companies compete to establish 1,880 housing units in Aswan
This project includes 94 buildings to be auctioned off in 6 separate bids
Emirates Heights denies non-compliance allegations
Emirates Heights, a touristic real estate developer, hosted a roundtable with representatives from the Egyptian press to clarify the company’s position, after a series of protests against the company were triggered weeks ago, against the backdrop of late delivery of residential units in addition to a 30 per cent increase in units prices. Chairman of …

Armed Forces low-income housing project near completion
The project including 6,000 residential unites will be completed by the beginning of 2013
Housing and Development Bank to invest EGP $900m in Helwan project
By Nasser Youssef The Housing and Development Bank (HDB) plans on building  a moderately-priced, middle-class housing project in Helwan over 27 acres recently acquired from the government. An official at the bank stated that the project comprises of 2000 residential units to be completed within the coming two to three years. The estimated cost of …
FJP takes a shot at fixing the slums
Freedom and Justice Party aims to help Morsi implement one of his first 100 days tasks.