Kenya Property Market

Mortgage Rate Buydowns in Kenya

Mortgage Rate Buydowns in Kenya: Do They Really Save Money?

What Is a Mortgage Rate Buydown? A mortgage rate buydown is when the seller (often a developer in Kenya) pays money upfront to lower the buyer’s interest rate for the first few years of the mortgage. Instead of reducing the property’s price, the developer partners with a bank to make monthly repayments more affordable at the start of the loan. This is becoming more visible in Nairobi’s...

Land Prices in Nairobi Satellite Towns Flatten in Q2 Amid Apartment Glut

Land prices in Nairobi’s once-booming satellite towns like Kiserian, Juja, and Thika recorded a notable slowdown in the second quarter of 2025, signaling cooling investor appetite and oversupply pressures in the mid-tier property market. According to the HassConsult Q2 Land Price Index, the sharpest reversal was seen in Thika, where the average price for an acre declined marginally by 0.2% to...

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