The Challenges of Ghana Institute of Architects and the Ghanaian Architect
Ghana Institute of Architects HQ Every time a political drama unfolds there are a few casualties and other unpleasant things pop up. Last...
Affordable Housing – Developing a Housing Model for “KAYAYEI”
The term “affordable” is so ambiguously used in housing by Ghanaian politicians such that nobody really knows what they mean. Whether the...
Is Atta Akyea the Right Man for Works and Housing?
Hon Samuel Atta Akyea - Ghana's Minister for Works & Housing In the wake of the Saglemi Housing Project fiasco there has been accusations...
Rental Housing Market – Ghana’s Untapped Potential
According to Bank of Ghana 2007 Housing Market Report - “the housing market has become important and strategic to policy makers in recent...
GREDA Developers mainly Build-to-Sell, WHY?
Have you stopped to ask yourself –Why do properties developers in Ghana only build to sell? This is a question I would like you to...
Housing for All - Real Estate, Social Housing or Affordable Housing.
With the looming housing deficit, this article attempts to explain Real Estate, Social Housing and Affordable Housing to ignite a debate...
Creating a Housing Mortgage Finance Business Sector
The announcement by the Minister of Finance to create GH¢1Billion Housing Mortgage Fund was great news to would-be home owners. However,...
Complexities of the 2019 Budget Housing (GH¢1bn) Mortgage Fund
“Mr Speaker, to boost housing supply…” was the opening remark of the Finance Minister’s 2019 Budget Statement on Housing to Parliament....
Are Chiefs Land Salesmen or Custodians of Sacred Lands?
Land is an important asset and helps define the socio-cultural uniqueness of every tribe, clan and ethnic group. Therefore the ancestors...
Impact of Stool Lands Administration on Real Estate Development
The challenges and problems facing land administration in Ghana is well document by academics and some legal practitioners. One would...
The State of our Built Environment - Is Foreign Experts the Answer?
Just recently we were informed the Government had engaged the services of Dr. Liu Thai-Ker a renowned planner and architect from...
Pension Funds, Capital Markets and the Housing Sector
Housing development is an expensive business and like all economic activities in a free market economy, it is influenced by the law of...
Ghana Banking Failures Implication for Housing
The collapse of the eight banks whose licences were revoked by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) raises serious concerns about the health of the...
Is SSNIT Wasting Funds on Real Estate Development? Part 2
SSNIT Commercial Properties The role of SSNIT’s real estate investment towards Ghana’s economic development cannot be overstated. This...
UNOPS signed Agreement Needs a Housing Structure to Work
Media reports suggest the Ghana Government and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has signed a Memorandum of...
Government Housing vs Value for Money
In the past 18months there have been a lot said about Ghana’s housing crisis. The Finance Minister’s budget statements suggest there is...
The Lack of Structure in our Housing – A Case for Independent Housing Companies (IHC)
Universally adequate housing is viewed as a basic human need and therefore accepted by the UN as a human right. If housing is a human...
GREDA Should Build for Low Income Earners
Ghana is said to be facing a housing crisis but the subject is hardly given any publicity or discussed by political leaders. The Ministry...
Is SSNIT Wasting Funds on Real Estate Development? - Part 1
SSNIT Commercial Property The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is the largest non-bank financial institution in Ghana...



















