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Kenya's government wants lenders to use mobile money transactions, SACCO savings and rental payment histories to assess borrowers, as it seeks to expand the mortgage market from about 30,000 loans towards one million.
Mayowa Adeosun, founder and CEO of proptech firm Assetrica, says Nigeria's proposed built-environment regulation will formalise developer licensing, escrow and disclosure standards and help unlock institutional capital for housing.
Pan-African developer Mixta Africa has welcomed Nigeria's proposed housing reforms while urging independent verification of construction milestones and better access to construction finance.
Chudi Ubosi of estate surveyors Ubosi Eleh & Co says land title delays are keeping Nigeria's wealth locked up, with less than 10 percent of the country's 927,000 square kilometres of land holding adequate legal title.
The Environment and Lands Court has barred Kenya's NEMA from enforcing a closure order against 213 Lavington Club in Nairobi over noise pollution complaints.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has warned that poor workmanship, substandard materials, corruption, shortcuts and the use of unqualified persons could undermine efforts to deliver safe and quality housing across Nigeria.
Kenya is pushing lenders to move beyond traditional payslips and build an inclusive mortgage market, targeting growth from about 30,000 mortgages towards one million as its affordable housing programme scales up.
The Kenya Revenue Authority can now pursue unpaid housing levy as though it were tax debt, after the Finance Act 2026 gave it explicit recovery powers, with more than Sh100 billion estimated unpaid or evaded.
South Africa's Special Tribunal has set aside irregular arrangements between the eThekwini Municipality and three companies behind the Phoenix infill housing project, barring new construction.