Current Research Projects

Urban Development and Management:

• The challenges and opportunities of Cape Town's smart city strategy
• Definining an African smart city discourse
• Collaborative urban regeneration in marginalised communities in Cape Town
• The management of community shopping centres in emerging economies
• Exploring Cape Town's night-time economy
• Investigating land-based financing for funding public infrstructure in South Africa
• Reviewing the performance of 'Green' rated buildings in South Africa

Property Market Dynamics and Trends:

• Mapping South Africa's Proptech ecosystem

– Residential Real Estate:

• Mapping the property development process in the Western Cape
• The effect of Basel III on housing finance in South Africa
• Assessment of inclusionary housing policies in South Africa
• Developing an inclusionary housing policy for Cape Town
• Segmentation of Cape Town's residential property market
• Micro-developers in Cape Town's informal settlements
• Financing Micro-developers in Cape Town
• Investogating the use of FLISP to facilitate incremental housing delivery

– Commercial Real Estate:

• Mapping the property development process in the Western Cape
• Why Cape Town's economic clusters locate where they do
• The release of public land through leasehold
• The success factors of public land development projects

Real Estate Investment and Finance:

• The effect of Basel III on housing finance in South Africa
• Factors impacting South African REITs trading at a discount or premium to NAV
• The Geographic Diversification of REIT Portfolios
• Africa REITs report

Africa:

• Implications of international real estate body of knowledge on curricula in Africa
• Africa REITs report