Talk about living the Omo Baba Olowo lifestyle. Music star Davido recently purchased a luxurious vacation home in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The recording artiste took to social media to share his new home. The “Dami Duro” pop star who welcomed a daughter recently, also joked that his daughter has the biggest room in the house. In an exclusive interview with ...
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To Renovate or not to Renovate before selling?
A lot of people sell their properties without getting the right returns on investment probably because they leave renovations to the buyer which invariably reduces the value of such property. Once a decision is been made on the sale of a property, returns on investment should be top priority. To renovate or not to renovate? This is indeed the huge ...
Read More »Despite tighter foreign investment rules, ‘Foreigners ‘increasingly buying existing property’
AUSTRALIA: Despite tighter foreign investment rules, foreign buyers are snapping up existing Australian property at a faster rate A few months ago, the federal government announced new measures to make it harder for foreigners to get into the local housing market, but according to NAB, it hasn’t halted activity just yet. NAB’s latest Residential Property report reveals total foreign demand ...
Read More »GREENVILLE N.C – New project offers elderly affordable housing
GREENVILLE CITY IN NORTH CALIFORNIA: New project offers elderly affordable housing. A new housing project in the medical district of Greenville will offer elderly people an affordable housing option. The Taft Development Group held a groundbreaking for Parkside Commons Tuesday. The project’s $10.6 million price tag is partially being funded by tax credits through the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, ...
Read More »Nigerian most senior diplomat, Oyelaran-Oyeyinka appointed UN-Habitat’s Director Africa
Nigerian most senior diplomat working at the United Nations headquarters in Nairobi, Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka has been appointed as the Acting Director, Regional Office for Africa (ROAF), UN-Habitat. The RoAf/ UN-Habitat is currently working in 24 countries in the Africa region (these include: Nigeria, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, ...
Read More »NUJ Vows To Resist Sale Of Government Building Housing VON
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Cross River State has resolved to resist any arbitrary sale of the state government building housing the zonal office of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) and the Department of Technical Services of the Cross River State Ministry of Information in Calabar. The building, situated at a prime location in the state capital, is ...
Read More »‘Costs of building material, retail financing, others, truncate affordable housing in Nigeria’
Experts in the real estate sector have listed reasons why affordable housing has remained elusive in the country despite efforts from both the public and private sectors. This has become a major concern for the stakeholders in the housing sector as the same factors continue to truncate mass housing drive in the country. According to the managing director UACN Property ...
Read More »Anambra: Traders forcefully relocated to permanent market site
Traders in Anambra yesterday were forcefully relocated to permanent market site. Some traders at Williams Street in Onitsha, Anambra State, have defied government’s relocation order leading to their forceful ejection by the State Government. The traders were ejected to a permanent and standard market at Ogbunike in Oyi Local Government Area of the state. Some of the traders who were ...
Read More »TOP 10 HOTTEST LOCATIONS IN LAGOS
As tiny as Lagos appears in terms of landmass, it has remained the most promising habitation and business hub for many Nigerians of diverse tongues. If owning a house or a land in Lagos does not form the core of the dreams of the average man who resides in Lagos then probably that person is no Lagosian to begin with. ...
Read More »APICAN urges real estate agents to operate in ‘Honesty and Goodwill’
In a bid to sanitize Real Estate agents practice in the country, association of property investment and commission agents in Nigeria (APICAN) Iju branch held a one day seminar on Real Estate Management Accounting System. The seminar which was held at Baale Palace Saala Ifako Ijaiye Local Government had in attendance, APICAN national deputy chairman, Mr. Jide Odelola, National secretary, ...
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