Nigeria: Estate Developers Allay Fears Over Service Schemes - A mid controversy trailing the authenticity of real estate development initiative at Mowe -Ofada axis of Ogun State, a handful of developers appear to be making appreciable strides. [AA Urbanisation]

Namibia: Seeff Predicts Upturn in Property Market - SEEFF Properties is looking forward to many more successful years in Namibia, after recently celebrating 25 years of operation in southern Africa. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: FG Signs MoU With Ten Private Sector Real Estate Developers - Federal government yesterday signed partnership agreements with ten private sector real estate developers and investors to increase the national housing stock by 1,694 units in Osun, Adamawa, Ondo and Niger states including the FCT involving 16 projects in all. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Energy Drives Real Estate Growth - PROXIMITY to the electricity grid greatly influences the rate of success of many real estate investors. [AA Urbanisation]

Rwanda: RDB Unveils U.S.$600 Million Real Estate Projects - Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has unveiled construction projects worth over US $600m to investors, in a bid to overhaul the construction sector and attract potential investors in Rwanda's booming construction industry. [AA Urbanisation]

Rwanda: Govt Invites You to Roundtable On Construction And Real Estate - To enable the world appreciate investment opportunities in Rwanda, the Government of Rwanda, through the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), is organising the first ever sector specific Roundtable on Construction and Real Estate, at Kigali Serena Hotel May 19-20, 2009. East African Business Week's BOSCO HITIMANA interviewed MS. CLARE AKAMANZI, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer in Charge of Business Operations and Services at the Rwanda Development Board, on the significance of the upcoming roundtable. Read the excerpts. [AA Construction]

Property Values Create Confusion - Property Values Create Confusion - THERE is a lot of confusion about the market value of residential property, and the future outlook. [All Africa : Zimbabwe] [AA Zimbabwe]

Rwanda: Kigali Plots On Sale - Kigali city has unveiled plots for sale in the redesigned Central Business District (CBD). [AA Urbanisation]

South Africa: Bleak Future for Property Fund - LISTED property fund SA Corporate Real Estate's year to December results have not been well-received by some analysts because the company's distribution per unit fell below its forecast. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: Estate Developers Target .5 Million Houses - Estate developers in Nigeria under the aegis of Real Estate Development Association of Nigeria (REDAN) are targeting the construction of 500,000 houses in the country as a means to stimulate its floundering economy. [AA Construction]

Namibia: Cautious Consumers Depress Demand in Housing Sector - FNB Namibia's housing index for the third quarter of 2008 shows that especially the affordable and middle-income housing sectors have taken a knock, down 31 per cent and 27 per cent respectively. [AA Urbanisation]

Rwanda: Construction of Kicukiro's $5.5 Million Estate Starts - DN International, a real estate developer has started construction of a $5.5 million (Rwf 3.1 billion) housing project. [AA Construction]

East Africa: Risks And Dividends of Apartment Building Investment - Many beginner real estate investors often find it hard to figure out how they can make money on rental property because the cost of buying land, putting up a building or purchasing property is very high these days. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Financial Crisis Will Impact On Real Estate Devt - Experts - Some real estate experts have said that the future growth of the local industry will depend on the health of the international financial system. [AA Urbanisation]