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Knight Frank Kenya's H1 2026 market update shows a resilient property market, with prime office occupancy rising 4.05% and prime residential sale prices up 6.2%.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned Yusuf Ademola Oyepeju and his two companies before an Oyo State High Court over the alleged conversion and sale of a Dubai-based Nigerian cleric's property in Ibadan.
Building sector operators say the erratic surge in cement prices, with a 50kg bag of Dangote Cement topping N15,000 in some locations, is driving up construction costs, property values and rents.
Knight Frank's Kenya Market Update for the first half of 2026 says infrastructure corridors such as Tilisi-Limuru and areas served by major road projects are emerging as locations to watch in Nairobi's property market.
Real estate expert Moshood Ajeniya says rising prices, rents and construction costs are pushing more middle-class Nigerians toward long-lease property ownership, which needs far less upfront capital than buying outright.
New FNB data shows repeat home buyers accounted for 51% of female home loan applications in 2025, the first time in a decade they have outnumbered first-time buyers among women.
Purple Real Estate Income Plc was the sole price decliner on the NASD Over-the-Counter Securities Exchange on Wednesday, pulling down the platform by 0.13 per cent.
HFCB Plc Group, the Kenyan lender formerly known as Housing Finance, reported a 59.9 per cent rise in half-year profit after tax, driven by higher earnings from lending and other banking activities.
A long-running legal battle over a Sh8 billion parcel of prime land in Nairobi's Karen estate is set to move to the Supreme Court of Kenya.