Analysis of Google search data reveals that searches for ‘sell my house’ exploded 147% in the United States as of July 2022 – the highest level in internet history for America. This comes as Americans face rising property and rent costs, with fears of a recession looming. Read more on…newsghana
State-run Tanzania Forest Services Agency (TFS) said on Thursday it has demolished a total of 704 houses built in forest reserves in Singida and Manyara regions. Uswege Mwasumbi, TFS conservation officer for Singida region, said the houses have been demolished in the past one week after it was established that the owners of the structures […]
Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister, says the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) is relating well with the members of the Ghana Bar Association in the region. He said as a result of the good relations, for the first time, six lawyers were posted to work in the region.In appreciation, he said, the […]
The high cost of land and the rising cost of building materials could derail efforts to speed up the development of affordable housing across the globe, pan African housing development financier, shelter Afrique has warned. Speaking on Delivering Affordable Housing Across Continents at a special session of the 11th World Urban Forum held between June […]
The Okyeman Land Protection Force in the Eastern Region has called on estate developers and business entrepreneurs to invest in the area to create job opportunities for the youth. It said they could do so by venturing into the construction of portable housing and establishment of enterprises, which would help to engage the people in […]
Mr. Michael Okyere Baafi, the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry has encouraged private real estate developers to form strategic partnerships with the Government to build affordable housing units. He observed that the recent boom in the real estate market distinctly favoured high-income households that constitute only 5 per cent of the population, thus affecting […]
The Ministry of Works and Housing is collaborating with the Ministry of Communications and Digitisation to digitize the operations of the Rent Control Department, as part of efforts to enhance service delivery standards of the Department. Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye, the Minister of Works and Housing, said as result, a Technical Team, comprising the National Information […]
The real estate sector is still growing in Ghana and has been shrouded in a lot of mysteries and myths due to a lack of adequate information These long-held myths have made people commit a number of grave mistakes which could have been easily avoided with the right knowledge It is important to debunk some […]
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The Government has called on the Ghana Institute of Architects (GIA) to collaborate with the Ministry of Works and Housing in providing designs and construction methods to help reduce the cost of construction. The Government is also calling on the Colleges of Art and the built environment and the School of Engineering to collaborate with […]
Potential ESG considerations for construction and design companies include: E – EnvironmentalMaterial selection – use of components that are produced using less energyWater consumption – both during construction, as well as over the life cycle of the buildingConstruction methods – less carbon-intensive and more environmentally-efficientUse of new and innovative technologiesWaste management – reducing and reusingFuture […]
