Whether to invest in commercial or residential real estate is a significant decision that hinges on your financial resources, investment goals, risk tolerance, and expertise. Here’s an expanded look at these considerations: Financial Resources and Initial Investment Commercial real estate typically requires a higher initial investment compared with residential properties. This includes not just the...

Investing in real estate remains a popular avenue for wealth creation, but it’s not a one- size-fits-all venture. There are fundamental differences between commercial and residential real estate investing, and each has unique advantages and challenges that cater to different investor profiles.Understanding these distinctions is important for aligning your real estate investment with your financial goals...

According to Kenya Institute of Public Policy and analysis (KIPPRA), between 2009 and 2019, a total of 86 buildings valued at Ksh 2.4 billion collapsed in Kenya. This includes primarily residential buildings, with a significant number of casualties.These occurrences put to question the construction sector’s ability to deliver adequate and safe housing to the insatiable house market.An audit carried out...

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) own, manage, or lend money for real estate. When you invest in a REIT, you get shares in a trust with a portfolio of properties. REITs offer greater liquidity, and most are traded on the major stock exchanges. They must also distribute at least 90% of their taxable income to shareholders.What Are the Differences Between Residential and Commercial REITs?REITs expose...

A surveyor will help you to corroborate what is on the title deed and the deed plan with the physical land. The measurements on paper can have a huge variance with the actual ground measurements.You can do all due diligence and still go wrong in land investment. Yes. You heard me right. How can this be when due diligence is the expert advise that tops the list in property buying? Unknown to many property...

Some rogue land brokers and land selling companies connive with unscrupulous land registry staff to concoct land search results in order to fleece unsuspecting honest investors. You can mitigate this risk or avoid it altogether.Correct search results and being wrong? This is paradoxical but thinkable here in Kenya. There are many properties on offer out there. You have your Ksh 500,000 or Ksh 1 million or...