The Imonga Blog

Real estate in Thiès: buying and renting guide

An industrial crossroads, Thiès appeals to those seeking space at controlled prices while staying close to Dakar. Neighbourhoods, prices, process and financing in Thiès.

Real estate in Dakar: land titles, leases, délibérations, buying costs, renting and land traps

Renting or buying in Dakar: what land titles, leases and délibérations are worth, the costs set by the Tax Code, the two-month deposit cap of the 2023 decree and the land freezes. No invented prices: Imonga has no listings in Senegal.

Koffi A. Hounnou

Real estate in Korhogo: buying and renting guide

The main city of northern Côte d'Ivoire, Korhogo is growing and attracting investors and first-time buyers seeking affordable land. Neighbourhoods, prices, process and financing in Korhogo.

Real estate in Yamoussoukro: buying and renting guide

The spacious political capital, Yamoussoukro offers room and more accessible land than Abidjan. Neighbourhoods, prices, process and financing in Yamoussoukro.

Real estate in Bouaké: buying and renting guide

A commercial crossroads of central Côte d'Ivoire, Bouaké is enjoying an economic revival that is driving housing demand. Neighbourhoods, prices, process and financing in Bouaké.

Real estate in Bingerville: buying and renting guide

A former colonial capital, Bingerville has become Abidjan's new residential frontier: greenery, new villas and still-reasonable prices. Neighbourhoods, prices, process and financing in Bingerville.

Real estate in Abidjan: ACD land titles, leases, off-plan purchases, social housing and traps to avoid

Renting or buying in Abidjan: the ACD and CMPF under the Urban Planning Code, advance rent and deposit capped at two months, off-plan rules, SICOGI now ANAH, and land traps. No invented prices: Imonga has no listings in Côte d'Ivoire.

Koffi A. Hounnou

Diaspora: how to finance your property purchase in Africa

Savings, diaspora loans, FX and transfers: concrete levers to finance a property from abroad.

Buying land in Cotonou: process and pitfalls to avoid

Land title, topographic survey, customary sale: how to buy land in Benin safely.