2017

The average house in Namibia in June cost 6,4% more than a year ago. It represents a decrease compared to the period June 2015 - June 2016 when the increase was 11,6%. This was released in FNB Namibia's Housing Index in early November. As the economy only increased by 1,1% last year and with still jobs cuts in the country, disposable income is under significant pressure. As a result Namibian housing...

As the recession continues, consumers are keeping their purses tight and have deserted the shopping malls. The Bank of Namibia data revealed last week that Private Sector Credit Extended increased at a slower pace as consumers kept their distance from credit facilities to avoid spending. The motor industry and the economy as a whole are continuously straggling. Some sectors are affected more than...

FNB leading analyst Josephat Nambashu says that the housing demand is suffering. There is not much demand from buyers and when a property sells, it sells on average 98 percent below its asking price. The country’s residential property market changed from a seller’s market to a buyer’s market. Price growth dropped almost everywhere except for the coastal market. Mortgage advances have...

The Mayor of Walvis Bay, His Worship Alderman Immanuel Wilfried, Special Advisor to the Governor of the Erongo Region Ms Adelheid Kandjala and CEO of Atterbury Louis van der Watt officially opened the first regional shopping centre in the Namibian port city. Leading South African property developer and investor Atterbury in partnership developed the R600 million mall with local developers Collins...

The Namibian housing market is continuing to suffering due to pressure on disposable income and to macroeconomic pressures. Last year the economy fell to a lowly 1.1 per cent GDP and the housing market price growth decelerate to 6.4 per cent in June. Josephat Nambashu from FNB is releasing the news while pointing out a very noticeable decline from the 11.6 per cent annual price growth recorded on the...

FNB Namibia’s Housing Index revealed yesterday that in June the average house in Namibia cost 6,4 per cent more than a year ago. Disposable income is under pressure and macro-economic challenges continue aggravating the Namibian housing market that saw the annual price growth slowing down to 6,4 per cent in June. This substantial decline is more evident in real price changes, which has been in the...