HassConsult Property Price Index Stories

Expatriate exodus reshapes Nairobi housing market, driving rents down and property prices up
Expatriate exodus reshapes Nairobi housing market, driving rents down and property prices up
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 30, 2025

A surge in expatriate departures following aid cuts has eased rental prices across Nairobi, yet strong local demand continues to push up the cost of d...

Kenya residential land market cools as satellite towns and suburbs see slower price growth
Kenya residential land market cools as satellite towns and suburbs see slower price growth
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 30, 2025

Tighter household budgets and weaker buyer activity are slowing land price growth across Nairobi’s suburbs and satellite towns, with developers now dr...

Tighter household budgets stall land purchases in Nairobi’s satellite towns
Tighter household budgets stall land purchases in Nairobi’s satellite towns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 29, 2025

HassConsult noted that Sh1 million invested in satellite town land in 2007 would now be worth Sh13.23 million, compared with Sh7.4 million in Nairobi...

Demand for standalone homes drives fastest property price growth in 18 months
Demand for standalone homes drives fastest property price growth in 18 months
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 25, 2025

On a year-on-year basis, prices increased by 7.8 per cent, compared to 4.9 per cent in the 12 months to March 2025.

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