Real Estate Articles

The Real Estate Market in Nigeria faces a lot of challenges that has impeded its growth. However, it is still in high demand and has become a very competitive market. It is therefore imperative that you make good decisions that will ensure you stay afloat. Matters of the heart tend to hurt rather than help the negotiation process when it ...

Do we still trust our neighbours, talkless loving them the way we love ourselves? Can we even wine and dine with the present neighbours we have? Are our neighbours people we will naturally love to have as neighbours or are we left to just cope with the choices made by our landlords? This article addresses the concept of neighbourliness in ...

Why should entrepreneurs invest in the first place? The answer is: to have enough money to live on when we no longer can or wish to work. To put that money aside, however, we have to accumulate enough to offset inflation, stem the tide of the economic recession and other expenses that erode our savings. And for that purpose, real estate is ...

This article makes an attempt to capture some lessons learned by the ongoing urban transformation of Lagos—one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Despite the movement of the federal capital to Abuja during the regime of erstwhile head of state, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida in 1991, metropolitan Lagos has remained the country’s dominant economic, social, and financial centre as ...

A sustainable neighbourhood meets your needs while protecting the environment. Homes in a sustainable neighbourhood are located near shops, schools, recreation, work and other daily destinations. This helps reduce driving costs and lets residents enjoy the health benefits of walking. This article tells you what you should do to live in a sustainable neighbourhood. A sustainable neighbourhood is a place ...

You know that feeling when you conceive an idea and you think you’re a genius. I’m wondering if it was the same feeling the architects who came up with the designs for these buildings had before it was tagged ‘ugly. Someone or even people must have loved their idea. These buildings are undoubtedly ugly, and the set of people that ...

Nigeria is perhaps the fastest urbanizing country in the African continent. One of the most important challenges facing the country is the provision of affordable housing. In Nigeria, many people always wait with keen interest to listen to budget speech at the beginning of each year. This is for nothing sake, but to hear how much have been allocated to ...

If there is an asset you must acquire before you depart this world, that asset is a house, no matter how small it seems. And I’m not talking about a rented apartment. The reasons are not far-fetched. There’s a level of peace that comes with owning a house; a serenity that is unfathomable. Unlike when people buy fancy cars and ...

Buying a home will probably be the largest and most significant purchase you will make in your life. More reason you can’t go through the whole process alone. This article explains why you need a lawyer to guide you through what could be the biggest deal of your life. Buying a home is not only one of the largest and ...

There have been several cases of fraudulent practices in the real estate sector, especially in the aspect that involves securing accommodation or finding a place to rent. This has focused the searchlight on real estate agents. In fact the honest ones or professionals amongst them are not taken seriously by some members of the public who have experienced their fair ...