‘Real Estate’ Archives
Nairobi Housing & Auto Expo Woos Emerging Middle Class
Middle & Upper class living to dominate this year’s property and auto expo The take-off in suburb living and dormitory towns for Kenya’s middle and upper class professionals will be the theme for this year’s Sarit Centre Property & Auto expo. In a nod to the new, emerging commuter lifestyle, the expo will bring together [...]
Screw the Landlord, Kenyans Prefer Own Homes
According to Kenyan property developers, Hass Consult, new home-ownership is still the best growth area in the housing market as opposed to renting. While releasing second quarter results of the Hass Consult property price indices 2010, Jenny Leusby said that more and more Kenyans are saying goodbye to the landlords preferring to buy their own [...]
Centum Investments to cash in on Kenya’s Real Estate
That Kenya is entangled in a housing crisis, especially in the capital city, Nairobi is not in doubt. With a supply of only 15,000 units, there is a demand of 150,000 units and the figure rises by the day. It is this lucrative opportunity that leading investment company, Centum Investment has set targets on exploiting over the next few [...]
Real Estate Investment Trusts: Are They For You?
If you once invested in the Nairobi Stock Exchange, chances are that you have made excellent returns over a short period of time. Sadly though, you stand the risk of exposure to an array of factors characterized with investing in non diversified portfolio. If you have considered diversifying your investment portfolio but didn’t know which [...]
