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23rd February 2012 Africa

Experts believe Egypt’s property markets have a positive outlook

Cairo’s commercial real estate market is showing growth, with major companies looking for up to 15,000 square metres of office space, according... Read more

17th February 2012 Africa

Positive economic outlook set to boost tourism and real estate on Cape Verde

The economy in Cape Verde is expected to rise 7.1% by 2013 from 5.6% in 2011, according to the International Monetary Fund which experts believe will... Read more

8th December 2011 Africa

Sudan project first phase completed

The first phase of a $400 million multi use development project in the heart of downtown Khartoum, Sudan, has been... Read more

29th September 2011 Africa

Emerging markets in Africa driving forward office market demand, report shows

Occupier demand in Middle East and Africa region office market is expected to grow despite recent turmoil in the area with Angloa and Nigeria leading... Read more

10th August 2011 Africa

New low level IRS investment property project for Mauritius

A new project available to buy under the Integrated Resort Scheme (IRS) in Mauritius that allows property investors to acquire Mauritian residency... Read more

15th July 2011 Africa

Property prices start falling in real terms in Kenya, index shows

Residential property prices in Kenya slowed in real terms in the second quarter of 2011 when rising inflation hit buyers' hard, according to the... Read more

26th May 2011 Africa

Committee set up to deal with Egyptian property disputes

Egypt is to set up a committee to settle problems surrounding a string of legal challenges to sales of state land to real estate developers that have... Read more

12th May 2011 Africa

Cape Town market proving popular with foreign property buyers, report suggests

The residential real estate market in Cape Town, South Africa, is currently a classic buyers’ market in with properties taking 19 weeks on... Read more

3rd January 2011 Africa

Joining BRIC set to boost South African property market

Confidence is returning to the South African real estate market and the country’s inclusion this year in the BRIC group of major emerging... Read more

29th October 2010 Africa

Kenya gets its first multi billion dollar real estate development as property prices soar

A Russian developer has launched a multi billion dollar property development on the northern outskirts of Kenya’s capital Nairobi to cash in on... Read more

23rd September 2010 Africa

Developer plans more one bedroom apartments for luxury Cape Verde resort

Strong investor demand for one bedroom apartments in a luxury resort in Cape Verde has prompted the developer to revise plans and build... Read more

20th September 2010 Africa

Growing confidence in South Africa’s Cape region real estate market, according to experts

Confidence in the real estate market in the Cape region in South Africa is growing and has been helped by the recent football World Cup which... Read more

29th July 2010 Africa

High property occupancy rates in Cape Verde could realise strong annual capital growth

A new five star resort in Cape Verde is confident that investors can realise annual capital growth of 9% and rental yields of 13% after independent... Read more

19th April 2010 Africa

Commercial real estate sales in Europe, Middle East and North Africa set to rise by 30% this year

Direct commercial real estate transaction volumes are predicted to increase by 30% in 2010 in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, according to... Read more