Topic: Mortgages

Why personal loans are squeezing out mortgages

By Graham Kajilwa   2023-12-28 20:42:22

The lack of a limit on how much customers can borrow as personal loans is one of the factors limiting the growth of the mortgage sector, bankers say.

How State financing has helped firms hack off-plan mortgages

By Graham Kajilwa   2023-12-21 20:36:13

Securing a 100 per cent performance guarantee with a tier-one bank is one of the clauses that Unity Homes has used to prove that off-plan mortgages can work.

Why current mortgages need review to open up affordable housing financing

By Graham Kajilwa   2023-12-06 17:48:58

Banks admitted fault and acknowledged difficulties in attending to markets such as the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs).

How age blocks Kenyans from accessing mortgages

By Graham Kajilwa   2023-09-15 00:29:32

A new report shows how the failure of income to increase with age for majority of Kenyans affects their ability to borrow for home construction.

Why micro-mortgages hold the key to affordable homes dream

By Graham Kajilwa   2023-09-07 17:58:24

Mainstream financial institutions are losing out on the lower-end housing sub-sector, which is dominated by Saccos, microfinance institutions and village chamas.