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Water tanks, boreholes and backup pumps could become the next must-have feature in South African homes as buyers weigh water security, though a clear price premium is yet to emerge.
Kenya's construction sector is set for increased activity as a Sh3.35 trillion ($26 billion) project pipeline drives demand for building materials, equipment and specialist services.
Land and housing-related borrowing accounted for 37.3 per cent of new sacco credit in 2025, overtaking agriculture and education as members increasingly tap long-term loans to buy land and homes.
Property sales across Nigeria’s major urban centres consistently rise in the fourth quarter, driven by year-end savings, festive diaspora inflows and sellers’ liquidity needs, four real estate professionals say.
Cape Town's housing waiting list has reached 490,314 and demand is growing by more than 3,000 households a month, far outpacing the delivery of state-subsidised homes, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says.
The Garden Route's coastal towns are increasingly attracting permanent residents and relocating buyers rather than only holiday-home purchasers, with distinct property markets and price points across Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Mossel Bay and George.
Kenya's housing department has raised prices for homes under the Affordable Housing Programme, with two-bedroom affordable units now costing Ksh600,000 more than before.
Almost a quarter of Western Cape rental listings have had their asking rents cut, new suburb-level data shows, with more than a third of reductions at 10 per cent or more.
A man has been charged with conspiracy to defraud over an alleged attempt to subdivide and sell a three-hectare property in Diani, Kwale County, valued at about Sh45 million.