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Kenya’s property market records over 2,000 new mortgages

NAIROBI: High property prices last year played the greatest role in hampering aspiring home owners from acquiring dream homes through a mortgage, says the Central Bank of Kenya.

This is unlike 2013 when high interest rates were cited as the biggest obstacle to mortgage uptake in the country, followed by high property prices.

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