Housing

The government has cut sod for a new affordable housing project, with the cheapest unit costing up to $13,800. Private developers are expected to provide 14,000 affordable housing units under this project. The project will see 8,000 units located at Pokuase/Amasaman in the Greater Accra Region and 6,000 housing units at Dedesua in the Ashanti Region. The private developers have been given a price...

  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...