| In Lagos, Nigeria, there is a tourism boom about to be | | | | Classified online adverts such as those on nairalist.com, |
| unleashed following development efforts and | | | | and several websites of real estate companies is a |
| economic growth that promises many opportunities to | | | | major channel for finding houses and other property |
| investors. The result of this is a rapidly expanding real | | | | for sale in Lagos Nigeria. |
| estate sector offering unlimited opportunities to reap | | | | 2. News papers and magazine publications |
| bountiful harvests from. Take for instance 5 years ago | | | | A number of newspapers run dedicated editions for |
| undeveloped land in the Lekki axis of Lagos Nigeria | | | | advertising or informing the public about opportunities to |
| and Ikoyi areas sold for less than half its current | | | | buy and sell houses in Lagos Nigeria. The most |
| market value with developed properties selling in some | | | | recognized of these is the Guardian Newspaper which |
| cases for less than one third of the current market | | | | runs a Monday Edition dedicated to the real estate |
| price. This is indicative of a real estate boom and unlike | | | | sector. Another well known publication for finding |
| the stock market boom of 2004 - 2008 the real | | | | houses for sale in Lagos Nigeria is castles magazine. |
| estate boom is an investor's haven. | | | | There is also Properties and Homes magazine among |
| This brings us to some of the issues that will naturally | | | | others. The draw back is that these publications can |
| be encountered as a result of people preferences and | | | | only be bought in Nigeria as they do not circulate |
| choices with buying houses. A number of problems | | | | globally hence people living abroad may not find this |
| are associated with buying and selling of houses in | | | | option convenient. |
| Lagos Nigeria and it is only proper I mention some of | | | | 3. Recognized real estate companies and Agencies |
| them before listing out places to find houses to buy or | | | | There are a lot of real estate companies in Nigeria but |
| sell. | | | | a few well known include Jide Taiwo and co, Ubosi |
| One of the major problems will be the omooniles | | | | Eleh and Co, Diya Fatimilehin and co, UAC Properties |
| (descendants of the land owners or original occupants | | | | Limited and Unions Homes among others. Contacting |
| of various communities in Lagos Nigeria). These are | | | | any of these companies is search of houses for sale |
| usually idle and Lazy people who want to lay claim to | | | | is another way to go about it. This option covers you |
| almost any major development taking place on Land | | | | although not completely from the activities of |
| they may have already sold to people. By extorting | | | | omooniles. |
| money and collecting illegal fees these omooniles | | | | 4. Enquiries on on-going projects |
| make life difficult for home owners or people desiring | | | | You could also make enquiries about on going projects |
| to build their own houses. Be on the look out for them | | | | such as construction of housing estates and other |
| whenever you decide to buy a house in Lagos Nigeria. | | | | similar projects directly through the contractors who |
| Your best protection against omooniles is to buy | | | | could refer you to the real estate agency or company |
| directly from reputable real estate companies or | | | | handling the project or possibly the owner in order to |
| acquire land directly from the government and build as | | | | meet with and negotiate a deal if possible. However |
| quickly as possible. Another problem you face would | | | | not all housing projects have options for selling houses |
| be real estate fraudsters who could go as far as | | | | as some of them might actually be tenement projects |
| faking contact details of some reputable real estate | | | | in which case the owners are only interested in letting |
| companies in order to hoodwink home seekers and | | | | out. |
| other real estate investors. Many of these fraudsters | | | | Conclusion |
| make offers that are too good to be true or | | | | Be warned that not all adverts or information made |
| unrealistically attractive in order to get at your money. | | | | available on channels for sale of houses in Lagos are |
| Always insist on patronizing reputable real estate | | | | credible and reliable, you are advised to still carryout |
| agencies and companies and ensure that you visit their | | | | some investigation into the claims because some real |
| offices to verify their authenticity. | | | | estate fraudsters are on the prowl looking to defraud |
| In 2009, and onwards there are many places to start | | | | unsuspecting buyers of houses in Lagos Nigeria. Also |
| your search for houses available for sale in Lagos | | | | possible for locating houses for sale in Lagos Nigeria is |
| Nigeria. Here is a compilation of a list of places to find | | | | the option of word of mouth from people within your |
| houses for sale in Lagos Nigeria; | | | | social network although this is hardly as reliable as the |
| 1. Online Classified Adverts | | | | other earlier options. |