Keller Williams Realty, LLC, the world’s largest actual property franchise by agent depend, is increasing throughout Africa. As momentum continues, KW has awarded a brand new grasp franchise in Egypt.
“We’re proud to welcome Egypt into our KW household as we proceed to broaden our tradition of progress and alternative around the globe,” mentioned William E. Soteroff, president of Keller Williams Worldwide (KWW), the worldwide division of KW.
As of December 31, 2025, KWW, which operates exterior of the U.S. and Canada, bought over 84,500 items, up 2.7 % year-over-year (YOY), representing $20.9 billion in gross sales quantity, up 21.4 % YOY.
KW awarded its grasp franchise in Egypt to a strategic partnership between RED, co-founded by Khalid Bahig and Mohamed Banany, and ANCHOR Improvement & Administration, based by Ahmed Ghoneim.
Bahig, who will function chairman and CEO of KW® Egypt, beforehand held the function of CEO of Coldwell Banker Egypt, the place he helped drive a serious shift within the Egyptian actual property brokerage market by introducing structured gross sales frameworks, disciplined processes, {and professional} purchaser dealing with approaches, setting foundations that many corporations later adopted.
Bahig is at present the co-founder and chairman of RED, one in all Egypt’s main actual property marketplaces serving consumers, builders, and sellers.
“Our imaginative and prescient is to redefine the true property expertise in Egypt via professionalism, innovation, and belief, empowering brokers to develop companies price proudly owning and serving to shoppers make property selections with confidence and transparency, supported by KW’s end-to-end expertise ecosystem,” mentioned Bahig.
Banany will function a board member of KW® Egypt. A former VP of Advertising and marketing and Enterprise Improvement of Coldwell Banker Egypt, he’s additionally the co-founder and managing director of RED, the place he has performed a pivotal function in shaping one in all Egypt’s most influential actual property platforms.
“We see this as a transformational step for the Egyptian actual property market,” mentioned Banany. “By combining RED’s native market experience with KW’s world-class fashions, techniques, and expertise, we’re dedicated to enhancing agent efficiency, elevating service high quality, and establishing a extra clear and trusted market for shoppers and builders alike.”
Because the regional working principal and a board member of KW® Egypt, Ghoneim will lead in collaboration with Bahig and Banany, brokerage professionals recognized for his or her deep market experience, international publicity, and a shared dedication to constructing a tradition of professionalism and schooling.
A seasoned entrepreneur, Ghoneim has led quite a few large-scale residential developments in Egypt. His 20-plus-year profession spans senior roles at top-tier international and regional actual property manufacturers. He’s additionally the founding father of ANCHOR Improvement & Administration, an built-in actual property improvement, gross sales, and advertising agency.
“Our goal is obvious: we intention to ascertain KW as one of many prime actual property corporations in Egypt,” mentioned Ghoneim. “We’re not simply constructing a enterprise, we’re creating the final word vacation spot for actual property professionals in Egypt.”
“We consider the Egyptian actual property market will remarkably evolve with KW, by being the hub of brokers, firm leaders, and traders for improvement and coaching that drives outcomes,” mentioned Ghoneim.
In Q1 ’26, RED will turn out to be the primary franchise workplace in Egypt, serving because the operational launchpad for KW’s enlargement within the nation and a central hub for agent coaching, progress, and expertise adoption.
Egypt marks the second KW grasp franchise in Africa. The model’s different area consists of South Africa.
“Egypt represents one of the vital dynamic and high-growth actual property markets within the area, and with this distinctive management partnership, we look ahead to KW Egypt turning into the standard-bearer for agent success, coaching, and tradition on this essential market,” mentioned Soteroff.
