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Nairobi is facing a housing paradox: the city has a major housing shortage, yet apartment values are falling in several areas. An emerging shift toward larger homes, master-planned communities and better infrastructure is reshaping where buyers want to live.
Republic Bank Ghana has become the title sponsor of the JoyNews Habitat Fair under a new three-year partnership. The expanded initiative will connect prospective homeowners with mortgage providers, developers and other housing-sector professionals across Ghana.
According to the Lagos Island Residential Market Report 2026, average annual rents for two-bedroom apartments across major Lagos Island corridors have surged dramatically between 2022 and 2026, driven by land scarcity, corporate demand, and limited inventory supply.
Minister Ahmed Dangiwa reassures National Housing Fund contributors and mortgage customers that all records remain intact following a fire at the FMBN headquarters, with core systems backed up digitally.
New roads and urban upgrades are making parts of Abuja more attractive—and more expensive. As infrastructure unlocks new growth corridors, rising rents are adding pressure to an already stretched housing market.
A former roadside truck stop is becoming one of the fastest-rising property markets on Nairobi’s eastern edge. Kyumbi’s strategic highway location, improving connectivity, and proximity to Konza Technopolis are drawing homebuyers, developers, and land speculators.
Ghana’s construction cost pressures remain subdued overall, but equipment costs are flashing a warning sign. Building cost inflation rose to 3.1% in June even as overall input prices fell slightly month-on-month.
Kenya’s apartment market is losing ground, with prices falling 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026. Buyers are increasingly favouring standalone houses, reshaping demand across the residential property market.
The international real estate brand enters the South African market, offering local high-net-worth sellers direct reach to elite global buyers across prime residential hotspots.