Staff Writer
Bank Windhoek honoured estate agents and property agencies during its Central Estate Agent Awards held in Windhoek on 6 March.
The event recognised performance in property finance, transaction volumes and specialist categories across the central region.
Bank Windhoek chief financial officer and acting executive officer of specialist finance Zenaune Kamberipa said the property market recorded measured growth during the past year.
He said rising house prices and steady rental demand supported the market despite global and domestic economic pressures.
However, Kamberipa said affordability constraints, income pressures and unemployment continue to limit wider access to homeownership.
Representatives from Dr Weder, Kruger & Haikali Inc. also addressed the event.
The law firm’s managing director Tshuka Luvindao and managing member Andre Swanepoel spoke about the role of partnerships in supporting property ownership.
During the awards ceremony, Maans Dreyer of Aqua Real Estate Trust received the gold award in the Achiever of the Year category for Farm Bonds.
Petrus Kotze of The Property Corporation received the bronze award in the same category.
In the category for estate agencies with the highest transaction volumes of 20 or more deals, Okomita Property Development received silver.
Yellowsquare Properties Trust and Rightmove Properties Windhoek received bronze awards.
In the Achiever of the Year category for estate agents in the Windhoek area generating loan business of N$20 million or more, Jacko Koen of Okomita Property Development received the gold award.
Pieter Senekal of Spes Bona Property Brokers and Marion Wolf of Rightmove Properties Windhoek received silver awards.
Cathy Kruger of Fine & Country Windhoek received the bronze award.
Rightmove Properties Windhoek received the gold award for estate agencies in the Windhoek area generating loan business of N$40 million or more.
Spes Bona Property Brokers and Okomita Property Development received silver awards in the same category.
In the category for estate agents with the highest transaction volumes of 10 or more deals, Jacko Koen received the gold award.
The bronze awards were presented to Mabel Mouton of Olive Palm Real Estate, Cathy Kruger of Fine & Country Windhoek and Marion Wolf of Rightmove Properties Windhoek.
Further recognition for loan business volumes between N$15 million and N$20 million went to Gretha Dos Santos of Just Property Group, Glenda Bosch of Green Door Properties and Anita Dames of Rightmove Properties Windhoek.
