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13th March 2014
By mary-odunuga
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6th January 2014
April 19, 2022
Nigeria has a staggering housing deficit; anywhere between 17 and 20 million homes are required to plug the gap between the number of habitable housing units available and what’s being demanded by the country’s population. Ola Adetola Emmanuel-King says he was aiming to solve this problem when he set up Adron Homes, a real estate … Continue reading Brands We Love: Adron Homes
April 19, 2022
Dolapo Adebayo and Akintola Adesanmi are co-founders of Spleet. Dolapo bagged an LLB degree from the University of Bedfordshire, in the U.K. after which he worked as a Marketing Director at Trevor. He left Trevor to become a manager at Srata Plus Service ltd and later left to be a cofounder at Vitalis Healthcare, before … Continue reading SME Spotlight: Spleet
By jehonwa
April 19, 2022
Moving to a new home can be a real pain in the neck; it’s laborious, it’s tough, and it’s arduous. Moving house is one of the biggest and most stressful household tasks that require a high level of organization. Whether you’re just moving across the street or to a faraway neighborhood, you need in order … Continue reading Moving House: How To Get Through This Process Unscathed and Ready To Enjoy Your New Home
By guestpost
April 19, 2022
Renting a house in Lagos, the most populous city in Africa is a daunting task that requires some level of expertise. The UN says Lagos’ population is 14 million, but the Lagos state government argues that it’s 21 million. Whichever is the case, money seems to be buried in the city and like a magnet, … Continue reading Guidelines For Renting a Home in Lagos, Nigeria
By guestpost
April 19, 2022
To the inexperienced, considering what season to rent or buy a house might not be something that crosses the mind. But the rainy season plays a huge factor in exposing a building’s flaws as well as to help you choose the right residential locations. The reasons below could help you make well-informed decisions. Drainage With … Continue reading The Best Time to Rent a House in Nigeria
By nnenna
April 19, 2022
Sometimes, disposing of prime assets can be quite cumbersome. In countries with a developed financial system, auctions provide a ready means by which the burden of holding property you no longer wish to possess can be lifted. The great thing about auctions is that the seller, who wants to give up ownership of an asset, … Continue reading 3A Auction House: General Auction Comes to Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Click to read the introductory part to this series. PROHIBITION OF DEMAND FOR FEE IN REGARD TO CONSTRUCTION Section 11 of the Law is by far the most popular provision of the Law. Anybody who has done construction work in Lagos and its environs has one tale or the other to tell about the notorious omo … Continue reading Lagos State Land Law Prohibiting Forceful Entry And Illegal Occupation Of Landed Properties (4)
By evans-ufeli
April 19, 2022
In Nigeria of today, the prices of virtually everything has increased, but thanks to Emilinks Limited (global), Nigeria’s leading manufacturers of premium quality doors, the prices of doors has been falling. Back in June this year, the company launched a never seen before ₦1 billion worth of discounts promo significantly crashing the prices of her … Continue reading Upgrade Your Properties This Christmas with Emilinks Premium Quality Doors at Unbeatable Prices!
April 19, 2022
Click to read the introductory and second parts to this series. SALE OF PROPERTY WITHOUT AUTHORITY Purported sale of land by persons not having legal title to it is by far one of the commonest and most dreaded evils associated with land acquisition. This is because a lot of people conjure different types of … Continue reading Lagos State Land Law Prohibiting Forceful Entry And Illegal Occupation Of Landed Properties (3)
By evans-ufeli
April 19, 2022
To read the first part of this series, click here. ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF PROPERTY Section 4 of the new Law provides that a person who is occupying a property as an encroacher and fails to leave the property on being required to do so by or on behalf of the owner of the property … Continue reading Lagos State Land Law Prohibiting Forceful Entry And Illegal Occupation Of Landed Properties (2)
By evans-ufeli
April 19, 2022
Anybody that has had dealings in the real estate sector in Nigeria, particularly in the urban areas like Lagos and its environs will know the numerous dirt and risks associated with land acquisition and development. Prominent among the hazards that bewitch the process of land acquisition and ownership in Nigeria is the menace of the … Continue reading Lagos State Land Law Prohibiting Forceful Entry and Illegal occupation of Landed Properties
By evans-ufeli
April 19, 2022
Amaka Osarieme Nwaokolo describes herself as “results driven, strategic and a problem solver”. Precisely the kind of person you would expect to have a go at trying to make up for the huge gap in the supply of housing for Nigeria’s lower income families. The challenge she has decided to attack is a monster that … Continue reading The Woman Who Wants to Help Plug Nigeria’s Lower Income Housing Gap
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s housing deficit has thus far defied attempts by successive administrations to provide long-term solutions to it. A property boom in recent years, while benefitting the middle and upper class, has failed to extend its shading power to the larger fraction of the country’s population. And as the scramble for a solution to this problem … Continue reading A ₦1 Trillion Mortgage Fund for Affordable Housing Could Be in the Offing
April 19, 2022
2016 marks five years since we started Real Estate Unite. We are excited about the vibes the events generate and the transformation the industry has witnessed since its inception. Reviewing Nigeria’s growth in January 2016, the Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, noted that “emerging markets and developing economies are now confronting … Continue reading Real Estate Unite to Host 5th Edition on 6th and 7th of October 2016
April 19, 2022
GETTING a new apartment to live might seem fun and interesting, but there is more to it than meets the eye. A new apartment must satisfy all your needs and most of your wants at least for a while. When choosing a new apartment, there are a lot of things to keep in mind so … Continue reading Things to Consider Before Moving Into a New Apartment
By jelifat
April 19, 2022
The rapid expansion of Lagos’s urban space has led to the swallowing up of previously rural and largely vegetated landscape. In places where trees stood tall and thickly populated the land, shiny concrete and glass structures now rest, rising to dominate the horizons with an intimidating, yet unnatural beauty. The roads crisscross these zones where … Continue reading Ibeju Lekki’s Real Estate Boom
April 19, 2022
Land isn’t always the best asset to invest in.
