The equities market closed at 42% annual returns the highest since 2013. GDP would grow by a further 1.40% in the third quarter.Some recent trends include; “small is the new big” as developers across retail, residential, industrial and hospitality sectors now favour small to moderately sized projects. Also, there is a rising demand for much more affordable housing projects. Buyers are insisting on getting more for less and this may remain foreseeably so. In 2018, the Office market will see the biggest change. Co-working spaces will proliferate the cities and even begin to move into A-grade buildings to house the small but mighty enterprises that can afford it. This will give Nigeria’s shiniest buildings the much-needed uptake it anxiously requires.
