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Satellite towns and peri-urban areas are growing 20-30 per cent faster than Nairobi as infrastructure improves, according to a new LEAF Africa report on real estate investment in Africa.
A new PenOp report says Nigeria's N30.94 trillion pension industry invests less than one per cent of its assets in real estate, even as the country's housing financing gap is estimated at up to N59 trillion.
The Ghana Investment Promotion Authority says it secured investor leads and expressions of interest in real estate, tourism and other strategic sectors at Invest Fest 2026 in Atlanta, United States.
Egypt's ten largest real estate developers recorded combined sales of about EGP 670bn in the first half of 2026, up 2.9% year on year, even as the number of units sold declined.
Africa's real estate market is now valued at approximately USD 17.6 trillion, representing about 2.7 percent of global real estate value, according to a new LEAF Africa study report. The report identifies Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana as the continent's fastest-growing property markets.
Research presented at a GTI Group forum shows Lagos requires about N6 trillion a year to bridge its housing capital gap, with the state's housing deficit now put at 3.4 million units.
A 23 percent jump in cement prices this week to N16,000 per 50kg bag has stalled building work across Nigeria, prompting the FCCPC to investigate possible price manipulation by major manufacturers.
Annual rent inflation in Nigeria jumped to 33.74 percent in July from 14.79 percent in June, according to National Bureau of Statistics data, even as headline inflation eased.
Nigeria's real estate bubble faces an imminent market correction as construction costs surge 100 percent, rents climb 200 percent, and affordability collapses, analysts warn.