For those who haven’t invested before, you may be wondering what off-plan property is? This is essentially buying a property off a floor plan, prior to it being built. These kind of properties are either starting construction or are in the construction process, depending on where you are in your purchase journey. There’s an increased skepticism about off-plan property particularly in Kenya, and this...
by Oaksted Limited 
History has continuously shown us that real estate investing has been one of the most effective ways to earn a great return on investment and enhance wealth creation. If you observe the wealthiest in the world, you’ll see a commonality amongst them: property investing. The opportunities that the real estate market offers are almost infinite and property investors of all levels, be it beginner or astute,...
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If you’re ready to make your big move, start by evaluating the features of your current home so you know just what you’re looking for in your next one. Having spent so much of our time in our homes, especially the last few months with the global pandemic, we’ve become quite familiar in our homes – and in some cases, maybe way too familiar. Before making your move, you might want to...
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There is a new desire to now occupy apartment spaces as part of the upcoming real estate living trends.
by Oaksted Limited 
The Real Estate market in many cities across the world is facing unprecedented challenges. The prices have risen so high that most of the buyers have been priced out of the market. The sellers have somehow anchored themselves to these irrational prices. The end result is that prices do not seem to be coming down. However, at the same time, there are almost no transactions in the real estate...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption in the economy, and the real estate sector has not been spared. Since the first case was confirmed in Kenya on 13th March 2020, the pandemic has impacted the economy, the workforce and the property market with varying effects. The government and health directives in place; social distancing directives, travel restrictions, curfews and county...
The scale at which the Coronavirus has spread across the world has been immense. Its implications on economies and health have been dire, leading to an abrupt change in people’s way of life. This is expected to continue over a sustained period thus influencing occupiers and end users of real estate in unprecedented and unique ways, which are expected to have implications for the real estate sector such...
The real estate sector, just like the country’s economy, was poised for growth in 2020 having began to show signs of recovery in 2019 from the sluggish growth experienced in 2017 and 2018. This was evidenced by the sector’s growth, which came in at 5.3% in 2019, 1.2% points higher than 4.1% in 2018 according to KNBS Economic Survey 2020. In terms of performance, according to our Markets review, the...