How we made it in Africa (www.howwemadeitinafrica.com) is pleased to announce that it is an official media partner of the Real Estate Unite Summit (3investonline.com/realestateunite), to be held in Lagos, Nigeria from 17 to 18 October 2013. The event is organised by Lagos-based 3Invest.

Now in its second year, Real Estate Unite is designed to help position Real Estate as one of the economic drivers of Nigeria’s budding economy, while offering stakeholders within the industry unrivalled opportunities to build momentum around the immeasurable potentials in the sector for economic growth, by identifying the principles of development for sustainable growth.

With presentations designed by insightful market intelligence, quality content viable for robust policy delivery and a thought-through combination of keynote addresses, panel discussions and media involvement; the Real Estate Unite 2013 event will bring to the fore cutting-edge issues, strategic solutions, investment strategies and pertinent case studies in urban planning, infrastructure and housing development.

With the success recorded from the first edition alongside the focus of this edition, Real Estate Unite remains one of the most viable platforms see and explore real estate investment in Nigeria and Africa. The platforms does not just offer great insight for investors looking into the industry, it affords experts in the industry to validate themselves as well as well as help grow business bottom-line from the networking opportunities it avails investors and practitioners alike.

Speaking in response to the partnership, Ruth Obih, Managing Director/ CEO of 3 Invest said, “We are delighted to welcome How we made it in Africa’s readers to Lagos to network and learn from Nigeria’s top property professionals. In a continent where market information is still relatively scarce, an event like Real Estate Unite is essential for property companies serious about their African development”, she concluded.

In his view, Jaco Maritz, Publisher of How we made it in Africa, stated that the magazine is excited to be part of one of the major event shaping Africa’s Real Estate industry, saying; “Property is a large sector encompassing a variety of industries, from retail to banking to construction. In the last few years we have seen a growing interest in sub-Saharan Africa’s property opportunities, both from foreign investors as well as regional players. We are excited to be part of one of the events shaping this sector.”