Independent research from Heirstone Consulting on real estate, tourism and special projects across the Middle East and Africa. Each report sets out the evidence, our own benchmarks and practical tests, with a view from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Free to download.
October 2026 · Six reports
What a brand adds to a home after its fees and running costs, and where branded schemes fall short, with a view from the UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
19.7% brand premium on a Dubai home that a 5.5% royalty and a typical service-charge uplift would use up in full (Heirstone analysis)
Releasing surplus state land and buildings without giving the value away: evidence from 27 named releases and five national estates, with lessons for Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Morocco.
0.18% of estate value realised from sales in a year by both the UK central estate (2024-25) and the Dutch State property agency (2023). Heirstone analysis
Why resort coasts empty out after the summer, what has made a few of them work all year, and what it means for Egypt's North Coast, Ras El Hekma and the Saudi Red Sea.
78.6x Crete's tourist nights in August 2025 against January; its main airport swung 14.3 times
Why heritage sites draw record crowds while the land around them keeps little of what visitors spend, and what that land should hold, with a view from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the wider region.
3% a foreign adult ticket to the Grand Egyptian Museum, about US$30, as a share of the US$975 the average international visitor spent in Egypt in 2024
Cruise and ferry terminals as real estate and infrastructure, and a test of when a sea gate earns its land in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
22:1 ferry passengers for every cruise passenger in EU ports in 2024: 417.8 million sea passengers in all, 17.9 million of them on cruises
What became of 30 Olympic, Expo and World Cup sites after the crowds left, and what the Gulf and Egypt can settle now for the venues they are building next.
156% average real cost overrun of the Olympic Games from 1960 to 2016; every Games with data overran its budget
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