Real Estate

You might not know it but more than 41 Nigerians are reported to have been dead following the outbreak of Lassa fever. The death toll has exceeded the figure recorded during the outbreak of the Ebola Virus in the country two years ago. Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness caused by Lassa virus, a member of the arenavirus ...

Land surveying offers remarkable value in terms of protecting your real estate investment. It is a process that must be carried out as soon as possible, after successfully purchasing land. This article intends to analyse the importance of doing a land survey for your property. Land Surveying is one of the oldest professions in the world. The first land surveys ...

In a country with a housing deficit of more than 17 million units, housing delivery in Nigeria is not just unsatisfactory, it is really poor. What are the bottlenecks that continue to debase housing delivery in Nigeria? This article sheds more light on the challenges of housing delivery in Nigeria. Housing delivery in Nigeria is highly suspect but the situation ...

Angelo Mastropietro spent £160,000 turning this 250-million-year-old cave into his dream house. From the outside this rocky dwelling looks pretty normal, but inside it has all the furnishings of a regular house. Angelo, 38, spent 1,000 back-breaking hours transforming the historic cave in Wyre Forest, Worcestershire. The real-life Fred Flintstone was living a high-flying life as the head of a ...

Facebook boss, Mark Zuckerberg is headed toward a trial after all as the property developer who claims the billionaire broke a promise to introduce him to Silicon Valley’s elite has a new lawyer. The case was at risk of collapsing after developer Mircea Voskerician’s previous lawyer bowed out in October on the brink of trial and Voskerician told a judge he ...

Concerned about illicit money flowing into luxury real estate, the Treasury Department said Wednesday that it would begin identifying and tracking secret buyers of high-end properties. The initiative will start in two of the nation’s major destinations for global wealth: Manhattan and Miami-Dade County. It will shine a light on the darkest corner of the real estate market: all-cash purchases ...

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government is fully committed to addressing the nation’s housing deficits. The Vice President also reiterated that the Buhari-led administration would deliver other promises made to Nigerians during the electioneering campaigns last year. Vice President Osinbajo made the statement while performing the foundation laying ceremony of 2,000 ...

Mr. Jimmy Oranye’s first house story goes a long way to show that sometimes, a little discomfort should be endured to achieve the greater goal. In a chat with Elsie Godwin, Mr. Oranye reveals he had to live in between houses with his wife for some period of time in order to have his first house. Mr. Oranye, who is ...

In this part of the world little emphasis is placed on soil test before a building is erected, hence, there is a need to bring this aspect of structural engineering under radar and this article attempts to do justice to that. Not doing a soil test to determine the right kind of foundation for your building could spell doom for ...

My dad once told me; to make the world a better place some actions need to be taken on the citizenry that will benefit them immensely in the future no matter whose ox is gored. Can I say the same about the recent demolition of the Owonifari section of Oshodi market? This article aims to shed some light on this ...