Ghana’s number-one radio brand, which seeks to promote the state’s development agenda – Happy98.9FM, has held an eye-opening dialogue on the housing sector.
Engaging stakeholders in the housing sector, the dialogue focused on a three-tier approach by reacting to the issues of housing in Ghana as highlighted by the ‘Plight...
Chief Executive Officer and founder of City Spaces - a property development, brokerage and management company, Rasheeda Adams, has launched her maiden book on real estate titled ‘A Roof Over One’s Head’ to throw light on the value and profitability of the real estate industry.
An influencer and thought-leader in the...
Hello friends, as promised, I am back with the conclusion to the mortgage class. Last week we broke mortgage down, looking at its roots, qualification criteria, appraisal and some of the facility terms and conditions. Today we will focus on post approval matters, essentially what to look out for...
IFC has partnered with Pan-African finance organization, Letshego, to increase access to affordable housing finance for thousands of individuals in Namibia with the potential to expand its partnership to other countries.
IFC’s US$50 million financing facility to Letshego’s subsidiary in Namibia will extend access to affordable housing finance for over...
At a time that the nation is experiencing a boom in the construction sector, and the cost of building material is said to go over the roof, the first building material and construction equipment mall has been established to ease the burden of the average Ghanaian. The company helps...
The other day I got an invitation to guest lecture, specifically on mortgages. I am yet to accept the invitation as lecturing isn’t really my forte; pen to paper? Now that’s me, I can do it with my eyes closed.
Then again, with those eyes closed I could see a...
After seven years of gathering rich experience in the home financing and banking sector, he decided to call it time on a profession that had great growth prospects for him. A job that would assure him of the goodies of life and offer a relaxing pension.
After national service, he...
General Manager of Sawer-Nanor and Sons (SNS) Company Limited, Simon Sawer Tetteh is advocating for government to consider the inclusion of local real estate developers in decision making for a clear policy direction to address Ghana's housing challenge.
To him, realtors are key to the forward match of the nation,...
Chief Executive Officer, Redville Group, South Africa, Sihle Bam, has expressed that the time has come for Africa cities and new communities to be designed and built by Africans to meet specific cultural and geographical needs of Africans.
According to the expert associated with one of the continent's most renowned...
African cities are among the fastest growing in the world, leading to rising demand for urban housing. Housing policies promoted by international organisations such as the World Bank since the 1980s have stimulated housing markets in order to address this demand. As a result, many of Africa’s major cities...