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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 Federal Government has started building 250 housing units for civil servants in Dukpa, Gwagwalada, Abuja, under a partnership between the housing ministry and the Head of the Civil Service office.
Research presented at a GTI Group forum shows Lagos requires about N6 trillion a year to bridge its housing capital gap, with the state's housing deficit now put at 3.4 million units.
Egypt's planned Forbes International Tower in the New Capital Central Business District is targeting net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 and LEED Platinum certification, with the Ministry of Local Development and Environment reviewing sustainability plans for the development.
The Group Managing Director of Haldane McCall Plc, Edward Akinlade, says lower-cost financing, better infrastructure and simpler land and tax policies are needed to unlock investment in Nigeria's real estate and hospitality sectors.
A 23 percent jump in cement prices this week to N16,000 per 50kg bag has stalled building work across Nigeria, prompting the FCCPC to investigate possible price manipulation by major manufacturers.
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.
Annual rent inflation in Nigeria jumped to 33.74 percent in July from 14.79 percent in June, according to National Bureau of Statistics data, even as headline inflation eased.
JSE-listed REIT Vukile Property Fund has completed and opened a R76.1 million extension and refurbishment of Nonesi Mall in Komani, adding 3,100 square metres of fully pre-let retail space.