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WHAT ARE FORMS OF PROPERTY FRAUD IN KENYA?

Over the years, property fraud in Kenya has been rampant. Property fraud is defined as the act of stealing property. For instance, a fraudster could forge a document to convince a mortgage lender that he or she owns the property and mortgage your property without your knowledge . One of the primary elements that heavily affects property buyers and property owners as well is property fraud. It’s time that we should all be aware of different forms of property fraud and learn how to prevent being victims of this kind of evil that is in real estate industry. These forms of property fraud are; Foreclosure relief (Foreclosure fraud) Foreclosure fraud/ relief happens when a property buyer experiences difficulties in making mortgage payments. To exemplify; a fraudster approaches a property owner with issues concerning his or her mortgage payment. Afterwards, he goes extra miles and offers loans and monthly payment schedule that is relatively at a lower price for the transfer of the propert...

WHY REAL ESTATE VALUE APPRECIATES ANNUALLY IN KENYA.

Residential space in Kenya In Kenya, most investors are now investing in real estate due to the positive cash flow attach to every property. In return, they gain financial freedom and secure their goals as well. Annually, Real estate appreciates in value not only in Kenya but also worldwide. Here are the reasons why there is a significant increase in value of real estate property specifically in Kenya; 1. Rapid growth in population. With rapid growth in population especially in urban areas, most Kenyans have to provide shelter for their families. This definitely results to high demand for more real estate residential projects (housing projects). In other words, this means that increase in demand of more homes directly translates into faster population appreciation in Real Estate prices. 2. General behavior of fiscal inflation. Yearly, property is evidently expensive to develop and also maintain. This becomes a concern due to steady increase in price of construction materials or...