Kenya’s luxury real estate sector has received a significant international endorsement following the recognition of Wavemark Properties by Luxury Lifestyle Awards, which named The Caspian as the Best Luxury Residential Development in Kenya. The award places The Caspian firmly on the global luxury property map and underscores a broader shift taking place along Kenya’s coastline—where […]

Kenya’s residential real estate market continues to attract significant private-sector investment, with Superior Homes Kenya commencing construction on a KSh 3 billion residential development in Ruiru, Kiambu County. The groundbreaking marks another major vote of confidence in housing demand across the wider Nairobi metropolitan area, even as affordability, infrastructure strain, and financing costs remain key […]

Kenya’s housing market is entering a new phase—one defined less by speculation and land banking, and more by a decisive shift toward completed, ready-to-live homes. New market data shows that house prices in Kenya are rising at their fastest pace since 2015, underscoring a widening gap between housing demand and supply, particularly in urban centres […]

Africa’s Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) market is entering a pivotal phase. Long overshadowed by traditional property ownership models and underdeveloped capital markets, REITs across the continent are now gaining momentum—driven by structural housing deficits, rising urbanisation, and renewed investor appetite for inflation-resistant income assets. A new report titled “Insider Look at Africa’s $30 Billion […]

Kenya’s real estate market is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. For decades, investment attention gravitated toward residential housing, retail malls, and office towers—often overlooking the industrial backbone that keeps trade, manufacturing, and distribution moving. That balance is now shifting. The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has approved an investment of up to USD 15 […]

The announcement that Swiss-Belhotel International has signed a management agreement for The Gama by Swiss-Belhotel in Nairobi marks more than the launch of a new hotel. It signals the arrival of an entirely new brand concept, the strengthening of Kenya’s position as a regional hospitality hub, and a calculated expansion move by one of the […]

Along the heavily trafficked Nairobi–Nakuru Highway, a corridor that links Kenya’s capital to the Rift Valley and western regions, stands one of the country’s most strategically positioned retail developments: Buffalo Mall Naivasha. More than a decade after opening its doors, the mall has evolved from a regional shopping centre into a symbol of how location, […]

The approval to list East Africa’s first U.S. dollar–denominated industrial real estate investment trust (REIT) in Nairobi represents a quiet but profound milestone for Kenya’s capital markets. At its centre is Africa Logistics Properties Holdings Limited, an industrial and logistics real estate developer founded by British-born entrepreneur Toby Selman. With regulatory clearance secured, the company […]

Kenya’s housing challenge is no longer defined solely by numbers. While the national housing deficit remains substantial, the conversation has evolved beyond simply delivering more units. Today, the real test lies in how those homes are designed, financed, priced, and sustained over time. Against this backdrop, Mi Vida Homes is emerging as a key player […]

The African digital real estate sector is undergoing a profound structural realignment, underlined by the recent, high-stakes acquisition of Kenyan online property marketplace BuyRentKenya by the regional proptech specialist, Rushbox Ltd. The transaction, the value of which remains undisclosed, is far more than a simple corporate sale; it represents a calculated move that strategically positions […]