DYNATECH Homes is set to turn il Palazzi, a batch of 10 fully detached duplexes on three floors in one of Amuwo-Odofin’s serene estates in Lagos State, into a reality.
With this, il Palazzi is set to be commercially available within the next four to five months, as with projects of its magnitude, it is already attending to enquiries leading up to purchase.
According to the brain behind the project, Sir Chigozie Chukwudi Okafor, protecting wealth is a lot more difficult than building it. And in times of uncertain financial realities, like Nigeria and Nigerians faced since last year, it is perfectly understandable that people would want to choose the safest places to keep their money.
He noted: “The real estate market in Nigeria, particularly the Lagos sector, is a decent place to keep your money. The sheer current demand, which is heavily based on population explosion, job losses and failing markets in some other sectors, has made real estate more attractive in recent years.
“This is just one of the many commercial real estate projects sprouting across Nigeria and Africa at the moment. Given that the world is going through a recession heralded by massive layoffs and unemployment, it may come as a surprise to outsiders that real estate is still holding on strong. For industry players and keen investors, this is perhaps one of the best times to invest their money in properties.”
Okafor recalled that the world has seen the cryptocurrency market experience and what is perhaps an unprecedented level of bloodbath this year. In addition to that, several global giants, such as Meta and Twitter, have laid off thousands of staff in a bid to stay afloat the turbulence of this year’s socioeconomic realities. Yet, somehow, real estate in Nigeria continues to thrive.
He believed a number of factors are responsible for this. “Location is one. Lagos, for instance, is a huge selling point. It makes more sense if a residential project is located in a gated, serene, peaceful and classy environment.”
For commercial projects, the cheeky veteran stated: “It could work in just about any part of Lagos. The busier the place, the higher the return on investment.
“Again, there are rail lines under construction in Lagos as we speak. These attempts at decongesting traffic is already making the region more attractive to people.”
Sources across the world suggest the population of Lagos State to be at least 20 million, with most residents typically migrating from other parts of the country and perhaps outside the country, who would need shelter and a place to work and would use the roads, malls, as well as a host of public and private facilities.
Beyond the Lagos dispensation, the population explosion rocking Nigeria has led to a rise in the value of property in the country from empty low-lying lands to magnificent city skyscrapers. The housing problem is both a chronic national and continental challenge.
It is fair to say that when the tumultuous waves of recession have floored everything else, the real estate market, as always, would be and remain the last one standing.
