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“MD/CEO of Homes and Homes Real Estate Solution Limited, Dr. Ikem Ume-Ezeoke, is one of the leading names in the real estate industry. In this interview with journalists in Lagos, Ume-Ezeoke who established his firm in 2004 believes that housing deficit will be reduced drastically if the federal government provides cheap land and long term mortgage through Primary Mortgage Institutions. ...

I’m sure at one time or the other, you have come across the word mortgage and have a general idea of what it means. However, we learn everyday and this article could just open your eyes to new realities about a topic you’ve always thought you have no business with. Remember, no knowledge is wasted. For some people, their only ...

The real estate industry in Nigeria has come of age albeit it still struggles for a strong foothold. This article talks on how the real estate industry in Nigeria is being overlooked despite its immense potentials. Real Estate connotes an entity consisting of land and buildings on it in which resides some value of economic worth. In other words, it ...

“The National Assembly has secured a loan of $300 million for staff housing . It is to build about 10,000 housing units on various locations in the Federal Capital Territory for its core staffers, legislative aides and interested general public to own. The project which is spearheaded by the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) but being coordinated by Clerk ...

According to The Nation, the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, FMBN says it has disbursed N2.3 billion to 3,104 beneficiaries under its housing renovation loans scheme nation wide. Its Managing Director, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa who spoke yesterday in Sokoto while flagging off the state’s disbursement exercise of N243.1 million to 263 benefiting  civil servants in the state service, assured that ...

Many believe that the Land use act (decree) of 1978 has become a clog in the wheel of our progress as a nation. In recent times, there have been calls by experts for the land use act to be reviewed, overhauled or totally abolished. This article looks at how the land use act threatens economic development in Nigeria and why ...

“In line with the goal of protecting their field of practice and monitoring the real estate sector, realtors have urged governments to intervene in the area of tightening control and restricting conversion of housing to commercial uses.”- The Guardian They argue that such moves are reducing the existing housing stock and advised that governments should not consider housing as a ...

“Plans to remove barriers hampering aspiring home owners have been kick-started by the Ogun State Property and Investment Corporation (OPIC), with the launch of the first phase of OPIC’s affordable housing units in New Makun City, Ogun State. The project would deliver 400 houses before the end of the year through technologically based building method under the Nigeria Mortgage Refinancing ...

“Some stakeholders have agreed to pool resources to tackle the housing problem headlong. This is by ensuring  improved access to credit facility and reducing development costs for low-income housing.”- The Nation The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) and a pan-African finance institution, Shelter Afrique have joined forces to create a $2 billion ...

Premium Times reports that the Federal Government says it has provided N500 billion to resuscitate the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, FMBN, to make mortgage facilities easily available to Nigerians. Mustapha Baba-Shehuri, the Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, announced this in Lafia on Monday when he called on the Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Silas Agara. The News ...