Welcome to Avison Young, South Africa

Avison Young is the real estate partner that organisations trust for intelligent and integrated solutions. As a full-service provider, we can deliver results aligned with our clients’ strategic business objectives, supporting real estate initiatives that add value and build competitive advantage for your organisation.

We have built our business on the strength of the partnerships we develop and nurture with our clients. Over the past three decades, we have grown to become the world’s fastest-growing commercial real estate services firm, and our reach now extends across South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa the UK into Europe, Asia and throughout the United States and Canada. It is our commitment to our clients to innovate and ensure the highest levels of quality, service and performance that build relationships and create exceptional value.

A Strategic Alliance in South Africa

Avison Young is partnered with Eris Property Group, Eris Property Group is a recognised property development, services, and investment group, which provides a range of commercial property skills in the Southern African and sub-Saharan African markets. In the past 30 years, we have successfully undertaken more than 130 development projects with a value in excess of R40 Billion ($2,63 Billion) across the retail, commercial office and industrial spectrum.

The full spectrum of property services Eris offers include Property Development; Property Management; Investment & Fund Management; Occupier Services, Leasing & Investment Brokering; Facilities Management; Asset Management; Retail Services; and Property Valuations. These skills and services are applied to offices, retail, industrial and student accommodation property developments and investments.

Stunning results from a very different approach

Avison Young is the world’s fastest-growing real estate service firm delivering intelligent property solutions to user/occupiers and owner/investors. Our South African team mainly focuses on home territory, but it also acts as the intelligent hub for occupiers seeking to take advantage of business opportunities and expanding economies in Sub-Saharan Africa.

No silos just solutions

Avison Young’s model is deliberately disruptive. We’ve turned our back on traditional industry silos and pyramid structures. This stimulates a client-first, advice-led approach and a much broader and consistent team effort.

Our unique ownership structure creates the incentive for internal collaboration and a culture that delivers a better client experience, better results and exceptional career opportunities.

Integrated approach drives sustained client value

Whilst transactions are important, they are the end of a process designed to deliver sustained value for our clients. Our model allows us to focus on the right advice irrespective of the size of the transaction fee.

Success breeds success. Our structure and our culture means that every day not only do we attract and retain new clients but also innovative thinkers and professionals who aspire to raise the bar for the whole real estate services industry.