Shelter Afrique Tasks Governments on Affordable Housing Finance
African governments have been urged to make housing financing affordable to low income earners since mortgage financing is expensive, risky and only for the rich.
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African governments have been urged to make housing financing affordable to low income earners since mortgage financing is expensive, risky and only for the rich.
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NewsJun 27, 2011
As Lagosians await the assent of the controversial new tenancy law by Governor Raji Fashola to usher in a regime of rent control, divergent views have continued to becloud the proposed document.
NewsJun 27, 2011
Indications emerged last week that construction industry and mortgage firms may have jerked up investment opportunities in the new financial year, following positive returns on investments release last week by notable firms in the stock market.
NewsJun 21, 2011
NewsJun 21, 2011
For those who need homes to buy but don't have all the money for outright payment, Coral Courts offers an opportunity for homeownership with its flexible payment plan.
NewsJun 20, 2011
Spirited to increase estate development and home ownership in Nigeria, the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), has proposed a fresh initiative, which will usher in an Estate Development Guarantee (EDG) scheme
NewsJun 20, 2011
To maintain its position of competitiveness in the hospitability business, one of Africa’s largest and hotel group, Protea Hotels, has started the construction of a new three-storey hotel facility at the Alausa area of Lagos. Messer. Brick House Construction Limited is piloting the project as developers.
NewsJun 6, 2011
Barring any further hitches, the implementation of the 2003 Insurance Act that came into force recently may soon be kick-started by the insurance regulatory body, following a fresh effort to woo professional bodies in the building industry to back the implementation of the scheme within the construction sector.
NewsJun 6, 2011
Anticipation that cement price will crash, following a directive by President Goodluck Jonathan to the operatives to reduce cost of the products may have hit the rocks as Dangote Cement Plc, a major manufacturer, has unveiled a new price regime review, which pegged its prices to N1,600 per 50 kilogramme bag.
NewsJun 2, 2011
Ahead of plans to kick-start construction activities in its pet project, Messrs Propertymart has signed a contract with a building and civil engineering firm, PW Group to provide engineering services to a proposed estate- Propertymart Grenadines Homes within Citiview Estate, located at Arepo, Ogun State.
NewsJun 2, 2011
Oyo State Government has unveiled an ultra modern Lagos liaison office complex in GRA, Ikeja, valued at N170.9million. The project was commissioned by the past administration.
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