You want to start working as a property broker in Cairo. Which body keeps the official registry that real estate brokers must join before practising?

1. The New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA)
2. The Real Estate Publicity Department (Shahr Aqary)
3. The General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC)
4. The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA)

A colleague asks which text set the broker types and categories for the GOEIC registry. Which one is it?

1. Ministerial Decision 578 of 2025, in force since 18 January 2026
2. Law 230 of 1996 on non-Egyptian ownership
3. Prime Minister Decree 2184 of 2022 on developers
4. Law 164 of 2025 on old rent contracts

Your new agency plans to broker villa deals worth more than EGP 100,000,000 each. Under Decision 578 of 2025, which category and minimum capital apply?

1. Category B, EGP 500,000
2. Category A, EGP 1,000,000
3. Category C, EGP 50,000
4. Category A, EGP 10,000,000

You work alone and only sell apartments worth up to EGP 10,000,000. Which GOEIC category fits you, and what is its minimum capital?

1. Category C, EGP 50,000
2. Category D, EGP 50,000
3. Category C, EGP 20,000
4. Category D, EGP 20,000

An agency in Sheikh Zayed mostly handles resale apartments between EGP 12,000,000 and EGP 40,000,000. Which category matches these deals?

1. Category C, minimum capital EGP 50,000
2. Category B, minimum capital EGP 500,000
3. Category D, minimum capital EGP 20,000
4. Category A, minimum capital EGP 1,000,000

What must an individual complete first, before booking a GOEIC branch appointment to register as a broker?

1. A university degree in real estate
2. The GOEIC Real Estate Brokerage Practice training, with its final assessment passed
3. Two years as a sales employee at a registered developer
4. A licence exam at the Real Estate Publicity Department

You joined the 3 day GOEIC broker training but must miss part of it for a closing. What is the minimum attendance you need to stay eligible for the certificate?

1. 50% of the training hours
2. 100%, no absence allowed
3. 80% of the total training hours
4. Attendance does not matter if you pass the test

A Jordanian friend who has lived in Cairo for years wants to register in his own name as a real estate broker. What does the law say?

1. He can register once he holds a work permit
2. He can register if he holds Egyptian residency for 5 years
3. He can register in Category D only
4. Individual brokers must be Egyptian nationals, and a naturalised Egyptian must have held the nationality for at least 10 years

An employee of a governorate housing department wants to register as a broker on the side. Can he?

1. No. Government and public sector employees cannot register, and former employees must have left at least two years earlier
2. Yes, if his manager gives written approval
3. Yes, but only in the rental broker type
4. Yes, as long as he does not sell units in his own governorate

Your brokerage's commercial registration comes up for renewal in 2026. What will the registry ask for that it did not ask before?

1. A NUCA land allocation letter
2. Proof that the brokerage is registered in the GOEIC broker registry
3. A bank guarantee of 5% of last year's sales
4. A certificate from the Real Estate Publicity Department

A buyer offers to pay your EGP 80,000 commission in cash at the signing. What does the brokerage law allow?

1. Cash is fine if you give a receipt
2. Cash is fine up to EGP 50,000
3. Commission must be collected by non-cash means, and any cash payment above EGP 10,000 is prohibited
4. Cash is fine if the seller agrees in writing

Someone keeps brokering apartments in New Cairo without registering with GOEIC. What is the maximum penalty under Article 16 of Law 120 of 1982?

1. A fine of EGP 10,000 to 50,000 only
2. Up to two years in prison and/or a fine of EGP 50,000 to 1,000,000, plus a possible ban and closure
3. A warning letter, then a fine of EGP 5,000
4. Up to seven years in prison and a fine of twice the commissions

A landlord in Maadi tells you a handshake is enough to start marketing his flat. What does the law require for your brokerage contract?

1. Nothing in writing until a buyer is found
2. A WhatsApp confirmation with the agreed commission
3. A contract notarised at the Real Estate Publicity Department
4. A written contract with set data, such as both parties' national ID numbers, your commercial register and tax details, the property and the payment method

GOEIC inspectors visit your office. Besides your registration, what record must every registered broker be able to show?

1. A register of the transactions you handled, with copies given to the contracting parties
2. Only the list of current listings on portals
3. Bank statements of your clients
4. The title deeds of every property you marketed

Your buyer has signed a preliminary (primary) sale contract with the seller and paid in full. When does ownership legally pass to him?

1. When the full price is paid
2. When the developer hands over the keys
3. When the sale is registered with the Real Estate Publicity Department (Shahr Aqary)
4. When the broker signs as a witness

Under Law 230 of 1996, as written, what limits apply to a foreign individual buying homes in Egypt?

1. One property, up to 1,000 sqm
2. No limit outside Cairo
3. Up to five properties, any size
4. Up to two properties for residence, each up to 4,000 sqm

A German client bought a flat in Zamalek last year and now wants to sell it. What does Law 230 of 1996 say?

1. He can sell any time after registration
2. He cannot transfer it for five years from acquisition, unless the Prime Minister allows it
3. He must wait two years
4. He can only sell to another foreigner

An Italian couple want a freehold villa in South Sinai. What should you tell them?

1. Freehold is open to them like anywhere else in Egypt
2. Freehold is open if they pay in US dollars
3. Ownership in North and South Sinai is reserved for Egyptians, and foreigners can hold a usufruct right instead
4. Freehold is open only in Sharm El Sheikh

A Saudi investor wants to buy four apartments in a New Cairo compound. What did the Cabinet change in July 2023 that matters here?

1. Foreigners no longer face the two-unit cap when they pay in foreign currency
2. Foreigners can buy unlimited units if they pay in EGP
3. Foreigners must buy through an Egyptian company
4. Foreigners can only buy in the New Administrative Capital

A client asks which property investment level was set in 2023 for a 5 year renewable Egyptian residence permit. What is it?

1. USD 50,000
2. USD 100,000
3. USD 400,000
4. USD 200,000

Your seller sells his apartment in Nasr City. Who pays the 2.5% real estate disposal tax, and on what?

1. The buyer, on the registered value
2. The seller, on the gross sale value, with no deductions
3. The seller, on his profit only
4. Buyer and seller, half each, on the gain

The 2026 amendments to the Real Estate Tax Law raised the exemption for a family's main home. What is the new threshold?

1. Net annual rental value of EGP 100,000
2. Net annual rental value of EGP 24,000
3. Market value of EGP 2,000,000
4. Every home is now exempt

An investor wants to buy a downtown Cairo building full of old rent tenants. Under Law 164 of 2025, how long do the residential old rent contracts last?

1. They ended immediately in August 2025
2. Ten years for all units
3. A seven year transition for residential units, five years for non-residential
4. Until the death of the current tenant

During the old rent transition, how is a residential rent in an area classified as prime adjusted?

1. Doubled, then fixed
2. Multiplied by 10, minimum EGP 250 a month, no yearly rise
3. Set at market rent from the first month
4. Multiplied by 20, minimum EGP 1,000 a month, then raised 15% each year

A cash buyer cannot explain where his money comes from, and you report it as suspicious. He later asks if you reported him. What does the AML law say?

1. You must tell him, as he has a right to know
2. You must not tell him: tipping off about a report is prohibited, and records must be kept at least five years
3. You can tell him once the deal is cancelled
4. You only report deals above USD 15,000 anyway