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Green space becomes a new luxury in Kenya's prime housing market, Knight Frank says

Knight Frank's first-half 2026 Kenya Market Update says buyers are paying a growing premium for developments with substantial landscaped green space, as prime residential sale prices rose 6.2 per cent.

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Tanzania courts international investors ahead of November real estate expo

Tanzania Real Estate Expo founder Murtaza Ebrahim has held talks with investors in Dubai to attract international capital to Tanzania's property market ahead of TAREX 2026 in Dar es Salaam.

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Cameroon puts disputed Djeuga Palace site in Douala up for auction at CFA5.5bn

The Cameroonian state is auctioning the 10,704-square-metre Douala site occupied by the unfinished Djeuga Palace hotel project, with a starting price of CFA5.5 billion.

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Growthpoint's V&A Waterfront stake delivers R964.7m as FY2026 revenue holds at R13.3bn

Cape Town's V&A Waterfront paid Growthpoint Properties R964.7 million in distributable income for the year ended 30 June 2026, up 19%, as the REIT reported flat revenue of R13.3 billion.

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Nairobi office landlords shift to revenue-sharing deals as vacancies hit older buildings

Nairobi landlords are increasingly leasing vacant office space to flexible workspace operators through revenue-sharing partnerships, as older buildings lose tenants to modern Grade A developments, a Knight Frank report shows.

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Kenyan banks brace for real estate loan stress as CBK survey shows NPL expectations jump

The share of Kenyan banks expecting non-performing real estate loans to rise over the next quarter nearly doubled to 27 per cent in June, according to the Central Bank of Kenya's latest credit survey.

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Court of Appeal dismisses US$1.24m fee claim over Bank of Ghana headquarters land

Ghana's Court of Appeal has dismissed a claim of more than US$1.2 million in commission by law firm KAA Law against the Bank of Ghana over the land on which the central bank's new headquarters was built.

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Nigeria's property developers squeezed as bank lending tops N814bn at high interest rates

Bank credit to Nigeria's real estate sector rose to N814.996 billion in the first quarter of 2026, but lending rates of 23 to 38 per cent are putting developers under severe repayment pressure.

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Royal Mabati and Vintage Mabati clash in Kenyan court over roofing trademarks

Royal Mabati Factory has sued Vintage Mabati Mills and four former consultants in the High Court in Nairobi, alleging its registered trademarks and designs were copied to build a rival roofing business.