Global Scans · Real Estate · Weekly Summary

• [New] Qatar Diar, a subsidiary of Qatar sovereign wealth fund, will invest USD3.5bn in a major tourism and real estate project along Egypt's Mediterranean coastline, marking another wave of Gulf support for Egypt's economic recovery. MUFG Research
• [New] Gartner: 80% of top real-estate developers will run portfolio twins by 2028. Logiciel Solutions
• [New] Unconditional permanence could spur a surge in immigration and strain housing, healthcare and transport infrastructure. / Switzerland VisaHQ
• [New] The £9bn Defence Housing Strategy will see more than 40,000 military homes modernised or replaced. Last Week in ConTech
• [New] Canada's federal budget will include a C$ 50 billion ($35.65 billion) local infrastructure fund to pay for housing, transportation and health projects. Last Week in ConTech
• [New] A comprehensive land and real-estate titling reform will convert roughly 90% of Nigeria's land that currently carries defective or no titles into legally recognised assets, releasing an estimated $900 billion of dead capital and enabling collateralised lending. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
• [New] The rapid growth of the semiconductors, automotive, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, and renewable energy equipment industries, collectively seen as part of a projected $1 trillion manufacturing industry boom, have resulted in evolving requirements for industrial real estate. Charlton Media Group
• [New] Asia Pacific's manufacturing revolution is reshaping industrial real estate requirements as four key growth industries will rely on sophisticated facilities to support future demand. Charlton Media Group
• [New] Already the second-largest employer after agriculture, real estate supports 71 million jobs, expected to rise to 100 million by 2030, with over 250 industries linked to its demand. The Wire
• [New] Qatari Diar, the real estate arm of Doha's sovereign wealth fund, will invest $29.7 billion in the Alam Al-Roum project, featuring golf courses and marinas along a 7-km undeveloped coastline northwest of Cairo. Guidely
• [New] The Housing Acceleration Fund, administered by New York State Homes and Community Renewal, will provide low-cost, construction loans to fill financing gaps in the construction of mixed-income housing developments. Governor Kathy Hochul
• [New] Widespread adoption of internet-ready housing could add $25 billion annually to support diversification and Nigeria's agricultural output. Prime Progress NG
• [New] The Australian construction industry is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 3.2% from 2026 to 2029, supported by public and private investment in energy infrastructure and housing projects. Yahoo Finance
• [New] Ottawa plans to attract investment to unlock AI data centers for the next generation of infrastructure, supercharge housing construction and further develop a defence industry. BNN Bloomberg
• Hamburg, one of the largest port cities in Europe, will remain an important logistics and trade center, which will ensure stable demand for real estate. Centrarium
• Relieving the Dutch housing shortage will require the construction of one million new homes over the next 10 years. BBC
• Global tokenized real estate is expected to reach $3 trillion by 2030, which may account for 15% of global property assets under management, depending on investor trust and regulatory clarity. Electro IQ
• The MoU with Dubai Land Department will strengthen cooperation in setting resilience standards for the real estate sector, enhancing digital system integration, sharing risk-related data, and promoting sustainable urban planning. Emirati Times
• On the policy front, bipartisan U.S. housing initiatives aim to tackle chronic supply shortages, while potential Federal Reserve and government-backed entity actions could reduce mortgage rates from current highs. Hennessy Funds
• U.S. homebuilder sentiment jumped to a six-month high in October amid hopes that declining mortgage rates would stimulate demand for housing and help reduce an inventory overhang that has hampered new housing construction. GV Wire

Last updated: 15 November 2025