Real Estate Articles

This is the second part of the “Buy Now Pay Later” Series. Remember we are still discussing THE DYNAMICS OF LANDED PROPERETIES WITH FLEXIBLE PAYMENT OPTIONS. Last time, we discussed the reason it seems many real estate companies are in the business of “Buy Now Pay Later”. If you missed it, you can read it here. Today, I shall be ...

Staying afloat or ahead of the pack in a hopelessly recessed economy can sometimes be likened to Daniel leaving the Lion’s den unscathed. We are in a time where apartments can remain unoccupied for months; a period when landlords should be up on their toes concerning their investment. This article highlights what landlords should know before renting. The times are ...

Every society needs a set of laws which stipulates the rights and duties of citizens, as well as regulate the conduct of the society. But law is often perceived as repressive and unpopular by majority of the urban poor in many developing countries who feel that the law has done little or nothing to ameliorate their sufferings. This article examines ...

The Real Estate industry in Nigeria is fraught with various issues or cases of people being duped either by estate agents, con artists and the so called omoniles. This article gives you an insight into the real estate scams in the Nigerian context, and how it can be avoided. With the demand for accommodation more than supply, it then doesn’t ...

There is no gainsaying that human beings are a product of their environment. You don’t expect a babe from Ajegunle to act more posh than a lady that was born and bred in Lekki, except, of course pigs now fly. This article aims to justify the fact that, we are where we live. Although we like to believe that we ...

As at my last count, I realized we have over 50 development companies, trying to market over hundred projects within the Lagos, Ogun and Abuja axis. I stopped counting a long while ago, so you can imagine how much more we would have now. Until recently, when publication houses increased their advert rates, you would always see different advert publications ...

Basically there are quacks in every human avocation, there are even quacks in the health sector where human lives are involved, how much more real estate? This article talks about ways quackery can be tackled in the real estate sector. Quacks exist everywhere. They are untrained persons, with claim to have the knowledge to deliver on a particular project or ...

Searching for a property online is gradually becoming a mainstay in our part of the world, but do we go online to search for properties purposefully? This article gives useful tips on how well we can search for property online without making it look like a wasted venture. The world is now a global market where people from all walks ...

It may seem unnatural to list any tourist site in Lagos among the 7 wonders of Nigeria, considering the numerous tourist attractions in the country, regardless there are some interesting sites in the city of excellence also; sites that can leave anyone who visits spellbound. Just like we did last week with our list of 7 natural wonders of Nigeria, ...

Environmental Impact is used to describe some implications of human activities on the environment. This article views the environmental impact of building construction projects in Nigeria. The environment is threatened severely by so many problems, some of which are caused by the activities of Construction Projects. The major environmental impacts of building construction projects include environmental pollution, resource depletion and ...