Real Estate

In a report released Monday, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights expressed “concern about the persistence of a housing crisis” in Canada and called on Ottawa to bring in a national housing strategy that recognizes the right to housing. The committee also urged Canada to ensure homeless people and other disadvantaged groups have access to the judicial ...

Nigeria is facing a very challenging business environment with the country’s economy under strain, depreciating by over 25 per cent in the past year, leading to investors look into other sectors to put their investments into. According to analysts this might be one of the best times to look into the Nigerian real estate market. In an interview with CNBC, ...

Maximising your rental return is key in establishing yourself among the big players in the real estate business. It is essential to strategize or map out plan on how you can effectively maximise your rental returns. This article highlights the steps to take. If you have recently decided that you want to rent out your house but are unsure of ...

The Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce yesterday hosted an advocacy round-table on real estate sector as part of its contribution to boosting growth in the country. This provided stakeholders with a platform to discuss the challenges, policies and opportunities in the Nigerian real estate sector and also add value to businesses through networking. In order to institutionalise the conversation so it ...

This article delves into the implications of locating the biggest landfill in Africa close to a prominent residential area in Lagos state. Olusosun’s popularity is not something any responsible government should be delighted about. Learn more about this looming environment disaster in this article. Although there are landfills across Nigeria but there is one that stands out and that is ...

Dozens were killed and many houses razed to the ground when suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked villages in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State last week.  Ikwulono John Anthony visited Agatu on Wednesday, March 2 and revealed the things he saw. Below is what he wrote along with the photos “I took the risk and came to Agatu together with ...

Many people who put up their homes or properties for sale are usually confused as to the best price to tag their property and often times they make pricing mistakes. This article delves into the worst pricing mistakes a seller can make. If a house that has been put up for sale doesn’t leave the market for a long while, ...

Olumuyiwa Adejokun who is the Executive Chairman of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has said that Landlords in Lagos state do not remit bills paid by their tenants for waste management. In an interview with Punchng correspondent, he says residents should be fully involved in waste management by ensuring compliance with laws guiding waste disposal in the state. Read ...

Edo State government has said that it has no apology for the demolition of some buildings from which some staff of the University of Benin were forcefully evicted. It said it acted based on judgment from the court of law. The response of the state government followed press statement issued by the Benin Zone of the Academic Staff Union of ...

50 Cent‘s massive estate in Farmington, Connecticut has finally found a buyer and they’re planning on turning the sprawling 52-room home into an assisted living facility. According to TMZ, the home sold for $8 million … $10.5 million less than 50’s original listing price almost a decade ago. 50 first put the 21-bedroom, 25-bath estate on the market in 2007 ...