Firm seals pact with FIABCI to advance discussion on real estate, construction

 

 

Fortren & Company, a pan-African real estate research and advisory firm, has sealed a pact with the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) Nigeria, to advance real estate, construction, and infrastructure conversations in Africa.

The firm specializes in providing independent market intelligence and strategic advisory services. They focus on helping institutional investors, developers, and corporates make informed decisions across African markets by delivering data-driven insights.

The partnership is to advance the conversation through strategic thought leadership initiatives. It will bring together Fortren’s research depth and FIABCI’s global network to create a recurring series of webinars, panel sessions, and publications that foster transparency and collaboration across the continent.

The firm, in a statement, noted that for decades, Africa’s property markets and broader economy have struggled to command the attention they deserve in global investment and policy rooms. This series gives investors, developers, financiers, and policymakers sharper, evidence-based insight on Africa.

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The initiative, according to Olapeju Aderemi, a researcher at Fortren and Company, carries the direct support of Lily Chang, FIABCI World President, who serves as chief host, and Akin Opatola, President of FIABCI Nigeria and Principal Partner at Olawale Jordan Company.

“Their backing gives the series global reach through FIABCI’s international network and local credibility through Nigeria’s leading real estate body,” he noted, disclosing that the first in the series of webinars and seminars lined up looked at ‘What does the Iran-Israel conflict mean for Africa’s real estate and construction sector?’

“This first webinar in the series addresses a question that has moved from background risk to active business concern in boardrooms across the continent: the impact of the Iran-Israel conflict on Africa’s real estate and construction sector,” he explained.

He added that the disruption has not stayed contained to the Middle East. Energy costs, shipping routes, and the price of imported building materials sit downstream of the conflict, and African developers, contractors, and facility managers are already absorbing the consequences through delayed projects, tighter margins, and service charges that no longer cover the cost of running an estate.

That session put the impact in front of the people building, financing, and operating property across the region, with the aim of helping them navigate this season.