A client asks the difference between a primary unit and a resale unit in Egypt. Which answer is right?

1. Primary means bought directly from the developer, resale means bought from an existing owner
2. Primary means ready to move, resale means off-plan
3. Primary means registered at Shahr Aqary, resale means not registered
4. Primary means a first home, resale means an investment unit

A buyer takes over an off-plan unit from an owner who has paid part of the plan. In a typical Egyptian resale with installments, what does the buyer pay the owner in cash?

1. The full contract price
2. Only the premium
3. The amount the owner has already paid plus the premium (the over), while the remaining installments continue to the developer
4. The remaining installments, paid upfront to the owner

On a project built on land allocated by the state, when can the developer start announcing unit sales under Prime Minister Decree 2184 of 2022?

1. As soon as it signs the land contract
2. Once a ministerial decree approves the project's master plan
3. Once 50% of the structure is built
4. Once the first phase is delivered

Under Decree 2184 of 2022, how long a grace period does a developer get on the contractual delivery date before delay remedies start?

1. 3 months
2. 6 months
3. 24 months
4. 12 months

Under the same decree, after how many months of delay can a buyer cancel and get back what he paid?

1. Over 24 months of delay
2. Over 6 months
3. Over 12 months
4. Never, he can only postpone installments

Under Decree 2184 of 2022, where must a developer route the money collected from buyers of a project?

1. Into the developer's general corporate account
2. Into a NUCA account
3. Into a separate bank account opened for that project or phase
4. Into the buyers' own savings accounts

A developer is launching phase 3 while phase 2 is far behind its approved timetable. What do the 2022 rules say?

1. It can launch as long as phase 1 was delivered
2. A new phase cannot be announced unless the developer met the approved schedule of the previous phase
3. It can launch if it raises the down payment
4. There is no link between phases

A buyer asks why his contract includes a maintenance deposit on top of the unit price. What is it, legally?

1. A non-refundable fee kept by the developer as profit
2. A tax collected for the governorate
3. An advance on the annual real estate tax
4. A deposit the developer must safeguard, used for upkeep of the common areas, which the owners' union takes over once formed

Which authority plans Egypt's new cities, such as New Cairo, Sheikh Zayed and New Alamein, and allocates land in them to developers?

1. The New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA), under the Ministry of Housing
2. GOEIC
3. The General Authority for Investment (GAFI)
4. The Real Estate Publicity Department

In 2026, what payment plan length do major developers commonly offer? Sodic, for example, keeps most of its projects on which plan?

1. 2 years
2. 4 years
3. 8 years
4. 15 years

Why do analysts warn that long payment plans strain Egyptian developers in 2026?

1. Because buyers pay more than the contract price
2. Because prices are locked for years while building costs keep rising, so cash comes in slowly against rising costs
3. Because banks forbid installments over 5 years
4. Because the law caps price increases at 5% a year

In October 2026, a client reads about escrow accounts per phase and buyer protection funds for Egyptian developers. What is the status of these rules?

1. They are in force since January 2026
2. They apply only to the New Administrative Capital
3. They were rejected by Parliament
4. They are part of a draft developers' union law still under discussion, not yet in force

In 2026, how did asking prices for new North Coast launches move compared with 2025, according to an EnterpriseAM analysis with Knight Frank?

1. Up about 24% year on year
2. Down about 10%
3. Flat
4. Up about 100%

A Kuwaiti client wants to buy an off-plan unit in New Cairo. What payment condition did the Cabinet attach to easing foreign ownership in 2023?

1. He must pay in EGP from a local account
2. He must pay at least 50% in cash
3. The purchase must be paid in foreign currency
4. He must use a mortgage from an Egyptian bank

Which set of checks best protects a client before he reserves an off-plan unit in a new city?

1. The brochure, the show unit and the sales manager's promise
2. The developer's land allocation or contract, the ministerial approval of the master plan, its delivery record on past phases and the dedicated project account
3. Only the price per square metre against nearby compounds
4. Only the length of the payment plan