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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.
Displaced residents and traders in Laini Saba, Kibra, told a Senate committee that only a fraction of promised houses and stalls have been delivered, with some units still lacking water and sewer connections.
Residents of three Ebute-Metta West communities have asked Lagos State's planning appeals committee for N1 billion in compensation over a 2024 demolition they say was unlawful.
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.
The Kenya Army has briefed troops at Kahawa Garrison on a newly established Kenya Defence Forces mortgage scheme that aims to give military personnel and their families structured access to affordable homeownership.
The City of Cape Town has approved closing the R7.6-million Seawinds park in Overcome Heights so the site can be used for the Overcome Heights Housing Project.
Addis Ababa's housing bureau lifted the baseline construction cost for government employees' housing cooperatives from 35,000 to 50,000 birr per square metre, prompting several cooperatives to halt work.
Knight Frank's first-half 2026 Kenya Market Update says buyers are paying a growing premium for developments with substantial landscaped green space, as prime residential sale prices rose 6.2 per cent.
The Western Cape government has expanded its housing intervention model through a new partnership with Nedbank, with 48 applications already approved for struggling homeowners.