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JUNE 2021 NEWS
Student accommodation in South Africa gets $10 million boost from the World Bank Group
Engineering News: Read More
Lango, Standard Bank, RMB conclude largest real estate financing deal in African history
Property Wheel: Read More
Ngara landowners to get billions in bus terminus construction plan (Nairobi)
Business Daily: Read More
The Promenade, Westlands, Nairobi | Edge Certified
The Promenade is an EDGE-certified, multi-tenant commercial office building in Nairobi. The seven-story building utilizes resource-efficient design features and technologies to reduce its environmental impact and lower its operatingcosts. The building’s developer, Krystal Investment Ltd, was committed to improving the resource efficiency of the Promenade, especially regarding the building’s water usage. As the water demand in Nairobi has skyrocketed due to ever increasing modernizationand construction in the city, a water-efficient building has become essential. Learn more about The Promenade on the EDGE website.
Standard Bank funds its first real estate deal in the DRC for USD9 million
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest financial services organization by assets, is proud to announce that it has completed its first real estate transaction in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This significant transaction will contribute to addressing criticaldevelopmental issues that the United Nations is aiming to solve by 2030 through its sustainable development goals (SDGs). Findout more here .
WATCH: Affordable housing as a driver of post covid recovery in SSA real estate
MAY 2021 NEWS
EDGE-Certified Social Housing in Cape Town
EDGE is helping developers make smart choices when designing green. Watch Belhar Garden’s story to discover how its resource-efficient design is helping its residents save with lower utility bills. Belhar Gardens was developed by the Madulammoho Housing Association, a social housing company that partnered with the City of Cape Town. An innovation of IFC, EDGE is a global software, a standard, and a certification system that proves that everyone wins financially by building green. EDGE creates intersections among developers, building owners, banks, governments and homeowners to jump start the mainstreaming of green buildings and to help tackle climate change. This video was produced for IFC by BBC StoryWorks, the commercial content division of BBC Global News, as a part of the #BuildingABetterFuture series.
This video is brought to you by IFC EDGE.
Investec Property Fund launches first REIT sustainability-linked ESG bond in Africa
Investec Property: Download Now
American Homebuilders of West Africa Returns to Roots with Jobomax Rebrand
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Oil pipeline-related splurge raises Uganda real estate industry spirits
The Estate Africa: Read More
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Four S’s will inspire the future form, function, quality and quantum of the office as it is reset against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, associated changes in working styles and a more challenging business operating environment.
Knight Frank: Download Now
APRIL 2021 NEWS
Africa Horizons – 2021: Africa Horizons highlights the wide range of real estate investment opportunities across the continent, including healthcare, agriculture, student property and hotels, and using data and the insight of our local experts discusses the factors driving them.
Knight Frank: Download Now
Lagos Free Zone (Tolaram Group) to attract additional $5bn investment to Lagos state in four years
This Day Live: Read More
The Business Exchange announces new Dollar-based investment opportunity for South Africans in Mauritius
EPROP: Read More
Macroeconomic leading indicators of listed property price movements in Nigeria and South Africa
Centre for Affordable Housing in Africa: Read More
Abacus Angola in association with JLL releases its 12th Real Estate Market Report for Angola 2021.