April 19, 2022
Lagos today still remains the commercial hub of the nation. As one of the fastest growing cities in the world, the state attracts a large number of commuters that come to settle down in the state daily. The state is divided into 2 major landscapes which are the Lagos Island and the Lagos Mainland. But I … Continue reading Steps To Take Before Getting an Apartment in Lagos
By akeemajayi
April 19, 2022
In Nigeria of today, people no longer build homes that last as we used to know. Nowadays we build workshops instead and we now turn ourselves into apprentices, learning how to repair one item in the house or another. Today, we find ourselves repairing doors, plumbing items, electrical appliances, bed, chairs, generator set, and so … Continue reading Built To Last: Restoring Value and Quality in Nigerian Homes
By tito-philips
April 19, 2022
Moving to a new city can either be exciting or hard, depending on the circumstances surrounding the decision to move. First comes the optimism that stems from the excitement of starting a new chapter in your life, then follows the likely stress of starting a whole new life. Generally, moving to a new city can be a … Continue reading 5 Things to Consider When Moving to a New City
By nkemndem
April 19, 2022
To own a house in Nigeria is quite an achievement, especially when it’s an apartment that is up for rent or lease. Due to the very high cost of housing in Nigeria, there is this rush to become a landlord. This has created both positive and negative effects. Recently, at the 35th annual general meeting and … Continue reading The Cost of Housing in Nigeria
By muna-ugorji
April 19, 2022
At about 8.30 am this morning, 13th of May, a section of the four-storey ultramodern shopping complex building collapsed, in the busy Itoku market in Abeokuta, Ogun State. This should prompt the housing authorities to intensify supervision of building projects. As incidents like this have been reported in the past, regulatory bodies should set and … Continue reading A Call On Housing Authorities to Intensify Supervision of Building Projects
By nnenna
April 19, 2022
In an increasing bid to maximize economy, living spaces are becoming smaller to foster an increase in profit margins for land owners and to create more accommodation for the trooping number of settlers into commercially developed cities. But in a materialistic world, how does one cram more items into small apartments? Here are some tips … Continue reading 5 Ways to Create More Space in Small Rooms
By nnenna
April 19, 2022
Kirk Brown Global Investments (KBGI) is pleased to provide you an opportunity to invest in real estate the No Hassle way. As the pace of life seems to be getting faster, business executives and professionals continually struggle to manage their real estate investments amidst their busy business schedule and still maintain much-needed time away from … Continue reading KBGI Real Estate Opportunity
By nnenna
April 19, 2022
In its quest to deliver the proposed 10,000 affordable and quality homes for middle-income Nigerians by 2020, Alpha Mead Development Company (AMDC), last week, unveiled the completed show house of its 112 unit Lekki Pearl Estate. The unveiling which had in attendance all stakeholders on the project, including the home subscribers, financial partners and development … Continue reading Lekki Pearl Estate Comes On Stream with Show House Completed
April 19, 2022
Prior to now, the average Nigerian believed Venetian blinds were meant for basically offices or other places of business. But thanks to professional interior decorating outfits in the likes of Kairos Timeless Style amongst others, for bringing the use of Venetian blinds in the stead of fabric curtains. The embrace of this trend has by the day … Continue reading The Influx of Venetian Blinds to Nigerian Home Interiors
By okey-oyibu
April 19, 2022
Pushing beyond limits in bathroom and building fixtures in Nigeria and the rest of Africa is Builders Home Stores, the leading one stop shop for tiles and bathroom solutions. BHS Nigeria attend to the need for great quality and value in tiling and plumbing and do not compromise on their standards. A range of their product … Continue reading Business Profile: Builders Home Stores
By mary-odunuga
April 19, 2022
Renowned interior designer, Ezinne Kufre-Ekanem has thrown her weight behind the choice of Masala as colour of the year as adjudged by Pantone, a US based company with special interest in colours. Ezinne, CEO of Rosemary’s – an interior design and soft furnishing company in the highbrow area of Lekki, Lagos described the colour as impactful, rich and elegant. … Continue reading This Is The Year Of Masala – Interior Design Expert, Ezinne Kufre-Ekanem Declares
Creative Industry Housing Tip of the Day
April 19, 2022
This is a very easy DIY project for virtually anyone learning to sew. You can. The fun part is also that you can give your living room a fresh look every now and then by simply changing the covers of your throw pillows! Items Needed Fabric Sewing machine Needle Thread Scissors Pins Tape measure Chalk … Continue reading Beginner Sewing Series: How To Make A Simple Pillowcase
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