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The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and developer Harmony Gardens will flag off a 5,000-unit scheme in Ibeju-Lekki on Wednesday, under the Renewed Hope housing programme.
Kenya's liquidated co-operative union has listed vacant plots, maisonettes, rental blocks and unfinished buildings for public auction in November 2026, with sales in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa.
High financing and construction costs are pushing Lagos developers to sell completed homes rather than hold them for rental income, even though renting remains the main tenure for most residents, a Fortren & Company report says.
The case against a Johannesburg housing official accused of fraudulently selling the homes of vulnerable families was postponed for a seventh time on Tuesday, with about 18 alleged victims attending the Lenasia Magistrates' Court.
Kenya's Affordable Housing Board says at least 45,000 units will be ready for occupation by the end of 2026, with 13,012 homes already completed and 7,050 occupied as of October.
A Cape Town villa has been used in an alleged scam in which holidaymakers paid for accommodation they never received and estate agents were shown altered ownership documents to win a sole marketing mandate.
Plots bought for tens of thousands of shillings in Kaputei, beyond Kitengela in Kajiado County, now underpin homes worth millions, but property experts warn that speculation can outrun genuine demand in Nairobi's satellite towns.
South Africa's average purchase price climbed 5% year on year to R1.76 million in the third quarter of 2026, but first-time buyers' share of home loan applications slipped to 46.5% as deposits thinned and borrowing costs rose.
Kenya Power has issued a public notice ordering 68 people occupying its land in Jomvu, Mombasa County, to remove buildings, crops and livestock and leave within three months, warning it will evict them at their own cost.