Real Estate

In Uganda, the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban development is to embark on a countrywide registration of all real estate dealers for regulation. The exercise which kicks off mid this year, will see real estate dealers issued with licenses of operation. According to the Permanent secretary ministry of Lands, Gabindadde Musoke, the exercise is aimed at wiping out fake ...

Ondo State government has taken a giant leap in its tourism revolution as it has constructed the first world class hills resort. With this latest effort, the governor of the state, Olusegun Mimiko, has demonstrated his unalloyed commitment to development and promotion of tourism in the state. The newly built hills resort is built in the ancient town of Idanre, ...

Simon Property Group has launched a $16 billion hostile bid for Macerich Co. after saying its rival refused to discuss a combination of two of the largest U.S. mall operators. Simon said Monday that it was offering $91 per share in cash and stock for each share of Macerich. That represents a premium of 30 percent to the closing price ...

3000 skeletons recovered at London train station site. Archaeologists in London have begun digging up some 3,000 skeletons including those of victims of the Great Plague from a burial ground that will become a new train station. A team of 60 researchers will work in shifts six days a week over the next month at the Bedlam burial ground to ...

Zaha Hadid is an Iaqi-British architect. Do an internet search for Zaha Hadid, and you will find an endless stream of information about her Last month, it was reported that her firm ZHA would be responsible for the creation of the world’s largest airport terminal. The starfish-shaped building will form part of Beijing’s new airport. Building Design Online reported that ...

“Yes! Yes! Yes!” Martins shouted over and over again after his first reaction. He turned excitedly to Ada and the others who were looking at him curiously. “He’s buying five plots,” he stated proudly. It was Ada’s turn to rejoice. She clapped her hands in excitement and nodded her head in approval, beaming. “You did it! I can’t believe you ...

The former Auditor General of Scotland, Robert Black, in a press conference scheduled to hold later today will say that spending on housing should be seen as a preventative measure. He will be speaking at the annual Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) conference in Glasgow and saying that bad housing has the potential to damage lives. Charities said 13% of ...

Whilst we may be complaining against the Nigerian government and economy in respect to the huge housing deficit we currently have in the nation, it should be of interest to you that the grass is not greener on the other side of the world. Even Americans have their fair share of housing Problems. According to the The Guardian, many people ...

Divorcing duo Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon closed on the sale of their Bel Air home Friday for $9 million. The estate had been listed for $12.995 million. The 13,000-square foot home, at 3130 Antelo Road in Los Angeles, contains six bedrooms and six full- and three half-baths, as well as a movie theater, gym, and basketball court. It features ...

As faster, smarter and affordable mobile phones continue to saturate the Nigerian market, real estate developers and professionals are gradually shifting attention to mobile technology for marketing in order to reach a wider population for their products (houses). From iPhone to iPad, Blackberry and other smart phones, real estate developers and agents have been caught in the web of mobile ...