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Why it might take real estate longer to get out of the woods

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Like the fabled elephant and the blind men who sought to describe it by touching, the state of Kenya’s real estate today depends on who you ask.

To investors, it is the best sector that guarantees decent returns on investments and a panacea to financial freedom. To prospective home buyers or renters, the playing field is skewed towards developers.

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