Real Estate

As the Managing Director of Rentchamber Group Ltd, I've witnessed firsthand the dynamic interplay between land tenure systems and the pursuit of affordable housing in the vibrant cities of Ghana. Our journey through this complex landscape sheds light on the challenges and opportunities that lie at the heart of the housing equation. What is a Land Tenure System? In the tapestry of Ghana's real estate...

The government's new affordable housing project has been described as a create, loot and share venture for the Akufo-Addo administration. The Minority in Parliament has said the project has been launched without parliamentary approval. The new housing project was launched on August 1, 2023, to be situated at Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region and Deduase in the Ashanti Region. The government has...

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%)...