Property searches in Ghana have come a long way over the last decade. Five to 10 years ago the typical property search involved visits to the offices of an estate agent, newspaper adverts or friends as sources of information. The introduction and development of online platforms like Meqasa and...
The house that stretched your finances and cost you so much family time on the weekends is almost ready and in your mind, slapping paint here and there is really no herculean task right? You go to the paint vendor, he smiles and poses the question, ‘which colours sir?’...
The past weekend I chanced on a thread on social media and it was quite revealing the number of complaints about theft of materials on construction sites by home builders in the face of the partial lockdown. Though the lockdown may just have been lifted, I am still inclined...
Companies and individuals developing parcels of land on waterways, especially at Beach Road (a first-class residential area) in Takoradi, have been cautioned to put a stop to their works or they will be sanctioned.
“This area has the biggest drain which collects all the water from the Central Business District...
Cofundie, the real estate crowdfunding platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Appolonia City to build affordable housing in Ghana.
As part of the partnership, Cofundie will crowd finance the development of housing in Appolonia City, Greater Accra’s new city, targeted at low-to-middle-income prospective homeowners. The development will make use of modern building...
Nii, is it? My friend, Yaw sent another message, a gentle nudge to respond to his earlier message. I had been asleep (what else can a man locked down do?) and thus hadn’t responded. Yaw’s persistence is famed and the earlier I responded the better for my own peace...
The majority of Ghana’s estimated 28million people still struggle to get a decent place to lay their head after a hard day’s work.
A growing housing deficit, lack of enforcement of the Rent Control Act that stipulates landlords cannot demand more than three and six months of rent advance for...
When looking for property to rent, buy or sell in Accra, one of the major issues you are sure to encounter is accessing a credible source.
It helps to know a trustworthy source to find available real estate and to have a fair idea of the costs involved in different parts...
Some local manufacturers of concrete products in the country are calling for some government interventions to make operations more flexible for local entrepreneurs in the industry.
The move, according to them will build the capacity of local entrepreneurs in the construction industry to compete with other players.
In an interview with...
I say Mauritius and you are thinking of clean beaches, mesmerizing turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean and the perfect idea of a holiday that never ends. Most of that is true, except I was also on a tight schedule and could not afford a holiday that went on...