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The lakeside city of Kisumu is enjoying a property boom in the home ownership sector, thanks to ongoing infrastructural projects.
Scramble for a piece of Kisumu city creates new property firms
Kisumu city is experiencing a property boom that has seen land prices triple in value in some areas.
Kisumu agents’ uproar as real estate prices double
Kisumu County: Real estate agents and developers in Kisumu have cried foul over a 100 per cent increment on rates the county government has imposed on the industry
Shortage of low-cost housing haunts Kisumu developers
Kisumu’s real estate industry has recorded unparalleled growth over the past decade, with residential housing schemes attracting investors in large numbers
Kisumu developers decry new charges
Developers in Kisumu have decried escalated costs of doing business following moves by county government and National Environment Management Authority (Nema)
Kisumu housing estates moving further from CBD
Real estate investments are moving farther away from the central business district of Kisumu as the town’s infrastructure continues to expand
Kisumu facelift unlocks city's real estate sector
Property values in Kisumu are set to edge up as new infrastructure projects give the city a facelift.
Destiny Shapers: Opande Africa Investment
Real estate development in Western Kenya and more so Kisumu city had been slow but fortunes changed after the post-election violence that saw people displaced and others realizing the importance of investing in their original home areas. One man without any basic education saw an opportunity and seized it. Today, he is one of the biggest real estate and property developers in the region. Our reporter traveled to Kisumu to meet the proprietor of Opande Africa investment and this is his rugs to riches story. .
Eye on Kisumu’s missing skyline
Since the Post Election Violence (PEV) which rocked the country after the disputed Presidential Elections Results of the 2007 General Election six AGO, Kisumu City has risen from the massive destruction of property which dominated TV screens at the time. New homes including apartments have since been put up.