Tag Archives: Real Estate Agent

Real estate transactions involve the leasing, renting, buying or selling of property and is viewed as a very profitable venture. Unfortunately, scams and frauds are a common feature within the sector. This article identifies red flags in real estate transactions you must watch out for. Scam or fraud is a major obstacle bedeviling real estate transactions in Nigeria, this is ...

A Sokoto Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered the remand of 48-year-old  estate agent, Lawali Maigara, for alleged land fraud. The defendant was accused of defrauding one Mubarak Bello of Fakon Iddi area of Sokoto of N400,000 on land transaction. The defendant was arraigned on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy, breach of trust and cheating, offences contrary to Sections, 312 ...

Renting an apartment in Lagos has become a feat that deserves a standing ovation for whoever can successfully scale through the hurdle without any hitches. And I’m talking about the prospective tenants and just maybe the real estate agents who are the middle men in the course of renting an apartment. As for the Landlords, they are usually the outsiders ...

Attempts to define a common body of knowledge for real estate education have generated a lot of debate in recent years. Some people see estate management as an academic discipline, while others see it as an environmental discipline. In this article we discuss the relevance of real estate education to the practice of real estate in Nigeria. In recent times ...

Though real estate investment can be highly profitable, it can as well be tricky and quite complex. In this article, we would take a look at common mistakes of a real estate investor in an attempt to break the banks. Even in our present recession people are still investing in real estate, foreclosure crisis persists and mistakes are still being ...

The number of consumers that go online each year to research at least a portion of a new home search is steadily growing year after year. Albeit, can the internet or social media really be your agent? As the internet and social media gains an even bigger foothold in Nigeria, its use is likely to steadily grow and accomplish much ...

Real estate transactions can be daunting and confusing unless you are equipped to deal with the endless layers of details and complicated legal documents involved. With something so complicated, there is certainly some merit to involving a lawyer in the proceedings. This article talks about the importance of a real estate lawyer in your real estate transactions Getting involved in ...

You may be right to say you can do without a real estate agent in the course of buying, selling or renting a piece of real estate, albeit how far can you really go without one? This article gives 5 reasons why you will forever need a real estate agent. If most of us had our way we would bypass ...

This narrative was first shared on February 2, 2015 at the onset of the Economic recession. It is a story about how a real estate top shot encountered his best real estate deal yet whilst just a mere real estate agent. Without mincing words, I can tell you that it is not everybody that is feeling the cash crunch. Yes, ...

The real estate business cannot thrive without information. Real estate and information work in pari-pasu. Real estate investors and practitioners need information on who wants to sell, what they want to sell, who wants to buy and what they want to buy. This article talks about 5  of many strategies that real estate agents can make work in their favour. ...