All set for ZIMREAL property investment forum
STAFF WRITER
At least 150 local and international stakeholders are expected to attend this year’s edition of the ZIMREAL property conference set for September 7 , 2022 in the capital.
Government official, property developers, real estate agents, legal practitioners, financier, retail and hospitality experts are expected to be part of Zimbabwe’s premier property investment forum .
The conference will be under the theme ‘Zimbabwe 2022: A New Horizon’.
Key speakers at the conference will include Kenneth Sharpe , the CEO of West Properties Group, Christopher Manyowa , the managing director of First Mutual Properties, Tsitsi Dzvukamanja, the president of the Institute of Architects of Zimbabwe and Gibson Mapfidza, the managing director of Mashonaland Holdings.
ZIMREAL said the key focus areas at the conference will include state of the market, retail resilience, real estate investment trusts and institutional investment, hotels and real estate tourism, residential growth and new nodes and infrastructure Investment.
It will also focus on consolidating post-pandemic recovery opportunities in the various sub-sectors of retail, residential and hospitality and other sectors despite limited infrastructure development, lack of liquidity, material shortages and currency fluctuations.
”Apart from REITS, the conference will explore ways to address the long-standing need for affordable quality housing, the investment case for suburban retail property developments, accelerating new development nodes outside the central business district and the future of hotel and tourism real estate.
“Delegates from internationally recognized companies such as Hilton, IFC, Radisson, Old Mutual, Standards Bank and Profica will all be in attendance to network and learn from local property professionals,” ZIMREAL said.
Marilyn Mosha, the chief marketing and sales officer for West Property Zimbabwe said: “There is an expectation for the conference to feature, “balanced assessment of the state of the property sector and insights into the future.”
