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The Egyptian market is starting to witness intense competition between the investment companies related to huge tenders and contracts for the implementation of a range of real estate projects. This will create a healthy competitive environment that will have a positive impact on the Egyptian economy. It is expected that the prices of Egypt’s property units will increase by up to 15 percent by end of 2014.
The real estate market in Saudi Arabia as grown more than 10% in the past five years, and shows no evidence of slowly down. According to Dr. Bader Ibrahim Ibn Saedan, General Manager of Al Saedan Real Estate, most of this growth comes from the Mecca and Medina region, and partly from Riyadh.
Al Saedan Real Estate Company began its work before the unification of Saudi Arabia. “The most important thing was security at the time. There were gated cities. Small cities. Nobody built outside the boundary of the city,” says Dr. Bader Ibrahim Ibn Saedan, General Manager of Al Saedan Real Estate.
Al Saedan is one of the leading real estate companies in Saudi Arabia. They are known for their high-quality and unique designs. Al Saedan works on numerous projects across Saudi Arabia.
Al Saedan Real Estate is involved in land development, residential real estate, and real estate development. Each of these sectors has different competitors. Many factors are involved in making Al Saedan a leading real estate company. Al Saedan prides itself on being well organized and able to transfer all their experience from generation to generation. They know that a name isn’t enough to be successful in this market, like it was 20 years ago. Al Saedan understands that the competition is growing and the market is changing, and therefore, they must change with the times as well.
Dr. Bader Ibrahim Ibn Saedan, General Manager of Al Saedan Real Estate, discusses land issues in the country. The government in Saudi Arabia, with the authorization from the King, gives land to the people or to the government for public projects. Transferring land is a freehold transfer of ownership. GCC citizens can buy in Saudi Arabia with regulations, except for Mecca and Medina, which can only be sold to Saudi Arabians.
Dr. Bader Ibrahim Ibn Saedan, General Manager of Al Saedan Real Estate, describes housing in Saudi Arabia. He states that the country “lacks hotels.” He sees many hotels being constructed at the moment, including 5-star and 4-star hotels. The market will be saturated in about two years.
The real estate cycle lasts about 7-10 years. Dr. Bader Ibrahim Ibn Saedan, General Manager of Al Saedan Real Estate, discusses how they deal with the crises that occur in the real estate market. The family has been in the business for three generations. Al Saedan has survived a complete cycle and they know what to do to prepare for the crisis. More importantly, they have transferred that experience for the generations after to ensure continued success.
“SECON is owned 50% by the Saudi government and 50% by the Egyptian government. It is and will continue to be a very good example of cooperation between these two governments and of cooperation between two Arab countries. The continuous support and help from Saudi Arabia to Egypt has been fantastic,” said Eng. Darwish Ahmed Hassanin, CEO of SECON.
SECON has started a very important project that is worth 1.6 billion Egyptian pounds. It is called Secon Nile Towers, comprising of two high-rise buildings of 23 floors in the Maadi Nile Corniche area of Cairo.
