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<p>Apartment rental prices in Kenya’s capital Nairobi rose by 15.9 per cent in 2018, a rise last seen in mid-2009, according to Realtors HassConsult’s 2018 property index; for more CNBC Africa Sakina Hassanali, Head of development, Consulting and Research at HassConsult.</p>


Nairobi sees highest rise in apartment rentals in 9 years

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<p>Property prices in Kenya dropped by 1.8 per cent in the third quarter of the year as political uncertainty subdued buying activity, according the Hass Consult’s index.</p>


Kenyan housing market hit by political uncertainty

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<p>Interest in rental yields increased in the second quarter of 2017 as property investors prefer putting their money in rental units. According to the Hass Property Index, capital gains have become harder to achieve due to slowdown in housing prices.</p>


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