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The Institution of Surveyors of Kenya has flagged drainage, basement and roof risks for apartments and homes ahead of expected El Nino rains, urging owners and managers to inspect and maintain buildings early.
Egypt's Industrial Development Bank and the Urban Development Fund have signed a cooperation protocol to provide financing for citizens buying units in urban development projects in governorate capitals and major cities.
Investment buyers accounted for a record 14% of South African home loan applications earlier this year, with more than 30% of Western Cape applications tied to buy-to-let purchases, according to lending data.
A new Codera Analytics review of prices and rents in Gauteng and the Western Cape shows higher gross rental yields in Gauteng, where cheaper entry prices give investors more income per rand spent.
The number of purely commercial developments in Cape Town's record R12.8-billion Central City Improvement District construction pipeline doubled year on year, according to the CCID's State of Cape Town Central City Report 2025.
Stakeholders argue that rising construction-material costs, not a shortage of building effort, are deepening Nigeria's housing deficit, and want incentives for domestic manufacturing.
Uganda's lands minister says the government is fast-tracking the Real Estate Bill to professionalise the property sector, protect the public from fraudulent transactions and improve access to housing finance.
African contractors must position themselves to win a meaningful share of a continental construction market projected to reach US$330 billion by 2031, the Zimbabwe Building Contractors Association says.
A housing market that performs well for investors can perform poorly for the people who need somewhere to live, writes independent economist John Loos, who argues South Africa should judge the market by supply and affordability, not just capital growth.