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Homework Restores Foreign Investors’Trust In Real Estate Sector

- Stories by Bennett Oghifo

Homework Developmen­t and Properties Limited has restored the trust foreign investors once had in the Nigerian real estate sector, officials of the company have said.

According to a statement, the company said “This is the major outcome of the recent conference, organised by the Associatio­n of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, where the Lagos-based real estate company showcased its affordable products and promoted the recent positive developmen­ts in real estate industry in Nigeria.

“Reflecting on the conference attended by several hundreds of physicians and other profession­als, the Director of Homework Developmen­t and Properties Limited, Architect Jide Adekola said it provided a platform that helped to change the perception that foreign investors would not get value for money or might get scammed in Nigeria. It also created the awareness that there are profession­als in the sector who are able to provide quality products in due time.

“The change in perception, which we have created, would in no small measure boost businesses and increase the volume of foreign direct investment­s that can engender increase in gross domestic product of the country, “Adekola said.

He affirmed that ANPA members, who have benefited from the unswerving services of the company, specifical­ly requested that Homework should participat­e in the conference in order to take the Nigerian success story to the outside world.

According to Adekola, the event has exposed Homework to ANPA’s publicatio­ns, increased networking and sales leads, the needs of customers and the property market, increased trust in foreign investors in the Nigerian real estate market, and has boosted awareness that there is a unique selling point in the company’s products which are delivered by profession­al architects.

He explained that the real estate sector, which is inundated with issues of trust, lack of finance and presence of charlatan, can be saved if government subsidises the cost of land for credible developers who have the capacity to provide affordable housing.

Adekola added that Homework would also take part in the annual conference organised by the National Associatio­n of Nigerian Nurses in North America and other subdivisio­ns within the United States. This would enable the company reach out to other profession­al associatio­ns and more Nigerians in the globe.

Homework is also planning to hold similar exhibition and talks in Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries with large population of Nigerians.

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