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?’...
Even as COVID-19 has thrown many investors off their feet, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Capemay Properties, Eunice Adjei Bonsu, has said the time has come for people to invest in real estate in order to secure their future. According to her, with uncertainties and unpredictability of markets and other...
This morning I heard on radio a comment that I thought was quite profound – The thrust of the comment was that we may calculate in billions, economic losses due to COVID-19, but what we cannot calculate accurately is the social cost, the loss of mobility, interactivity with loved...
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...
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us”. Simple, but profound words from Winston Churchill. Buildings and space redesign has never been more important than in present times as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. This isn’t a new phenomenon though, redesign of spaces to combat diseases and pandemics...
Capemay Properties Limited, a luxury real-estate development company in Accra, Ghana, has launched its ‘Home at Home’ campaign to invite diasporans and foreign nationals with business interest in Ghana to invest in the motherland Ghana. A home is wherever you have a connection to - be it by birth,...
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...
A couple of months ago when the President, as part of measures to ease financial burden and to promote handwashing in these COVID times, announced that water was going to be free till June, there was unanimous relief. That high only lasted a few days in, before there were...
meqasa.com, the real estate web portal, is set to organise the nation’s first-ever online real estate housing fair. Starting from June 15, 2020 to June 28, 2020, this housing fair will bring together Ghana’s biggest property developers with the biggest property discounts ever seen. The event begins at 8 am...
He who is out there whose cash flow hasn’t been affected by the impact of COVID-19 on business, please raise your hand. In my mind I can only see a few. We live in dire times and the need to be frugal and conserve cash is more relevant than...