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Nigeria's urban future depends on strong institutions, not just infrastructure

An analysis argues that Nigeria's urban challenges are institutional as much as infrastructural, and that data, coordination, continuity and accountability should drive city development.

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Nairobi office landlords shift to revenue-sharing deals as vacancies hit older buildings

Nairobi landlords are increasingly leasing vacant office space to flexible workspace operators through revenue-sharing partnerships, as older buildings lose tenants to modern Grade A developments, a Knight Frank report shows.

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Nigeria's property developers squeezed as bank lending tops N814bn at high interest rates

Bank credit to Nigeria's real estate sector rose to N814.996 billion in the first quarter of 2026, but lending rates of 23 to 38 per cent are putting developers under severe repayment pressure.

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Neighbourgood's Murray Clark turns neglected Cape Town buildings into homes and hubs

Neighbourgood SA is converting the former Happy Rhino Hotel and Backpackers on Cape Town's Loop Street into 130 long-term rental units, the latest step in chief executive Murray Clark's urban regeneration drive.

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Affordable housing is Nigeria's biggest real estate opportunity, REDAN leaders say

Two REDAN leaders say Nigeria's housing deficit is the sector's clearest opportunity, while cost pressures, financing gaps and slow approvals remain the main obstacles.

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Mixta Nigeria leads ranking of country's property developers by completed units

A new ranking of Nigeria's top 10 property developers puts Mixta Nigeria first with 23,000 completed residential and retail units across nine projects.

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Nigeria's real estate sector struggles as material prices surge by 400% in seven years

A Panterra Real Estate Group report shows building material prices in Nigeria rose by as much as 440% between 2019 and 2026, with cement, iron rods and roofing sheets leading the surge and putting affordable housing further out of reach.

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Election 2027: Why housing must top politicians' campaign manifestos

As Nigeria moves toward the 2027 general elections, housing must shift from the margins of political campaigns to the centre of the national conversation, requiring measurable and funded strategies on land, mortgages and building materials.

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Inside South Africa's hijacked-building crisis: crime, desperation and a state struggling to reclaim its own

South Africa's hijacked and illegally occupied buildings expose a deep crisis of crime and housing, with Parliament hearing that only 20 of 1,285 properties identified under Operation Bring Back have been returned to the state.