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Accra clears Kofikrom shacks to make way for permanent block housing

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has removed rebuilt wooden structures at the Kofikrom settlement in Avenor, saying contractors are already on site for a redevelopment that will deliver permanent homes and services.

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Namibia's luxury house prices jump 21% to N$9.25m as plot sales dry up

FNB Namibia's second-quarter house price index shows the top end of the market rising fastest even as transaction volumes stall and residential plot sales fall 26.7% nationwide.

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Spear REIT lifts half-year distributable income 8% as Western Cape portfolio hits R8.8bn

The Western Cape-focused real estate investment trust grew distributable income per share 8.02% to 47.29 cents on a 28.14% rise in revenue, after raising R1 billion in new equity and completing R1.4 billion of acquisitions.

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Italian suppliers chase Kenya's construction boom as bilateral trade rises 39%

Twenty-one Italian companies are exhibiting at Big 5 Construct Kenya in Nairobi, with the Italian Trade Agency putting two-way trade at about KSh40.95 billion and Italian construction-product exports at KSh1.7 billion.

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Tanzania backs TCB Bank tie-up to let homebuilders buy plots in instalments

The deputy finance minister has endorsed a partnership between TCB Bank and developer Makazi Solution that will let Tanzanians acquire surveyed plots on credit instead of paying the full price upfront.

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Ghana's housing minister proposes national levy to attack 1.8 million-unit deficit

Works and Housing Minister Ahmed Ibrahim wants Ghana to borrow Kenya's National Housing Levy model to fund affordable homes, admitting that any new tax on housing carries political risk.

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Nigeria's House of Representatives moves to cap Abuja advance rent at 12 months

A bill given first reading in the House of Representatives would bar landlords and agents in the Federal Capital Territory from compelling tenants to pay more than a year's rent upfront, and would create a dedicated tenancy regulator.

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Q Developments plans $441m across 260-feddan Egyptian land bank

Q Developments is targeting about $441 million of investment across a 260-feddan land bank, led by the EGP 7 billion Q Hills project in New Zayed and the EGP 9 billion Q Bay scheme in New Alamein.

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CRDB Bank secures $111m from FMO and Shelter Afrique for SMEs and housing

CRDB Bank has signed $111 million in financing agreements, including $36 million from Shelter Afrique Development Bank for housing and construction lending and $75 million from FMO for SMEs.