In celebrating the coastal property professionals who delivered outstanding results and service excellence, Bank Windhoek hosted the Coastal Estate Agent Awards on Friday, 13 March 2026, in Swakopmund. The event recognised top-performing estate agents and agencies across multiple categories, while also sharing a forward-looking view of the coastal property market’s renewed momentum and the structural changes expected from offshore oil and gas activity.
Awarding excellence
The Bank Windhoek Coastal Estate Agent Awards reflect a coastal market that is not only active but increasingly competitive, rewarding professionals who help buyers, sellers, and developers navigate changing conditions with speed, compliance and customer care.
Rochelle Mulder, from LaRochelle Properties, received recognition in the Loan Business category for the N$15 million to N$20 million range. LaRochelle Properties also received Gold for the Special Awards of Excellence – Achiever of the Year: Coastal Region (Estate Agency; N$25 million or more), while HomePage Estate Agency received Silver.
Alexia Mofokeng (Mofokeng Realtors), Velia Liebenberg (Henties Bay Estates), and Chrissi Van Dyk (HomePage Estate Agency) were honoured for Loan Business in the N$10 million to N$15 million range. Karen Leemans, from HomePage Estate Agency, was recognised in the Loan Business category for the N$7.5 million to N$10 million range.
Ivo Mateus (JUST Property Coastal), Cecilia Muller (Grobbies Estates), Claudia Lofty-Eaton (Ramos Realtors Namibia), Pieter Deval (Primavera Properties), Melany Hill (Nels Property Consultants), Olga Human (Human & Co Real Estate), and Morne Henry Human (Human & Co Real Estate), were recognised in the Loan Business category in the N$5 million to N$7.5 million range. In the Awards of Excellence in the Sale of Distressed Properties category, the only award, which was Bronze, went to Steinie Steinbach from Henric Estates.
Promising coastal property market
In his keynote address, Bank Windhoek Chief Financial Officer and Acting Executive Officer of Specialist Finance, Zenaune Kamberipa, noted that the coast now accounts for around one-fifth
of Namibia’s housing transactions, an indicator of strengthening demand supported by lifestyle migration, tourism investment and rental market growth.
He said that confidence is also visible in development activity. Noting that in Swakopmund, building approvals rose, with nearly 9 out of 10 approvals linked to residential development. Looking ahead, Kamberipa highlighted how discoveries in the Orange Basin could reshape coastal towns and property dynamics over the next decade.
“In this environment, banking is not passive; it is catalytic,” said Kamberipa. “As demand rises for housing finance, commercial property loans and industrial funding linked to oil and gas activity, we remain committed to partnering with the coastal property sector to support growth that is not only faster, but also fairer and more resilient.”
Kamberipa cautioned that momentum without management can become pressure, with key constraints including affordability, subdued mortgage growth, and supply limitations that can push rental prices upward. He called for continued collaboration to expand supply, protect affordability and align private investment with public infrastructure so that coastal towns remain liveable for residents and competitive for business.
During the evening, Bank Windhoek also highlighted the launch of the 26th edition of the Bank Windhoek Cancer Apple Project, one of its flagship corporate social responsibility programmes. Since its inception in 2000, the initiative has raised N$38.4 million for the Cancer Association of Namibia. The Bank encouraged the public to support the Project via its e-apple platform and a new voluntary donation feature on the Bank Windhoek Mobile App, enabling contributions from as little as N$5 per payment.
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