Real Estate Interviews

NREH: Yes! Are you not taking money? NREH: Currently, our paper is online and we are more interested in the stories than in collecting money. Okay, but I need you to understand me. If somebody comes in here now and says he’s looking for a house and I get him a house, he’s supposed to give me whatever is due ...

NREH: So tell us about yourself sir? My name is Jide Odelola, born some years ago NREH: (Smiling) some years ago can be 2010 so when exactly? Well, I was born some years ago. At least I’m an adult. (Smiling) Anybody above 18 is an adult, isn’t it? Then I attended some schools. NREH: Like? (Laughing) And I taught in ...

NREH: I don’t know what your opinion is about another model of financing housing construction that has been lauded successful especially in the eastern part of the continent. It runs like a gradual incremental micro housing finance. Mortgage for us in our country looks like a high horse hanging there. Micro housing finance looks like its closer to us but ...

NREH:  We would like to congratulate you on your professorship. We know you run an NGO known as Ideal Habitat. Why did you start ideal habitat and what progress have you made so far? PROF NUBI:  The vision and inspiration to start ideal habitat is upon a deep reflection on the way we live our lives. As far back as ...

NREH: Lagos state has been trying to register agents, and I learnt that you are a part of the decision making. What is their target, or the objective they are trying to meet? MR. OLAWORE: Well, I’m not part of the decision makers. My only involvement occurred as a result of me being the chairman of the institution In 2003, ...

With over twenty-five years in the real estate industry in Nigeria, Akin Olawore member of Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) has become established as an icon in the industry.   Mr Akin Olawore NREH: When did you set up your firm? What was your dream and vision at the time you set up the firm? What led to ...

Exclusive Interview With Chief (Dr) Christian Francis Ipoola Olaniyan Land Investment interview with Chief (Dr) Olaniyan…Born to parents who were teachers, he also ended up an educationist after having the best education available back in the 40’s.The founder of Victory Schools, Ikeja and other various establishments, he was one time Hon. Commissioner for Establishment and Training, old Oyo State and ...

Koleso. It’s Awolowo Government that developed all those places by Ikeja Club, down, down, down, where you have Nigerite and all those small buildings. In fact, if you go inside, you will see the Housing Corporation Estate. It is Western Nigeria; Awolowo’s Government that did all those and that opened up Ikeja. People were passing through the airport road to ...

  Chief Kola Akomolede is a graduate of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife, Nigeria where he obtained a BSc in Estate Management (2nd Class upper) in 1978.  He also has an MSc in Urban Land Appraisal from the University of Reading, U.K.  He attended the Administrative staff college, Badagry in 1989 where he obtained a certificate ...

Here we share true life stories of first time landlords to inspire others that it is possible and you can start now. Enjoy it but most importantly take action after reading this. Anybody that lives in Lagos and experiences the accommodation challenges vis-à-vis rent increase and landlords’ palaver will ultimately develop the urge to have his or her own house. ...