Nigeria’s real estate industry is no doubt one of the best investment ventures you can ever think of. Despite tough economic times, the real estate sector has still managed to keep afloat and pave way for the development of exclusive and lavish properties.Nigerian luxury homes exist in plenty, and you can get your hands on a good property depending on how...[READ MORE]
Laying the foundations of an attempt to solve Uganda’s housing problem, polystyrene panels are fixed together with wire mesh, then reinforced with concrete to create affordable homes.Real estate developer Wolfgang Enderlie is the brains behind this new method of construction.“I...[READ MORE]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has charged the newly constituted Board of the National Lands Commission to clear the mess at the Commission, and ensure that the process of acquisition and use of land is not cumbersome, and is governed by law.According to President Akufo-Addo, “on a daily basis, and I know I am not alone in making this...[READ MORE]
Ghana will have a fully functional digital property address system by the end of the year, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said.“We have completed the process of procuring and we are about to roll out a digital property addressing system in Ghana,”Dr Bawumia said on Saturday, 26 August in Cape Coast at the governing New Patriotic Party’s...[READ MORE]
In a nation with an estimated housing deficit of 2million, most persons are left with the option to rent, usually at costs that can sometimes be ‘wallet piercing’. Rents are a huge market in Ghana and account for a significant number of housed persons. A lot more people are tenants than owners.Despite the numerous...[READ MORE]
Timed to coincide with the beginning of holy month of Ramadan, Al Rayan Bank has launched a national billboard campaign to boost awareness of its Islamic Home Purchase Plan (HPP) range. HPPs and Buy To Let Purchase Plans (BTLPPs) are Sharia compliant mortgage alternatives which enable customers to finance a home or property purchase without paying interest, which is not...[READ MORE]
A few men can boast of housing a thousand families and providing recreational facilities to the masses. Such is the colossal contribution of our Man of the Week, Dr. Prince-Joseph Kofi Ayiku and the team at Lakeside to Ghana’s infrastructure sector. Dr. Ayiku is the Managing Director of Lakeside Estate Limited, a subsidiary of the Japan Motors Trading...[READ MORE]
Our personality of the week is the man noted for sheltering over a thousand middle income earners.Referred to as Uncle Ebo by most of his employees and clients Ebo Acquah is the Chief Executive Officer of the Blue Rose Group of Companies. Early life and education Born in Ajumako a district in the Central Region of Ghana, he...[READ MORE]
Buyers of a four-bedroom family home in London need deep pockets - but perhaps not as cavernous as a year ago.Asking prices in the capital for these top-of-the-ladder properties fell by 8.7% over the past year, according to search site Rightmove. House prices grew much faster in eastern England and the West Midlands than in London, according to Zoopla.[READ MORE]
Senanu Arkutu is the founder and CEO of DAAR Living, an interior styling firm that is diversely African, layered and interwoven, antique and contemporary, with European and Arab influences.While pursuing a career in Reproductive Health and International Development, she realised she had a flair for interior design after decorating her own home. Spurred by the...[READ MORE]