Policy

Published stories attached to the Policy category.

343 items

Page 14 of 39

Egypt: Old lease contracts for companies and institutions to expire in March 2027

Egyptian leases held by legal entities under Law 10 of 2022 will expire in March 2027, after which tenants must vacate or sign new agreements.

Article

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.

News

Boma Yangu: Kenya clarifies when affordable housing buyers should start monthly payments

Kenya's housing ministry says applicants holding offer letters do not need to start monthly payments until their units are allocated and occupied.

News

Egypt records 490,000 real estate tax filings covering over 830,000 properties

Egypt's new digital facilities for real estate taxpayers drew more than 612,000 electronic accounts and 490,000 tax declarations in their first two months, Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said.

News

HDAN urges political parties to put housing at centre of 2027 campaign manifestos

Nigeria's Housing Development Advocacy Network has called on political parties and candidates to present clear, measurable and properly funded housing strategies in the 2027 elections, saying housing must become a major campaign issue.

Article

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.

Article

34 years on, Nigeria's housing fund still collects billions but delivers few mortgages

The National Housing Fund has collected worker contributions for 34 years, yet the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria books fewer than 500 mortgages a year against six million contributors and N120-N150 billion in annual inflows.

News

Ghana's works and housing minister to blacklist contractors who abandon projects

Contractors who abandon government projects or leave sites idle without credible justification will be blacklisted and barred from bidding for future contracts, Ghana's Works, Housing and Water Resources Minister Ahmed Ibrahim has warned.

News

Nigeria's IGP targets mortgage funds to bridge police housing gap

The Nigeria Police Force plans to channel Police Mortgage Bank and Federal Mortgage Bank funds, plus private capital, into affordable housing for officers, with about 1,000 units targeted at Lagos' Ijeh Barracks by February 2027.