Nawy Shares, fractional real estate platform,  and CI Capital Asset Management are moving to bring fractional real estate investing into a regulated fund structure. Moreover, they plan to launch their first joint funds in early 2027.

The partnership will combine fractional real estate investing with regulated investment funds, with the first offerings expected in early 2027.

Why You Should Care

The partnership could give investors access to real estate through investment funds rather than direct property purchases. The planned funds are expected to combine digital access and fractional ownership with professional investment management. Thus, potentially broadening access to real estate investments that have traditionally required larger amounts of capital.

The partnership could lower one of the traditional barriers to investing in premium real estate offered by major developers. These properties have historically required investors to commit millions of Egyptian pounds through down payments or monthly installments. The fractional investment model instead allows investors to participate in real estate with amounts that can start from thousands of Egyptian pounds, while the planned funds would bring this model into a regulated investment structure.

The initiative also comes as Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) introduces rules governing investment in real estate fund certificates through digital platforms. Thus, creating a regulatory framework for digital and fractional real estate investment.

The Details

Nawy Shares and CI Capital, an asset manager,  signed a partnership agreement to establish and manage real estate investment funds with digital features and multiple issuance structures. This aims to expand the scope of real estate investment and provide investment opportunities to a broader segment of investors.

Nawy Shares brings its experience in fractional real estate investment and technology. Meanwhile, CI Capital Asset Management contributes its asset management and investment capabilities.

The fractional investment model allows investment in real estate with amounts that may start from only thousands of Egyptian pounds. Thus, the planned funds aim to apply the same concept by making real estate investment available to a broader segment of investors. 

The planned funds will explore two main investment approaches. One will target capital appreciation through real estate development projects. Meanwhile, another will focus on existing income-generating real estate assets.

The partnership may also include separate issuances linked to specific real estate opportunities and projects. Thus, giving investors access to different investment products within regulated structures.

The Ripple

The partnership brings together two different parts of Egypt’s investment market. Nawy Shares contributes a technology-driven model for accessing fractional real estate, while CI Capital Asset Management adds institutional investment and asset management capabilities.

For the broader real estate market, the planned fund structure could create another channel for investment in both development projects and existing income-generating properties. It also places real estate within a wider range of alternative investment products offered through a regulated framework.

The companies have already begun working together on identifying investment opportunities. Thus,  the partnership is expected to build on their respective real estate, technology, investment selection and asset management capabilities.

What to Watch

The next step is regulatory and operational. The companies expect subscriptions for the first funds created under the partnership to open in early 2027, subject to completing the establishment process and obtaining the required regulatory approvals.

The structure of those initial funds, including the projects they will target and how digital and fractional ownership will be implemented, will determine how the partnership translates its model into investable products.