Oversupply doesn’t mark the end of investment opportunities in South African retail sector, says JLL JOHANNESBURG, November 2019 .

A decade of corporate semigration and decentralisation fuelled the Winelands commercial sector, with increased demand boosting development, however, this has begun to taper off,

precipitating a number of significant market shifts.

Atterbury has commenced construction of the first phase of the prime new multi-billion Rand Castle Gate mixed-use precinct in Pretoria.

Slight improvement in transaction volumes alongside mortgage advances.

Nigeria’s economy is showing some green shoots that point to improved growth in the coming quarters but the outlook has done little to bolster investor confidence in the local retail and office market sectors.

Despite the headwinds facing the world economy, the global construction sector entered 2019 with significant momentum, having seen growth of five percent in 2018.

Delivering exceptional investment performance in current market conditions is no simple task, given that uncertainty and unemployment remain critically high whilst economic growth, liquidity and interest rates remain stubbornly low.

A creative approach to leasing deals is helping innovative landlords offset the challenges of high vacancies in an overstocked Nairobi office market, according to Broll Property Intel’s latest Kenya Office Market  Snapshot H1:2019 report.

SARB Leading Business Cycle Indicator – Further decline in June SARB Leading Business Cycle Indicator reading suggests likely further new mortgage lending and building weakness.

A few months on from the May general election, a somber mood is once again settling in in the country, and one senses that there is a feeling that structural policy reforms that had been hoped for under a new presidency are not easily going to be forthcoming.