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Accra’s Housing Crisis Is Locking Out Ordinary Workers
In Accra, paying rent upfront has become normal even as incomes fail to keep up. A new analysis argues the city’s housing market is no longer functioning for average Ghanaians.
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In Accra, paying rent upfront has become normal even as incomes fail to keep up. A new analysis argues the city’s housing market is no longer functioning for average Ghanaians.
Ghana’s teachers, nurses, and civil servants could soon access government-backed affordable homes. The new housing push aims to tackle one of the country’s biggest cost-of-living pressures for public sector workers.
Ghana’s construction costs are finally cooling after last year’s painful spikes. But while overall inflation is slowing, some building materials are still getting more expensive.
New road links are changing buyer preferences toward larger family homes outside the city core.