1、AFRICA HORIZONSTHE CONTINENTS UNIQUE GUIDE TO REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES2025/26THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY54%Live in urban slums51 Million housing deficitSolutions:Innovative Financing models,PPPs and Sustainable Urban Planning1.4 Trillion needed to close the gapAffordable Housing60
2、%to live in cities by 2050US$Source:Knight Frank,variousTHE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY700K Cape Town:over 700,000 Airbbnb guest arrivals,over US$778 million GDP contributionCo-living:Preferred as a flexible,affordable option Short-term Rentals$Co-LivingFosters community while addressing affordability and s
3、pace constraintsUS$13 Lagos:over US$13 million GDP contribution15%Nairobi:15%of housing units converted to short-term rentalsSource:Knight Frank,variousTHE INDUSTRIAL POTENTIALLarge-scale projects e.g US$1 bn rehabilitation of the Tazara RailwaySEZs benefits-tax incentives,regulatory relief,and impr
4、oved infrastructureThe Growth of E-commerce;to surpass 500 million users by 2025Local Manufacturing-Volkswagen exported over 130,000 Polos to Europe in 2024Factors for growthSource:Knight Frank,variousTHE INDUSTRIAL POTENTIALAfCFTA to increase intra-African trade by over 50%by 2030Green industrial p
5、arks:Sustainability is becoming a priority.PPPs:Governments partnering with private developersTechnology and Smart WarehousingOpportunity areas50%Source:Knight Frank,variousTHE GREEN OPPORTUNITYSustainability&Climate Finance9.4bn Current renewable energy investment levels remain critically low,at ju
6、st US$9.4 bn per yearGreen industrialisation to achieve low-carbon economic growthAdopting ESG criteria has been linked to unlocking capital for sustainable projects 133bn Clean Energy Investments:US$133bn needed to meet energy transition goals11%Africas total