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August 7, 2020

Developers and investors lose billions in property market slump

Stanlib Kenya, a financial service provider, launched its much anticipated Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that would offer billions to investors. The move was a first for the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), it mainly targeted...

August 7, 2020

Despite new laws, widows and divorced women lose out on property

Over the last decade, Kenya has established laws to ensure equality of spouses in marriage and equitable distribution of matrimonial property. However, women face many challenges in acquiring property in their name or jointly with...

August 7, 2020

Court declines to stop sale of Bishop Silas Yego’s city property

Retired African Inland Church (AIC) Bishop Silas Misoi Yego lost bid to save prime city property after the High Court declined to stop the auction of his property in Kileleshwa. Bishop Yego had applied and received...

August 7, 2020

Coronavirus: rental yields drop as new cases soar

It’s on 3rd of august and the coronavirus is yet to disappear. Every sector in the country has been hit hard by the pandemic, some of the biggest companies in Kenya been forced to permanently...

August 7, 2020

Construction Laws: Kenya to adopt Eurocodes for construction

Known as Eurocodes, the new set of rules provide a common reference point for all contractors and consultants in the country. The Eurocodes are replacing the British Standards that have guided local builders for half...

July 22, 2020

7 ways a first-time real estate investor can get started

How to invest in real estate in Kenya Are you thinking of entering the real estate field and starting a career as an investor? are you looking on how to invest in real estate in...

July 22, 2020

HF exists home construction business to cut real estate exposure

HF Group has decided to exit the home construction business once it nears the completion of its ongoing construction projects. HF Group has taken the decision to quit home construction business, barely seven years after...

July 22, 2020

EACC to search, seize property without telling suspect

The Anti-Graft Agency secured a significant victory following a court decision which will allow it to search and seize property under investigation for alleged corruption. The EACC has highly praised the courts for the present-day...

July 22, 2020

Economic Impact On The Global Real Estate Rental Market Analysis

The hours that were previously spent at the workplace are now being spent at home. Fear of the coronavirus pandemic has given rise to stay-at-home orders and quarantines all over the world. The coronavirus pandemic...

July 22, 2020

Coronavirus disrupts Kenya’s Sh1.2tn construction and real estate sector

Since the confirmation of the first Covid-19 case was confirmed in Kenya on 13th March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the workforce, property market and the economy with varying effects. With the ongoing coronavirus...