Real Estate Articles

For those of us who are not yet in tune with the Debo Adejana Real Estate Seminar, the last edition for 2016 is holding in November. As usual, this promises to be educative, insightful and impact-driven. If you don’t have any reason to attend this seminar, the caliber of the speaker of the day at the seminar should make you ...

It is common knowledge that the average Nigerian presently lives in abject poverty, though the ruling class pretend not to be aware. Sadly, poverty and poor housing have direct bloodlines. This article analyses poor housing delivery in Nigeria. A huge percentage of our populace live in inadequate or inappropriate housing, or worse still totally homeless, especially in urban cities. In ...

Real estate investing may be a big deal, but the rules governing it are simple. Buying a house or a property should be a very wise and calculative step otherwise you can get into procuring an inappropriate and inadequate house that falls short of your housing needs. This article suggests 6 Myths and Facts about real estate investing that can ...

In Nigeria, the work of an architect is not taken so seriously. So many people believe they can do their building design or construction without the aid of an architect. To them, employing an architect is a waste of money. Some don’t even know who an architect is. What do architects really do, and why should anyone consider one? Using ...

The Debo Adejana Real Estate seminar comes alive in November. In fact, this will be the last seminar for this year, and if you’ve never attended before, this is an opportunity of a lifetime to join the going train of real estate in Nigeria. This edition will be an eye-opener, as it promises to expose participants to the tenets of ...

A strong ROI on a commercial property investment is the hallmark of that real estate investment it took you years to build. This article talks about ‘how a real estate investor can achieve a strong ROI on a commercial property investment. In as much as there is an avalanche of residential property investors in Nigeria compared to their commercial property ...

The times are hard, and consequently, selling a house in a slow market or when an economy is in recession can be an arduous task; it is definitely not a walk in the park. We are in an era when it’s not enough to simply list your home and wait; you actually have to sell your home. No one really wants to sell ...

A society without building standards to regulate the erection or construction of buildings, or a society with land regulation laws should be prepared for anarchy. This article gives useful insights as to why building standards exist. As cities become the center piece of contemporary development and as land become more scarce and inaccessible for requisite developmental purposes, the quest to ...

Land degradation relates to the depreciation in the qualities and quantities of vegetation, soil resource, air, water resource among others. This article takes a look at the adverse effects of the activities of Man to the Nigerian environment. Land reclamation efforts for effective use constitute as a major panacea to the problems of land degradation in the not only in ...

Human needs are insatiable and the want for land is no different. In fact, virtually all human activities require land. The Land tenure system in Nigeria and its effectiveness is the focus of this article. Due to the diverse needs of different human activities with respect to location and quantity of land, there is often an intense competition for land, ...