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Africa property markets roar back to life
Pandemic induced demand has boosted property markets in Africa, with high quality office space, larger homes and bigger warehousing space now sought after. Tilda Mwai rounds up how the property…
2 years ago
Green homes top African homebuyer wishlist
Knight Frank survey reveals desire for green homes and wanting to live in the suburbs amongst African Respondents.
2 years ago
Industrial yields rising in Africa
Industrial assets are the best performing real estate sector across Africa, opening a world of opportunity to investors. 
3 years ago
Financial services sector driving office market in Nairobi
According to Knight Frank’s Q2 2021 Africa Office Market Dashboard, the share of new office space requirements in Nairobi was dominated by the financial services sector that took up 31% of office…
3 years ago
Occupiers set to remain in driving seat even as prime office rents stabilize across Africa
Like most other regions around the world, African cities have seen diminished office demand, which has been exacerbated by the economic fallout as a result of the pandemic.
3 years ago
(Y)our Space Webinar: Discover Your New World of Work
Your office space has the strategic power to drive business performance.
3 years ago
Africa Prime Residential Market Performance
Despite an overall slowdown in market activity due to the lockdowns imposed throughout the year, we have witnessed a gradual rebound in prime residential sales in majority of the markets and this is…
3 years ago

Latest News

This week’s round-up of the latest residential market content produced by the global research teams.
3 years ago
We are pleased to announce the release of the 2020 Africa Retail Report which provides an analysis and outlook of the retail sector performance on the continent. The report highlights market dynamics…
3 years ago
With robust mining and manufacturing sectors, Southern African countries are considered the most industrialised in Sub – Saharan Africa. Therefore, the impact on regional economies as a result of…
4 years ago
Within Africa, North African countries have recorded the highest numbers of Covid-19 cases. While economic outlook in the region has previously been clouded by political uncertainty, the impact of…
4 years ago
Over the years, the case for investing in Africa’s healthcare sector has been a daunting task to investors. On one hand, the exponential growth in population, rising middle class, increasing…
4 years ago
Report editor Tilda Mwai looks at why the main findings of this recently released report hold true despite the impact of Covid-19 on the African economy
4 years ago
Africa’s growing economic heft is slowly asserting itself globally, and nowhere more so than in real estate, where opportunities for shrewd, forward-thinking investors and developers abound. We look…
5 years ago