Siblings pick up war over land where their mothers left off

The last decade has seen the Kenyan real estate market embrace different ways of property ownership.

Man claiming to be son of former town official seeks sole right to control empire.

For nearly two years Mombasa residents have been treated to a bitter feud between two branches of the family of the late British property tycoon, Harry Roy Veevers.

A city businessman who police linked to the demolition of a house worth Sh55 million in Westlands, Nairobi, appeared in court Wednesday.

Governor Kidero denied that county officers were involved in the eviction, saying the officer who purportedly signed the couple's eviction notice was not a county employee and that the notice did not originate from City Hall.

Nairobi residents living in old and dilapidated council estates can look up to decent housing if they live to see completion of the urban renewal housing project to be signed next week.

Regularisation of structures has been rolled out across the City, targeting critical areas that require urgent attention. More than 50,000 buildings in the county have not been approved, yet they are occupied.

Retired President Kibaki's family has welcomed the "tremendous interest from Kenyans" eager to invest in a multi-billion shilling real estate project it is undertaking in Nakuru.

Three Chinese cities have announced new restrictions on property purchases, as second- and third-tier cities across the country to try to cool soaring home prices stoked by property speculators.

According to Khaemba, it has been difficult for the county to provide certain social amenities to large segments of the city owing to the irregularities in the developments.

A British expatriate has accused two men of faking his death to grab his house in Nairobi.

The biggest take home from the bankers index was that house prices were still rising, albeit marginally. And this, according to the report, showed that the sector was stable.