Real Estate

Continued hike in interest rate by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is having multiple effects on the mortgage market as it raises the cost of financing across all different segments of the real estate sector. Apex bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had in March, increased its benchmark-lending rate to 18 per cent in an aggressive push to contain the nation’s ...

These are not best of times for renters, as the number of available properties continue to drop by the day and rent surges owing to inflation in the real estate sector. A factor that has also led to higher mortgage rates and higher home prices, increase in rental rates, devaluation of long-term debt, as well as increase in the cost ...

The School of Estate(www.schoolofestate.com) is thrilled to have graduated its latest cohort of Real Estate Entrepreneurs from the highly acclaimed Real Estate Business Course(REBC). The 54th Stream Graduation Ceremony took place on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Maryland, Lagos, where graduates, their networks and esteemed members of the real estate community gathered to celebrate this monumental occasion. Two days before ...

School of Estate ends 2022 calendar year training and announces some exciting add-ons to the trainings in the..

The Pension Reform Act 2014 has provision for house ownership. Section 89(2) of the Act provides that “Notwithstanding the provision of sub-section (1)(c) of this section, a Pension Fund Administrator may, subject to guidelines issued by the Commission, apply a percentage of the pension assets in the retirement savings account towards payment of equity contribution for payment of residential mortgage ...

To invest can be difficult for people who are barely able to get by on their salaries, especially in a country like Nigeria with a high rate of inflation and a currency that is susceptible to devaluation. The typical Nigerian is struggling to make ends meet. In 2021, the national minimum pay for federal employees in Nigeria was set at ...

Despite the closeness of plants to Lagos, cement prices are shooting beyond the roof in reaction to price hike by the manufacturers recently. While the producers have blamed the increase on the high exchange rate, cost of spare parts and other logistics, builders and other prospective homeowners are worried that they are not enjoying the benefit of nearness to raw ...

Amid growing public concern over housing prices introduced by the Federal Government under the National Housing Programme (NHP), private developers have picked holes in the scheme. They argued that the programme is not affordable, justifiable as it is beyond the low-income earners and may breed corruption among civil servants. They said the government should concentrate on making policy than engaging ...

Finding a real estate property in Nigeria is a herculean task. This is even more relatable for people in major cities across the country, where the demand far outweighs the supply. First, you have to find the time out of a cramped schedule to go inspecting. Then there are the issues of non-responsive agents whose listings are not available on ...

Nigerian multinational telecommunications company, Globacom Limited, commonly known as Glo, will reconstruct the 64 kilometres (km) Ota-Idiroko road in 2022. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, confirmed this development in a statement issued on Wednesday. He explained that the road would be rehabilitated by the company under the federal government’s tax credit scheme, adding that the contract, ...