School of Estate, Nigeria’s leading real estate focused training institution launched its online platform yesterday 14th May 2019. The platform is poised to offer a unique user-centric approach that will guide real estate enthusiasts and practitioners at every level of experience through its continuously expanding real estate curriculums. The launch was well attended by top professionals and real estate industry ...
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How to become a chartered estate surveyor and valuer
Mr. Benjamin Okeke is a BSc holder in real estate, a chartered member of NIESV and a registered member of ESVARBON. He has been operating in the real estate industry for over 7 years. He started his career with Diya Fatimilehin and co., worked for 6 years and rose to the position of Assistant Head Of Valuation. In this interview, ...
Read More »LUC: UNILAG recommends rental not capital-based property assessment
The Department of Estate Management in the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Lagos (UNILAG) has volunteered to assist the Lagos State Government to enthrone sustainable Land Use Charge (LUC) Administration to resolve the current impasse. This is in line with what the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe described as desirable engagement between Town and Gown. Bennett Oghifo ...
Read More »“I agree that there is and there will be influx in real estate”- Mr Akin Olawore
Mr Akin Olawore is the CEO of Akin Olawore & Co (AOC), a firm of Chartered Surveyors with over 25 years track record in providing dedicated knowledge based services. He has been practicing since 1982 (before graduation). He is a man of vast knowledge, a great coach and a good listener. Read below the interview he had with one of ...
Read More »“Estate surveyors should be engaged to address Nigeria’s land data challenge”
The practice of estate surveying and valuation in Nigeria has been bedeviled with several challenges leading to negative public perception. In this interview, the second vice president of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) and the principal partner of Portharcourt based Emma Wike & Partners Emma Okas Wike, gives an insight on what the board is doing ...
Read More »Edo concludes plans to reform its real estate sector, targets new investments
“The Edo State Government has concluded plans to reform its real estate sector with a new roadmap that provides for recertification of estate owners, repossession of abandoned properties and development of new estates across the state.”- This Day The new Executive Chairman of the Edo Development and Property Authority, (EDPA) Isoken Omo, disclosed this at the Government House, Benin City, on ...
Read More »Real Estate Education and its Relevance to the Practice of Real Estate in Nigeria
Attempts to define a common body of knowledge for real estate education have generated a lot of debate in recent years. Some people see estate management as an academic discipline, while others see it as an environmental discipline. In this article we discuss the relevance of real estate education to the practice of real estate in Nigeria. In recent times ...
Read More »Valuers propose road map for housing reform
“At a time when half of the world’s six billion people are living in cities and facing unprecedented growth of urban population, mainly in the developing countries like Nigeria, land economists last week proposed that the federal government create enabling environment for private sector delivery of housing as against direct construction by ministries, departments and agencies.”- The Guardian Top executives of ...
Read More »“No govt can tackle housing gap without robust primary mortgage institutions”- Ume-Ezeoke
“MD/CEO of Homes and Homes Real Estate Solution Limited, Dr. Ikem Ume-Ezeoke, is one of the leading names in the real estate industry. In this interview with journalists in Lagos, Ume-Ezeoke who established his firm in 2004 believes that housing deficit will be reduced drastically if the federal government provides cheap land and long term mortgage through Primary Mortgage Institutions. ...
Read More »NIESV tasks students on skills for surveying practice
“To excel in estate surveying profession, under-graduates in the field have been challenged to be disciplined, work hard and put maximum integrity into their daily dealings with people. Chairman, Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) in Plateau State, Fidel Okpanachi Idoko gave the charge during a visit by students and lecturers of the Department of Estate Management of Federal ...
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