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Apartment Hotels in Ghana (Lack of Mid-Market Hotel Rooms Driving Growth)

We have written this piece on the back of a recent report by Business Daily Africa ( Kenya). Across established markets, hotel chains have pivoted by selling some of their rooms/keys to investors to widen their market base to both short and longer-stay accommodation. Extended stay hotels are becoming popular in the West, with companies […]

2022: 10th Anniversary of Beaufort Properties

July 2022 will be our 10th year of operations in Ghana. We believe we have held firm to our principles and vision, offering quality living experiences with world class amenities in central Accra at the lowest price points. In a competitive market, we remain one of the most experienced residential developers in Accra with over [...]

Accra Real Estate Market 2021: Emerging Trends

Greetings and Happy New Year. The past year has been a rollercoaster for many people and businesses. We have all been forced to evaluate our operating practices and strategies. At Beaufort Properties, we have also taken time to reflect on where the industry is going both in the short and long term. We have a [...]

Accra Land Prices in 2019: What Online Data Shows

Property searches in Ghana have come a long way over the last decade. Five to ten years ago the typical property search involved either a visit to the offices of an estate agent, newspaper adverts or friends as a source of information. The introduction and development of online platforms like Meqasa and Tonaton has quickly [...]

Ghana Tenant and Landlord Issues During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Possible Measures to Avoid Conflict

The human costs of the Coronavirus has been felt both internationally and recently in Ghana with 8 confirmed deaths. The economic costs are also unravelling with rising unemployment and short term GDP contraction. While it’s too early to determine the full economic effects and impact on the residential market, the uncertainty surrounding the depth and [...]

Why are homes in Ghana so expensive?

by Scot Murray and Ernest Hanson If there is one question that gets asked of us developers more than any other, it is most certainly the question of price: why are home prices in Ghana as high as they are when the cost of labor – one of the main drivers of real estate costs [...]

Is the Ghana real estate market oversaturated and about to crash?

When driving around parts of Accra, casual observation of multiple “To let” or “For sale” signs could easily be interpreted as an oversupply of housing stock or an impending property bubble in the Accra real estate market. Sometimes our general observations seem to counter what we usually read in the papers regarding a 1.7m housing […]

Beaufort Sponsored team wins Maiden Accra Beach Rugby Event

27th April Accra, Accra first in the series of annual Accra Beach touch rugby event kicked off with five teams this year. The venue was the Labadi beach Hotel who provided breakfast and after match refreshments. The corporate teams also included Aqua Africa, Remy Contreau, Smoke & Barrels and Denya Developers. After round robin matches, […]

Ghana real estate: Experts view 2018 as turning point for revival following tough few years

Weakened demand and increasing supply in Accra’s property market has put pressure on vacancy rates and rental growth over the last few years. As a result comments about oversupply in Ghana real estate market feature in many public discussions. Astute investors have learnt to read through these discussions to focus on the quality of supply [...]

Beaufort and Denya introduce new projects with innovative price and payment options

As mentioned previously, Beaufort is also collaborating with Denya Developers on a number of projects across Accra. After almost a decade of experience in Ghana’s nascent market, we have come to the simple realization that in a market where effective demand for housing is limited by the availability of single digit interest mortgages, price point […]

Portuguese Developer Partners Beaufort to develop East Legon Waterfront scheme

Beaufort Properties is pleased to announce a joint venture partnership with NextRegra Group to take over the Riviera Residence waterfront development project in East Legon. The Riviera scheme is a 100 unit development with retail and commercial space. The scheme has a man-made lake as its backdrop and will be completing Phase 1 in March […]

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