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Kenya Seeks to Expand Mortgage Access Using Mobile Money, SACCO Savings and Rental Records

Kenya is encouraging lenders to consider mobile-money transactions, SACCO savings and rental histories as alternative credit evidence to bring informal-sector workers into mortgage financing.

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N500m Abuja Property: Real Estate Mogul Lord King Mohammed Adah Backs NBM Humanitarian Mission

Real estate entrepreneur Lord King Mohammed Adah has pledged a fully furnished property worth N500 million in Abuja to the NBM of Africa Worldwide, a landmark humanitarian commitment.

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Four leading real estate institutions join forces to launch Egypt's 1st integrated Open House experience

Beltone Mortgage Finance, Property Finder, Coldwell Banker Egypt and Al Ahly Sabbour have partnered to launch Egypt's first integrated Open House concept on the North Coast, running from 27 to 29 August 2026.

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Landlords push tenants to show payslips, tax records as rental vetting tightens

Kenyan landlords and agents are demanding payslips, employment letters and KRA PIN details from prospective tenants, as court rulings against unlawful evictions make stricter screening the norm in major cities.

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Redefine's office vacancies forecast to fall to single digits next year

Redefine Properties expects its South African office vacancies to fall below 10% in FY2027, targeting 7.5% by the last quarter, as the SA office property sector improves.

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Private Sector Moves to Tackle Nigeria's 20m Housing Deficit with New 50-Hectares in Abuja

Real estate stakeholders have flagged off work on a new 50-hectare residential project in Abuja's Kansas district, positioning private-sector collaboration as key to closing Nigeria's over 20 million-unit housing gap.

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Egypt sets framework for committee on heritage buildings

The Egyptian Cabinet has issued a decision regulating the committee that assesses compensation for owners of heritage buildings, covering expropriation and restrictions on demolition or additions.

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Why Tuju's property sale failed to attract bidders

The auction of former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju's Entim Sidai Wellness Sanctuary property in Karen, Nairobi, aborted after no qualified bidders showed up, amid an ongoing dispute with East Africa Development Bank.

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State Housing, Absa Bank partner to expand mortgage financing in Ghana

State Housing Company Limited and Absa Bank Ghana have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at expanding access to mortgage financing and addressing Ghana's estimated housing deficit of 1.8 million units.