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A new breed of property broker that buys or controls undervalued homes and land before reselling at a margin is adding pressure to Lagos prices, though estate agents disagree on how much of the increase is broker-driven and how much reflects land, cement and financing costs.
The Cube, an 80,000 square foot Grade A office building on Riverside Drive in Nairobi, changed hands after Batian Income Properties acquired Riverside Towers Limited, with GenAfrica Asset Managers running the investment vehicle.
More than a dozen property owners in Ikono Local Government Area have rejected compensation approved by the Akwa Ibom State Government for land acquired for the N117.5 billion Ibom Medical City project, saying the amounts fall far short of what it would cost to rebuild.
Research across 20 informal settlements in Lagos finds residents build the drainage, raised walkways and water systems the city depends on, and that clearing settlements in the name of climate protection leaves people more exposed to flooding.
With Uganda's housing deficit estimated at 2.4 million units and mortgage lending stuck below 1% of GDP, a housing finance practitioner argues that incremental, stage-by-stage building is the country's real housing delivery model.
Kenya's fast-growing satellite towns are straining under housing development that has outpaced roads, drainage and water services, built-environment professionals warned at the Architectural Association of Kenya's 2026 convention in Diani.
Average asking prices for houses on Lagos' Banana Island have reached about N4.5 billion, while six-bedroom homes in Ikoyi rent for around N100 million a year, according to a review of current Nigerian property listings.
Rising land, material and financing costs are pushing Nigerian property prices and rents beyond the reach of most households, with developers and valuers warning the affordability gap cannot be closed without lowering the cost of producing housing.
Tenant arrears in South Africa rose to 16.9% in the second quarter of 2026 as average residential rent hit a record R9,715, while recent High Court judgments show non-payment can end in eviction only after landlords follow the required legal process.