The New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) is conducting market studies before moving ahead with land tenders for the third phase of its PPP program, Housing Ministry officials tell the local press. The study will survey market players on plot sizes, locations and strategies to optimize returns, as well as decide the size of the offered plots. The third phase encompasses 20 land plots totalling 10k feddans in New Cairo, 6 October, New Alamein, and New Mansoura.