Kenyan homes are delivering investment returns unequaled globally, according to a Special Report<\/strong> launched today by HassConsult<\/strong>, which found the country has further widened its lead in 2025 compared with nine leading property markets globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The study of property prices and rental yields \u2014 in Kenya, South Africa, the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Switzerland, Singapore, and Australia<\/strong> \u2014 found a sharply different growth trajectory for Kenya, driven by the strength of its domestic demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the year 2000, residential property prices have risen by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2025, with many global property markets now depressed by high interest rates in heavily debt-leveraged sectors, Kenya has widened this gap further<\/strong> \u2014 with its 7.8% increase<\/strong> in property prices in the year to June 2025<\/strong> representing the highest level of capital appreciation<\/strong> in any of the markets analysed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Australia<\/strong> reported the second highest growth, at 4.74%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA critical factor in the strength of Kenya\u2019s housing market has been its source of finance,\u201d<\/em> Less than 2%<\/strong> of homes in Kenya are mortgage-financed, compared with up to 90%<\/strong> in the international markets analysed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the same time, the country\u2019s growth in high earners \u2014 notably in education, health, trade, and agriculture<\/strong>, as well as mortgage-financed banking staff<\/strong> \u2014 has seen housing demand outstrip GDP growth<\/strong> in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMultiple factors are driving down property demand in Western and Eastern economies, not least of which is declining populations, while the value of property in Kenya\u2019s expanding economy and population only keeps growing,\u201d<\/em> Rental yields<\/strong> for property owners \u2014 the percentage of their original property investment they are earning back in rent each year \u2014 typically fall as prices rise. However, Kenya\u2019s rental yields remain above the global average<\/strong>, at 5.5%<\/strong>, delivering a combined return<\/strong> in the year to June 2025<\/strong> of 13.28%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This return is higher still<\/strong> for the thousands of Kenyans who have bought properties in off-plan developments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Special Report analysed eight prime off-plan developments<\/strong> in Kenya, reporting an average return on investment<\/strong> in 2025 of 18.06%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWith off-plan now the main point of entry for many Kenyans into property, the discounts and instalment payments are creating gains that are, in reality, over twice the norm in other global markets,\u201d<\/em> End of Report<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" . Nairobi, Kenya \u2013 September 10, 2025Kenyan homes are delivering investment returns unequaled globally, according to a Special Report launched today by HassConsult, which found the country has further widened its lead in 2025 compared with nine leading property markets globally. The study of property prices and rental yields \u2014 in Kenya, South Africa, the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":18324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18317"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18323,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18317\/revisions\/18323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/inbound4695491772152016947-1024x683.jpg\")
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But in Kenya<\/strong>, they have surged by a staggering 425%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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said HassConsult Co-CEO, Sakina Hassanali<\/strong>.
\u201cHomes in Kenya are fully paid, which makes the market super-resilient. Owners rarely end up grappling with mortgage repayments they can\u2019t meet, preventing the waves of forced sales suffered in other economies.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/inbound8095222553911508164.jpg\")
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said Sakina<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nRental Yields Stay Strong<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nOff-Plan Investments Deliver Even More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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said HassConsult Development Sales Advisor, Ian Mutinda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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