While most kids my age were out playing, I was dreaming about how to become financially independent. When I was only 10 years old, I told my father that I wanted to work and make my own money. At the time, my father and uncle were working on their first condo development on the Space […]
by Mary Ellen McCandless The global commercial real estate market is facing greater challenges than it has ever seen before. Developers, investors, and owners will increasingly need to use a combination of strategies to differentiate their property assets, strengthening characteristics that business owners and employees find the most attractive. This goes beyond common amenities – […]
Investing in real estate could be your missing link to creating financial security. Here’s what you need to know before getting started. By Hiranmayi Srinivasan Plenty of us have heard (and/or been) a jaded millennial talking about how they will never be able to own a home—but that’s hardly the case any longer. In fact, […]
Real estate is not an “easy” career choice—I’ll be the first to admit that. It’s a stressful job with 24/7 responsibilities and a lot of disappointment. There are millions of real estate agents out there; Many are competent, hard-working, and reliable, but there will always be some who are not. I’ve been fired by clients […]
If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that life can be unpredictable and while no one can say for certain how much things will change in the coming year, we can give you some sensible, tried and tested good advice if you’re thinking about purchasing a property for the first time in 2021. Tip: Give yourself […]
Though the real estate industry is widely male-dominated, that is not scaring a young Ghanaian woman from making strives and carving a niche for herself and her company. Kristianne Reindorf Osei’s company, Twelve Springs Investment Group, has in recent weeks gained global recognition for its work in the real estate industry. Twelve Springs Investment Group […]
The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA), has lauded the government’s decision to institute a National Rental Assistance Scheme to aid rent advance payments in the country. According to him, the Scheme will go a long way to affect turnover in the housing sector by stimulating demand for rent-to-own housing schemes and by extension help […]
On the eve of the UK Department for International Trade’s Africa Investment Conference, East African architecture and masterplanning firm FBW Group noted that private sector investment is key to solving East Africa’s mounting affordable housing challenges and the UK can play a leading role in turbo-charging the development drive needed. The conference, on 20 January, […]
After the worst economic downturn in decades, further dampened by the recent tightening of lockdown restrictions in response to the second wave of the pandemic and the recommencement of load shedding, economic growth – while admittedly coming off a low base – is still widely expected to show some positive growth of around 3% this […]
The global upheaval caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has seen a spike in the adoption of technology by the mass market. Remote working and video conference meetings became the norm literally overnight as the clock ticked over into government-imposed lockdown, and placing orders and making purchases via app has become an essential rather than a […]
