PRIME Where super-rich are investing after snubbing real estate Reits make it possible for institutions and retail investors to invest in commercial real estate and receive a consistent income stream, without being landlords in an investment that is easily...
PRIME Prices for standalone houses soar as Nairobi apartments lose value The rise in standalone house prices contrasted with the performance of high-end apartments in Nairobi, where values declined over the same period.
PRIME Apartment prices decline for fourth consecutive quarter amid oversupply Developers have continued delivering apartment projects into a market where demand has expanded at a slower pace than supply.
PRIME Centum, Mi Vida plan asset-backed securities to get long-term funding Real estate players have in the recent past been active in diversifying their capital-raising avenues.
PRIME Widow fails to evict ex-Kikuyu MP from disputed Kabete home A court ordered Betty Wanjiku Gakuru to transfer the Lower Kabete property to former Kikuyu MP Lewis Nguyai.
PRIME Acorn unveils scheme to fund student rents and businesses The programme is expected to support between 5,000 and 10,000 new enterprises annually, with eligible graduates accessing business loans ranging from Sh200,000 to Sh500,000.
PRIME Developers shift to commercial property as State dominates housing A surge in government-backed affordable housing projects is prompting private developers to focus on offices, warehouses and retail space.
PRIME Why the flat-roof craze is failing homeowners Modern flat and hidden roofs have become a favourite among homeowners. But architects and engineers say they are turning many dream homes into leak-prone headaches.
PRIME Young Kenyans shun land, buy apartments For decades, the older generation of Kenyans has mainly focused on one investment: land.
PRIME Why Kileleshwa traded its leafy suburbs for high-rise apartments Today, balconies overlook concrete towers stretching from wall to wall. Petrol stations, supermarkets, and cafés now dominate the roads that were once lined with family homes.
PRIME Unaitas to build Sh521m Runda property for head office, mall Unaitas plans a Sh521m twin-tower complex in Runda to host its HQ and retail space as it pivots to asset-backed growth.
PRIME Price of stand-alone two-bedroom house in leafy suburbs falls New data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows the smaller units in the high-end estates dropped to Sh8 million from Sh22 million in 2022 amid reduced demand.
PRIME Taste of paradise at Sh146m an acre in Nyali Investors at the Coast were primarily lured by beauty, which saw them pay premium prices even in areas that had poor infrastructure.
PRIME Nairobi apartment prices fall as supply surges Apartments in high-end areas such as Lavington, Riverside and Karen reflected a similar pattern with a typical three-bedroom flat selling at Sh18.9 million down from Sh20 million three years...
PRIME Kamakis: the suburb still holding on to its village soul For some of the area’s earliest settlers, the transformation from a muddy farmland to a development hotspot has been almost unbelievable.
PRIME Centum woos buyers with discounted mortgages Centum Re has partnered with KCB Bank to offer 8.9 percent fixed-rate mortgages aimed at making home ownership more affordable and predictable for buyers.
PRIME From Sh6,000 plots to millions: Utawala’s Githunguri boom outpaces infrastructure Once overlooked for its poor roads, the Utawala neighbourhood is now drawing developers, investors and rising demand.
PRIME Nairobi satellite land boom slows as prices lock out buyers Once fuelled by infrastructure and affordability, demand in satellite towns is now weakening.
PRIME Developers relief on softened construction inflation The easing in construction costs coincided with continued momentum in ongoing projects.
PRIME Apartment prices fall following excess supply in Nairobi Detached houses account for 8.5 percent of the property market today, compared to 20.4 percent for semi-detached units and 71.1 percent for apartments.
PRIME State cuts housing levy investment in T-Bills as projects pick up The spending on housing projects has climbed even more steeply from Sh9.13 billion in the 2022/23 financial year, before the housing levy — deducted at the rate of 1.5 percent of monthly pay...
PRIME Greenspan Mall to add residential units in mixed-use shift New residential project marks shift from pure retail as ILAM Fahari Reit seeks to boost returns.
PRIME Mivida Homes enters luxury market with Sh5.6bn project Mi Vida said the move is driven by strong sales of high-end homes in the first quarter of 2026.
PRIME Is it safe to use AI tools to cut transaction costs when purchasing land? Trust is a significant problem in Kenya's real estate industry due to fraud, disputed or fraudulent title deeds, and multiple selling of land.
PRIME Molo town shakes off conflict image to become magnet for investors The surge reflects renewed investor confidence in a town still rebuilding its economic identity. Molo’s
