Africa

Africa’s e-commerce market has continued to attract strong investor interest as overall online sales revenues increased by over 28%.

Occupier requirements are evolving from the traditional, owner-occupied warehousing models to now demanding purpose-built, better-quality space.

Nairobi has recorded the highest increase in rents (28%) between 2018 and 2021.

Industrial assets are the best performing real estate sector across Africa, opening a world of opportunity to investors. 

Here we round up some of latest comments, opinions and insights from the industry-leading experts from the commercial and residential research teams, so you have all you need for the week ahead.

We explore five charts that show the economic impact of the country’s recent General Election and its potential positive impact on the real estate market.

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…

Knight Frank’s 1st Half 2021 Kenya Market Report Update shows a number of factors slowing prime residential rents decline and the country sees "flight to quality" trend in the office market. 

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.

Focusing on ESG doesn't mean missing out on profits when it comes to global agricultural investments. The Rural Report visits a Knight Frank client in Africa to find out more.