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A Hillcrest home has been frozen after investigators linked it to a multimillion-rand UIF relief fraud scheme. Authorities say the property may have been bought using funds meant for pandemic worker support.
President Bola Tinubu has tied Abuja's infrastructure ambitions to one key demand: pay your ground rents. He says stronger compliance is essential to fund more roads and public projects across the capital.
Nigeria’s housing push is gaining momentum beyond Lagos and Abuja. A new 250-home development in Edo State signals growing investor confidence in emerging property markets.
The biggest reason rents keep rising in Lagos may not be landlords. Developers say layers of government fees and approvals are quietly making homes more expensive to build—and rent.
Luxury rents across Africa are climbing faster than many markets can absorb. In major cities, premium tenants are now competing for a limited pool of high-end housing.
A new opinion warns that South Africa’s Draft Deeds Bill is failing to fix a long-running township ownership crisis. Millions of families remain stuck without clear legal title to their homes, leaving wealth and inheritance in limbo.
Millions of South Africans can afford a home but still can't access one. A market worth more than R2 trillion is being held back by financing gaps and limited housing supply.
Your home could be transferred to someone else without your knowledge. Experts warn title deed fraud is becoming a growing threat, with criminals using forged documents to steal and even sell properties.
Anambra State is launching a mass housing programme as rising rents and limited housing supply put pressure on residents. The government is betting on private sector partnerships to unlock new housing developments across the state.