Aspects of Real Estate Theory and Practice in Zimbabwe: An Exploratory Text

edited by Innocent Chirisa and Mike Eric Juru

The subject of real estate is increasingly becoming important, especially in the countries of the developing world. States and governments realise that real estate is a corner stone of socio-economic development. Real estate development contributes immensely to the gross physical capital formation. Its formation, construction and ancillary sectors contribute to the employment, infrastructure development and gross domestic product. The main challenges about real estate is about where to develop it, how to develop it, how to manage and compute valuations about it. Such are the issues discussed in this volume. The book draws on Zimbabwe as a case study, to demonstrate the critical aspects that define theory and real estate practice in various contexts – national, regional and international.

Innocent Chirisa

Innocent Chirisa is a professor at the Department of Rural & Urban Planning, University of Zimbabwe. He is currently the deputy dean of the Faculty of Social Studies at the University of Zimbabwe and a Research Fellow at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, South Africa. His research interests are systems dynamics in urban land, regional stewardship and resilience in human habitats.

Mike Eric Juru

Mike Eric Juru is the founder and Chief Executive Officer for Integrated Properties, an ISO certified Real Estate and Sustainability Consultancy Firm. He has over 20 years' experience in the real estate sector in both corporate and private practice. A graduate from University of Zimbabwe, he is a registered and practicing valuer and estate agent.