Real Estate

It was the twelfth day in the month of April, 2014. Martins needed to leave the house with the speed of light to make the meeting he had slated for 12 noon.  Agbara to Surulere was several miles away; it was like moving from one end of Lagos to the other and he still had the dare-devil Lagos traffic to ...

The federal government of Nigeria has released details of the 2016 budget to the public domain. Nigeria’s Ministry of Power, Works and Housing was allocated the sum of N456,936,811,203 for the fiscal year 2016. The ministry is under the control of Babatunde Raji Fashola. Here are some of the projects we look forwards to, as listed in the budget: 1. ...

The newly elected president of Nigeria Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), ESV Bolarinde Patunola-Ajayi has called on the federal government and State governors to establish Real Estate Transaction department to avoid illegal extortion by quack agents and surveyors. Briefing newsmen in Abuja shortly after the maiden Council meeting since his assumption of office, he noted that the agency ...

Just like the foundations of a marriage is essential to the sustenance of a home so is the foundation of a building pivotal to the sustenance of a home as related to the building. This article explains why the foundation is the most important part of a home. Home building isn’t rocket science, but local building codes may require the ...

Legal documents have shown that Celine Dion’s husband, René Angélil, who passed away from throat cancer in January, left her as the official administrator of his estate, along with 2 others. According to TMZ, the documents reveal that René left a will to this effect. He left homes in Canada to two of his kids from his first marriage. He ...

A prominent Chicago real estate lawyer is being sued by a creditor that says he fraudulently shielded assets to dodge personal guarantees for more than $21 million in loans. Glenn L. Udell, and his wife, Pamela Udell, both are named in a lawsuit PNC Bank filed May 19 in federal court in Chicago. It alleges the couple conspired to transfer ...

The Chairperson of the Housing Agency, Conor Skehan, has said that the government should introduce tax cuts and a grants scheme to encourage people to refurbish vacant homes to help alleviate the housing crisis. Vacancies are a normal part of the housing market, but in Ireland we have abnormally high levels, Skehan told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland. The Housing Agency, which ...

Coco Crisp who plays for baseball side Oakland Athletics has put his stunning California mansion up for sale with a price tag $9.995million. The resort-like paradise comes with a baseball diamond, basketball and tennis courts, five bedrooms, a games room, a home theatre, lakes and there are even palm trees in the master bathroom. An extreme price tag for sure, ...

The Federal Government is set to unveil a Nigerian housing model that will be suitable and acceptable to all Nigerians. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, who disclosed this at a forum in Abuja, said government is already working on the design in furtherance of the its housing policy. “A lot of work is going on and very ...

In as much as there are many tourist sites in Nigeria, not all of them are historical tourist sites. There are historical tourist sites in Nigeria that you don’t even know exist. This article highlights the top 5 historical tourist sites in Nigeria. Nigeria is a land blessed with interesting historical tourist sites which were founded on tales, myths and ...