MINT CEO at The Investor Real Estate Conference

The third edition of The Investor – Real Estate Conference is set to take place on Monday, September 15, 2025, at Triumph Luxury Hotel in New Cairo, East Cairo.

The conference is organized by Black Diamond, a company specializing in conference and exhibition management, in collaboration with the Real Estate Development Chamber of the Federation of Egyptian Industries.

Held under the theme “The Future of Real Estate: Challenges, Solutions, and the Alternative Market,” the conference aims to address emerging challenges facing Egypt’s real estate sector and explore practical solutions.
Discussions will also focus on mechanisms for regulating the real estate market and the real estate development profession, as well as developing a comprehensive vision for real estate exports and attracting both direct and indirect foreign investments.

The conference tackled the future of real estate amid challenges, solutions, and alternative markets.

Ms. Alia El Nagdi joined the panel discussions, sharing valuable insights on the importance of real estate exports, unlocking new investment opportunities, and embracing digital platforms as catalysts in shaping the sector’s future.

Eng. Ahmed Sabbour, Chairman of Al Ahly Sabbour Developments and Secretary-General of The Investor Conferences, highlighted the emerging challenges facing the Egyptian real estate market, emphasizing the need for constructive dialogue with government entities regarding land sales mechanisms, allocation procedures, and construction regulations.
These efforts are essential to sustaining urban development momentum, expanding Egypt’s urban footprint, and achieving the country's target of generating USD 3 billion annually through real estate exports.

He also emphasized the real estate sector’s pivotal role in supporting the national economy, contributing approximately 20% of Egypt’s GDP.
However, financing remains a major challenge for developers, particularly due to the requirement that units be fully finished to qualify for financing, limiting buyers’ access to more competitive prices during early construction phases.

Eng. Sabbour further noted a significant improvement in foreign purchases of Egyptian real estate, which increased by 91% during the first nine months of the 2024/2025 fiscal year, reaching USD 1.6 billion compared to USD 840 million during the same period of the previous fiscal year. Nevertheless, achieving the country's targets will require further incentives for developers and the removal of existing market obstacles.

Meanwhile, Eng. Tarek Shoukry, Chairman of the Real Estate Development Chamber at the Federation of Egyptian Industries and Secretary-General of the conference's third edition, highlighted the sector's vital role as a key driver of economic development and employment in Egypt. He noted that the real estate sector directly employs between 5 and 5.5 million people, in addition to approximately 15 million indirect jobs across more than 100 supporting and related industries.