Tanzania To Address High Housing Demand

Demand for houses in the country is estimated to be growing at an average of 200,000 housing units a year.

Tanzania: Govt Moves to Address House Shortage

Tanzania Daily News, 21 December 2012

CURBING shortages of houses in the country, currently estimated at 3 million will only be achieved through Public Private Partnership (PPP) and not the government alone, ... read more »

Urban housing project in Ilala, Dar-es-Salaam (file photo).

East Africa: Region's Secretariat Staff Short of Housing

East African Business Week, 17 December 2012

The East African Community (EAC) secretariat is yet to put in place a housing policy despite a proposal by the Heads of State Summit at its ordinary meeting held in June 2008. read more »
Tanzania: Kikwete Mulls Tax Relief On NHC Houses

Tanzania Daily News, 14 December 2012

REDUCTION of Value Added Tax (VAT) on houses built and sold by National Housing Corporation (NHC) is a debatable matter that may be considered in the next budget. However, an ... read more »
Tanzania: President Wants House 'Losers' Compensated

Tanzania Daily News, 3 December 2012

PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has directed TANROADS to compensate in good time all the people whose houses have been marked for demolition as they have been built on road reserves. read more »
Tanzania: Housing Minister Anna Tibaijuka Cautions Loan Takers

Tanzania Daily News, 30 November 2012

TANZANIANS wishing to own houses through mortgage financing should do so with caution by ensuring that they acquire loans that match their incomes, the Minister for Land, Housing ... read more »
East Africa: Urban Housing Crisis, a Huge Investment Opportunity

Rwanda Focus, 19 November 2012

It's now a fact that the bulk of East Africans living in urban areas are sleeping poorly. All five EAC states are living with a huge urban housing deficit that needs to be sorted ... read more »

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