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  • Urbanisation and infrastructure development bodes well for Africa's property market

    Africa's long-term property prospects remain bright, fueled by rapid urbanization, mass transit, and Speakers at last week’s Africa Property Investment Summit in Johannesburg suggested that concerns about shopping malls and mixed-use developments, as well as associated infrastructure such as warehousing in Africa Last week, several hundred delegates from throughout Africa, Europe, and the Middle East listened to upbeat about new investment trends, opportunities and quality developments already underway across Africa

  • Expert tips and overview of costs can help you prepare for buying property in South Africa.

    Real Estate market in South Africa House prices have been relatively stable in South Africa, with home-ownership Should you buy property in South Africa? In certain cases, houses for sale in South Africa can make financial sense considering that rental costs How to find houses for sale in South Africa Property for sale in South Africa is generally handled by Costs of buying property in South Africa When you buy property in South Africa, you’ll typically need

  • Don’t miss it’ – Akon woos African-Americans to buy property in Ghana in Year of Return

    American-born Akon with Senegalese roots believes now is a good time to invest in Ghana and other African Akon, born Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, stated that he was investing everything in Africa because When host of Capital XTRA Mammy Norte informed him his folks hailed from Ghana, and if he was aware of African-Americans rising, stressing “whatever dollar or pound you have, you need to buy land in Ghana or wherever in Africa

  • Investing in Properties in Nigeria: Unlocking Lucrative Opportunities

    Nigeria, a country in West Africa, offers abundant investment opportunities, particularly in the real With the increasing urban population and demand for housing, rental income can provide a steady stream Demographics Nigeria's youthful and expanding population contributes significantly to the growing demand for housing entering the workforce and seeking better living conditions, the demand for affordable and high-quality housing

  • The buy-to-let crisis threatens the price of your home

    House price falls have gained pace after soaring mortgage rates drastically reduced borrowers' buying to losses next year and risks triggering a wave of property fire sales that could further drive down house But renters looking to buy will be met with a systemic housing shortage that keeps younger generations More than a million bedrooms have been locked out of the housing market in five years, according to the English Housing Survey.

  • Lagos to incorporate foreclosure in the mortgage, property law

    The Lagos State Government plans to de-risk the housing and mortgage sector, unlocking its potential The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Housing, Mrs. provision of affordable and decent accommodation for the citizens, with a view to reducing the prevailing housing Benson-Awoyinka said the state government has adopted a multi-dimensional approach to reducing the housing their investment in mortgages, then more mortgages will be given, more homes will be purchased, more houses

  • Botswana's property market offers huge growth potential

    Because of the absence of official and timely house price statistics in Botswana, it is difficult to analyse the market, but local real estate experts say that house prices in the country have continued The relative lack of housing supply has led to high rental yields in Botswana, according to research This is supported by recent research conducted by Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF

  • Advantages of buying off-plan properties

    10-20% of the agreed payment, even if the developer was having issues with cash flow to complete the house and with the remaining part for the purchase payment completed by the buyer, the development of the house

  • How Nigerian ‘corruption’ is a cautionary tale for the UK

    They can only mimic their former colonial masters whose pattern was to pillage in Africa and then spend The migration flow of Africans to Europe is linked to kleptocratic regimes that have ruined economies and caused Africans to seek opportunities elsewhere. about the African loot being spent in your capital city. Corruption is not an African problem; it’s not a developing world problem.

  • Cost / Guide to relocating back to Nigeria.

    House help will cost you $100 a month . friend of mine decided to retire in Lagos and he is having the best time of his life after selling his house

  • How to Invest in Off-Plan Properties in Nigeria

    In layman’s terms, If you buy a house, apartment, etc., off-plan, you buy it before it is built when

  • Homes Under The Hammer: Martin Roberts shares when buyers should never bid on a property

    Homes Under the Hammer sees property experts like Martin Roberts head into sometimes dilapidated houses bidding on a property, Martin has said it's actually the “quickest and easiest routes” to buying a house Martin’s main tip for house buyers was “do your research”. He explained house buyers should not expect a bargain just because they’re going to auction. Martin’s final tip was regarding house buyers’ finances.

  • Property: First-time buyers now over £800 a year better off than UK renters as prices soar

    Halifax’s Buying vs Renting Review looked at housing costs associated with a mortgage on a three-bedroom house compared to the average monthly rent of a similar property type. helped “drive record levels of mortgage approvals”, the biggest savings each year are in London where house

  • Entertainment tycoon buys Olympic-size mansion in LA

    Today, however, those houses are long gone and a new, much larger contemporary mansion has claimed their his grandfather’s home, and hired Pritzker Prize-winning architect Richard Meier to design a large house Inside, the blocky house is rigidly contemporary, with clean lines and atrium-like living spaces. In the backyard, there’s an 85-foot infinity pool and an adjacent pool house. Besides the new Beverly Hills house, Geffen owns a vast array of other residences, including a $54 million

  • Skinny home just four metres wide goes on sale for £1.7million

    An extremely narrow house in London that is just four metres wide is up for sale for £1.79million – on The house is also close to the Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush tube stations. However, the skinny house is still more than double the width of the building believed to be the thinnest

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