Housing

  Mr. Divine Aggor, CEO of Rentchamber Group Ltd, was recently featured in an article published by Equal Times, where he spoke about the challenges of affordable housing in Ghana. Mr. Aggor's insights shed light on the current state of the housing market in Ghana and the efforts being made to address the issue. In the article, Mr. Aggor highlighted the high demand for affordable housing in Ghana...

In Ghana, as at 2010,  44.5 percent of households occupy only one room, 24.8 percent occupy two rooms and 11.6 percent three rooms. More than half (54.4%) of household members sleep in single rooms, 24.3 percent sleep in two rooms and about 10 percent sleep in three rooms. Only 11.2 percent of households sleep in four or more rooms. More than 60 percent of households in Ashanti (64.5%), Central (64.0%)...

Ghana's 2010 Population And Housing Census-Understanding The Basics. This report, which is the first publication released by Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on the 2010 Population and Housing Census (PHC), presents a summary of the final results. It contains priority tables required by planners, researchers and other stakeholders for planning, and programme implementation. The report provides...

The differences between a Flat, Apartment, or Condo can be a bit confusing as a result of several factors-particularly geographical locations. Ghana being a former British colony tends to refer to a lot of stuff the same way the British do. But with the advent of rapid globalization comes the influence of American English on Ghana's socio-politico-economic dispensations. Flat: This term is very British...

Most Germans don't worry about owning their home. They just don't care and that is a fact. The country’s homeownership rate ranks among the lowest in the developed world, and nearly dead last in Europe, though the Swiss rent even more. Here are comparative data from 2004, the last time the OECD updated its numbers. (Fresh comparisons are tough to find, as some countries only publish homeownership...