Buoyant property sector losses steam

While new developments continue to clutter the skyline of the Central Business District (CBD), rentals in secondary office market space such as Gaborone Main Mall and Commerce Park softened while the retail sector also approached saturation in 2014.

According to the 2014 International Property Databank (IPD) Report, the top-performing sector is the industrial property, followed by residential and retail industry. The industrial sector outperformed as a result of superior income return and a solid capital growth of 13.5%.