Real estate careers in Greater Cairo

The market in Greater Cairo

Apartments in the New Administrative Capital averaged about EGP 50,000 per sqm in July 2026, with more than 30,000 residents and ACUD expecting 50,000 to 60,000 by year end (Asharq Al-Awsat, July 2026).

Greater Cairo is the country's main sales market: East Cairo alone took 47% of the top 10 developers' sales in H1 2026 and West Cairo another 11%. Growth runs east through New Cairo, Mostakbal City and the New Administrative Capital, and west through Sheikh Zayed and 6th of October. Prices rose 2.4% in New Cairo and 2.8% in 6th of October in Q2 2026 while rents climbed about 7% a year, a sign some buyers are switching to renting.

Foreign buyers

Foreign buyers can own residential units across Greater Cairo with no cap on the number of units when they pay in foreign currency transferred from abroad. Units sold by NUCA or other state bodies in the new cities need proof of payment in US dollars before notarisation. Ownership covers units, not land.

Main neighbourhoods

New Cairo (Fifth Settlement)New Administrative CapitalMostakbal CityMadinatyEl ShoroukSheikh Zayed6th of OctoberZamalekMaadiHeliopolisNasr CityGarden City

Broker registration

Anyone who brokers the sale, purchase or lease of property or land must be entered in GOEIC's Real Estate Brokers Registry, created by Law 21 of 2022 amending the Commercial Agency and Brokerage Law 120 of 1982. Ministerial Decision 578 of 2025 on broker types and categories was issued on 16 December 2025 and took effect on 18 January 2026 according to Property Finder Egypt, and existing practitioners had six months, to July 2026, to register. Applicants first pass GOEIC's online Real Estate Brokerage Practice course (3 days, 12 hours, 80% attendance and a final assessment, EGP 1,500), then file the individual or company form with the certificate at a GOEIC branch. Brokers register as seller, buyer, dual or rental brokers and are graded by deal size: A (over EGP 100 million, capital EGP 1 million), B (over EGP 50 million, EGP 500,000), C (over EGP 10 million, EGP 50,000) and D (up to EGP 10 million, EGP 20,000). The broker card is collected at the Maarouf (Cairo), 6th of October or Alexandria branches. Registration fees are paid at branches but are not published; practising without registration carries up to two years in prison and a fine of EGP 50,000 to EGP 1 million. The full guide