Abacus & JLL: Download Now
MARCH 2021 NEWS
FEBUARY 2021 NEWS
HOSPITALITY NEWS: Kasada Acquires 1602 Keys Sub-Saharan African Hotel Portfolio From AccorInvest
Businesswire.com: Read More
HEALTHCARE: Healthcare REITS as a viable investment alternative in Africa – Knight Frank
Naira Metrics: Read More
DECEMBER 2020 NEWS
DEVELOPER NEWS: Eris raises R500m ($35m) in funding for tech-driven student accommodation
Property Wheel: Read More
DFI NEWS: CDC announces US$75 million long-term dollar funding to Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC
CDC: Read More
NIGERIA: Hyprop to sell its Nigerian mall as the group exits its African investments
Property Wheel: Read More
NEWS: Click and Collect can reshape African E-commerce, Grit Real Estate says
The Africa Report: Read More
RESEARCH: Emerging Opportunities in Industrial, Healthcare & Young Professional Housing
Estate Intel: Read More
PROPTECH OPINION: Covid-19 accelerates adoption of technology by the African property sector: Genevieve Naidoo, Nedbank CIB
Mail & Guardian: Read More
FINANCE: Stanbic Bank Commits To Support Kenya’s Dream Of Affordable Housing
Soko Directory: Read More
AFFORDABLE HOUSING: We need a radical rethink on housing and urban development
Daily Maverick: Read More
RETAIL NEWS: Mr Price launches store in a container – aimed at township shoppers
Business Insider: Read More
PROPTCH NEWS: Nigeria’s Seso expands into SA, Ghana as it bids to ease property management in Africa
Disrupt Africa: Read More
INVESTMENT NEWS: Jeff Bezos just became the latest big tech name to invest in an African fintech startup
Quartz Africa: Read More
NOVEMBER 2020 NEWS
DEVELOPER NEWS: Centum real estate unit gears up for Sh4bn ($36m) housing bond
Business Daily Africa: Read More
MARKETS NEWS: Old Mutual wants to create a pan African affordable housing fund
The Africa Report: Read More
NIGERIA REPORT: Cause & Effects, Impact of recent vandalisations on Property investment & development
Northcourt Real Estate: Read More
RESEARCH: The 2020 Housing Finance in Africa Yearbook – 11th edition
Centre for Affordable Housing Finance (CAHF): Read More
DEVELOPER NEWS: Teraco’s new development will be the largest data centre built to date in Africa
Teraco: Read More
HOSPITALITY NEWS: South Africa’s Flyt Property Investment launches new hospitality group, WINK Aparthotels
HospitalityNet: Read More
MOZAMBIQUE NEWS: Grit sells 17.35 per cent interest in Acacia Estate in Mozambique
Property Funds World: Read More
RESEARCH: The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on construction costs in East Africa
Turner & Townsend: Read More
DEVELOPER NEWS: Mauritius Developer Secures U.S Embassy Lease In New Housing Deal
Estate Cloud: Read More
LOGISTICS NEWS: Africa Logistics Properties launches $6m warehouse facility in Kenya for SMEs
Logistics Update Africa: Read More
OCTOBER 2020 NEWS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEWS: Shelter Afrique inks deal with two Chinese firms for affordable housing projects in Africa
Xinhuanet: Read More
OPINION: OpportunIties for Frontier Investors in the coming years
Somaya Joshua, Head: Commercial Property Finance (Africa Regional Operations), Absa Group: Read More
AUGUST 2020 NEWS
GREEN DEVELOPMENT NEWS: Delta Centre – World Bank Group Office Nairobi gets EDGE certification
IFC EDGE: Read More
JULY 2020 NEWS
JUNE 2020 NEWS
OPINION: Banks are using EDGE for green loans for green buildings
Rusmir Music
Global Business Development Lead: Edge Green Buildings Programme: Read More
NEWS: Elevating Affordable Housing Investments In Emerging Markets With Green Building
Business Ghana: Download now
MAY 2020 NEWS
REPORT: Mozambique – Real Estate post Covid-19, what to expect
Real Estate Consulting (REC): Download now
REPORT: Mapping the East African Proptech Ecosystem
Urban Real Estate Research Unit (URERU) & PROPTECH AFRICA: Download Now
BLOG: Covid-19 reveals strengths & weaknesses in East Africa’s property market: Read more
BY: Gerhard Zeelie, Head Property Finance Africa, Nedbank CIB
BLOG: State of Disaster: What Covid-19 is teaching us about housing in Africa: Read more
Kecia Rust | Executive Director & Founder, Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF).
