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Real estate & urban development

Housing, commercial and mixed-use, in the fastest urbanisation any region has recorded.

The figure that matters

Africa’s urban population has grown at about 3.5% a year for two decades and passes 50% urban around 2030 (UN DESA, 2024). It is also the only sector where our demand research found measurable search intent, in Egypt and Morocco.

Coverage

What the desk does here

  1. 01 Residential and mixed-use development
  2. 02 Commercial and industrial property
  3. 03 Land assembly and title
  4. 04 Development finance structures

Markets

Where real estate is a priority

2 markets under coverage name this sector among their top three.

Egypt

The single largest FDI story on the continent in 2024, and the reason the continental headline figure needs reading carefully.

Ghana

The most dramatic currency and debt turnaround of the eight, close behind a sovereign default.

Enquiries

Talk to the desk about real estate

Tell us the mandate, the stage and the timing. If we are not the right desk for it, we will say so and point you at who is.