SECTOR EXPERTISE

Commercial Property Sector

Innovative commercial property finance solutions across Africa

With a banking footprint that stretches across South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, Our dedicated teams of specialist bankers have a track record of experience across a range of property segments including retail, office, industrial, residential with a specific focus on affordable housing and specialised properties.

Our innovative financing capabilities have been developed over a 100 years of partnering with property finance professionals across Africa including investors, developers, business owners and listed clients.

We develop custom solutions to suit your business needs. Speak to us about;

  • Investment loans
  • Development loans
  • Mortgage-backed business loans
  • Islamic commercial property finance
  • Mezzanine finance

Partnering with our clients to fuel success

DEALS

Making Africa’s richest square mile more accessible and sustainable

Absa, Divercity and Atterbury partner to construct Barlow Park, a green, affordable, residential precinct in one of the continent’s most prestigious locations.

PRODUCT OFFERING

Market Accelerator for Green Construction Building Finance

In collaboration with the IFC, we offer a performance-based initiative known as Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC). This green construction finance is to be used exclusively for financing the construction, and/or retrofitting of buildings if their designs are certified under an eligible green building certification.

DEALS

Committed to delivering innovative funding for ground-breaking developments

It takes partners with strong foundations to build a brighter future. We’re proud to have successfully funded the Amdec Group for the construction of Harbour Arch, a mixed-use development comprising six residential towers.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INSIGHTS

We see potential from every angle

Commercial Property Finance with a positive outlook

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INSIGHTS

With the right perspective, any vision is possible

Commercial Property Finance with a positive outlook.

The South African commercial property sector remained resilient in the face of the COVID-19 induced economic downturn.

Watch now and learn more about the other major insights driving the sector.

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Data-driven analysis on the latest markets trends that drive supply and demand.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

Driving a sustainable South Africa, together- one green building at a time

In an era of increasing environmental awareness and climate change concerns, the real estate and construction industry finds itself at the forefront of sustainability efforts.

DEALS

Making Africa’s richest square mile more accessible and sustainable

Absa, Divercity and Atterbury partner to construct Barlow Park, a green, affordable, residential precinct in one of the continent’s most prestigious locations.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

The changing face of property investment in Africa

What gets a property sector banker up in the morning? As an organisation that actively funds commercial property transactions on the African continent, we’re looking beyond the bricks and mortar elements of a property transaction to understand how each deal fits into a broader ecosystem, and how it positively impacts both the environment and society in the long-term.

DEALS

Expanding Africa’s Capital Markets

We are pleased to have partnered with the International Finance Corporation in again successfully accessing the local currency bond market as Lead Arranger, this time in Zambia.

Commercial Property Insights

East Africa property trends set to catalyse the market

Positive GDP growth forecasts for Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya support the continued development of a robust commercial real estate economy despite macroeconomic and geopolitical tensions impacting the region.

Videos

Pan-African property sector trends, performance of the South African property sector

Klaus-Dieter Kaempfer, Head of Commercial Property Finance and Equity Investments at Absa Corporate and Investment Bank discusses Pan-African property sector trends, performance of the South African property sector in the previous year as well as an outlook of anticipated performance for the year ahead.

Commercial Property Insights

Investing in Kenya’s future, its youth

Absa provided Acorn Student Accommodation D-REIT a 6-year development finance loan of KES 6.7 billion to part finance the development of 10 sustainable, high quality, purpose-built student accommodation projects

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