Real Estate

Apparently disappointed over inability of the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to deliver houses to them, the President, Comrade Abdul Waheed Omar, was ambushed by angry workers last week in Abuja. The incident occurred at the political debate organized by the congress ahead of the delegates meeting coming up today, where elections for new executive members would be discussed. ...

To ensure a hitch-free implementation of Ikorodu master plan when it is eventually unveiled, the Lagos State Government last week held a stakeholders’ parley with the land/homeowners and residents living within one of the fastest growing suburb of the state. The rapport, it was learnt, was one of the strategies the state has chosen to wage war against illegal development ...

A stable supply of choice homes without the commensurate demand in Nigeria’s high end property market is compelling real estate developers in this segment to drop rates by up to 20 percent. Also, operators in this segment, known for demanding rent in foreign currencies (dollars) now accept naira from prospective customers, this is according to a BusinessDay report. The developers ...

The professional body responsible for promoting the science and practice of building technology, maintenance, surveying, production/construction management, maintaining a high standard of competence and professional conduct as well as promoting and encouraging the advancement of technical and general knowledge in the building profession in Nigeria is the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB). Drawing its origin from a related society called ...

After a keen competition to get world-class architectural design for its proposed real estate project, the UACN Property Development Company Plc (UPDC) has eventually selected two firms for its ‘One Prime’ project, to be located within the neighbourhood of Ikoyi, Lagos State. The selection of the duo, James Cubitt and Design Group, emerged after the developer recently organised a pitch ...

Welcome to another episode of the FIRST EVER REAL ESTATE FICTION SERIES. This series will expose you to a lot of things tenants and landlords go through with each other, as well as what real estate agents and practitioners go through trying to make a living and how all these affects you and I. All these will be brought to ...

‘With Nigeria’s capital expenditure profile put at 24 per cent of recurrent expenditure in 20 14, falling price of crude oil and a high cost of funds for execution of capital projects, the construction industry in Nigeria is obviously under pressure to evolve more time and cost efficient system of construction.” This was the submission of the Managing Director of ...

In order to facilitate the establishment of an efficient and viable Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) regime in the country, experts have urged the authorities to fashion out a new tax regulation that will enhance equitable administration of value in the real estate sector. They also called for an urban planning processes to create an improved enabling environment, which will ...

One of the leading professional bodies in the Nigerian real estate industry is the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), a non-profit, voluntary, professional body established by a couple of surveyors who had their professional training in the UK and obtained the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors certification. The institution, which was created in 1969, was set up ...

Unfortunately, the real-estate-agent business is saddled with a poor reputation. According to the real estate agents surveyed by consumerreports.org, that reputation is sometimes earned. Here are a few of the top bad behaviors the real estate agents surveyed say they’ve witnessed, all of which breach the ethical code of Realtors . They’re listed in the order of how frequently they ...