Market Updates

  Investing in property is a cornerstone of wealth creation in Kenya. From a plot in Kitengela to an apartment in Kilimani, real estate is seen as a tangible, reliable path to financial security. But for aspiring investors, a crucial question looms: should you put your money into a residential property where people live, or a commercial property where businesses operate? The answer isn't...

Kenya’s real estate market has been buzzing in recent years, driven by urbanization, tourism, and a growing middle class. Investors, both local and foreign, are drawn to opportunities in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, and coastal towns like Diani and Malindi. The big question that often arises is whether short-term rentals through platforms like Airbnb or traditional long-term rental arrangements...

In real estate, one golden rule never changes: location is everything. For Kenyans, especially young families, investors, and diaspora buyers, finding the right town to buy land or property can determine long-term returns. With urban migration, improved infrastructure, and government mega-projects, several towns around Nairobi and beyond are experiencing explosive growth. If you’ve been asking...

For many Kenyans, the question of whether to rent or buy a home is one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives. With rising property prices, fluctuating rent rates, and expanding mortgage options, the dilemma has only grown more pressing. Should you keep renting and enjoy flexibility, or should you commit to buying and start building long-term wealth? Let’s break it down. 🏠 The...

Kenya’s property market is undergoing a transformation in 2025, with affordable luxury estates redefining suburban living. As urbanization surges at 4.3% annually and infrastructure like the Nairobi–Nakuru Expressway opens up satellite towns, these estates offer high-end living at mid-range prices. From Ngong’s gated communities to Syokimau’s modern apartments, buyers are flocking to properties...

Kenya’s Affordable Housing Drive Under President Ruto: Public vs. Private Sector – Who Can Deliver More Efficiently Kenya’s affordable housing initiative, a flagship program under President William Ruto’s administration, aims to deliver 500,000 affordable homes by 2027 to tackle the country’s housing deficit of approximately 2 million units. Originally launched in 2018 by former President Uhuru...

Goodnews! you can now move funds between your PayPal and M-PESA accounts. What is the PayPal Mobile Money Service with M-PESA? This is a money transfer service for PayPal and M-PESA customers, enabling joint customers to move funds between their own accounts. The service is provided by TransferTo in partnership with Safaricom and PayPal. Who operates the service? The Service...

IGNORING OFFICIAL SEARCH In fear on losing a good deal or rather believing that is the only deal in the whole world, many property buyers have rushed to make payments first and conduct the search later. Only to discover later that they have joined the long list of those who have fallen prey to property fraudsters. Amazingly no matter how much we emphasize official searches many Kenyans still get fleeced...

  We  offer one of the most innovative building solutions that exist today, known as the geoDOME and geoCABIN.  Our product geoDOME is a dome shape housing solution made of FRP that can be assembled in less than a day, with significantly low costs, but nevertheless lasts for more than 50 years.  They are suitable for...

While the new rules will greatly inconvenience consumers, they have made a major stride in ensuring user safety, placing the responsibility of making sure gas cylinders are safe on the LPG marketers. This will mean that the marketers will be answerable for accidents caused by cylinder gas leaks and other incidences, including payments to victims of accidents. “The current regulations had not been...

Real estate marketing is an extremely saturated industry. Everyone is using the same old tactics to catch potential buyers’ attention; which is why it’s becoming increasingly difficult to stand out in this overcrowded space. To gain more real estate leads that result in real estate sales, you have to find a way to make your company stand out from the competition.   If you’re struggling to...

Suraya projects have flopped causing many Kenyans to count their losses in millions of shillings. This comes as the off-plan investment in real estate is gaining popularity in the nation. Lynx -Royal Estate a project of Suraya was to be completed in 2014, Investors were paying in installments. The final installment was to be settled after the keys were handed over. Suraya has gone quiet on this...

Customers who fail to pay their Okoa Jahazis will have their Bonga Points deducted automatically by Safaricom.   Through this intervention, the company seeks to cut growing Bonga Point debts that add up to millions of shillings.   Its roll out will also allow the company to collect overdue airtimes.   For instance, some customers possess more than five mobile lines with...

In Kenya it is illegal to drive barefooted, or even in open shoes/sandals No gum in Singapore: gum has been banned in Singapore for over 20 years. It's illegal to chew gum unless prescribed by a doctor. In France you can legally marry a dead person as long as the wedding was planned before the person died.. In Nigeria importing beer and brewing your own beer is illegal. However if you are to...

Searching the property portals definitely isn’t all you need to be doing if you want to be a savvy buyer. Discover all you need to know about the homebuying process. I would like to thank Andrew Taylor from the latest law jobs UK for his support and contribution on the conveyancing laws in England and Wales and James Radford from wowitloveithaveit marketing agency for all the help on the UK house...

Reports indicate that the best days for residential, retail and office segments might be behind us; for developers that is. What with analysts touting oversupply and prices that have stagnated? One segment, however, has received less attention than the rest over the years, and with Nairobi’s stature as an economic hub, this neglect is showing. This is the logistics segment; warehousing to be...

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Strawberry farming has huge income potential and can easily turn you from a job-seeker to a job-creator or from an employee to an employer in less than 12 months.    Strawberry Farming in Kenya Strawberries can grow in almost every part of our country provided there is constant water supply and stable temperature in the range of 10 – 30 degrees Celsius. Step 1: Getting Started Of...

Real estate continues to deliver attractive returns for investors when other public markets are delivering average returns, a new report by Cytonn Real Estate has revealed. Themed Pockets of Value in the Face of Declining Performance, The Nairobi Metropolitan Residential Report 2017 shows that development of rental houses continues to provide attractive returns because of higher rental yields...

The Sadist He’s hell-bent to cause you as much suffering as possible. from day one he will warn you of dire consequences if you don’t remit your rent before the 2nd day of every month. He will go ahead and spell out his unwritten version of draconian by-laws and their penalties including things like no one will be allowed in after 7pm, you must not host a guest overnight without prior notice …the...