Ovid Group, the giant real estate company that made waves recently when it completed the construction of several buildings in 90 days is preparing to establish a mortgage bank. In an event held on January 23, 2024, the new bank named Ovid Betoch Bank was inaugurated and raised over 1B Birr in share sales. This is a welcome news for an industry starved for financing and dealing with a severe downturn, says Sofia Asefa, a real estate analyst and co-founder of this blog. According to Sofia, this could be a catalyst in re-starting the dormant real estate market.

As we step into the year 2024, the real estate landscape in Ethiopia continues to evolve, presenting both challenges and opportunities for investors, homeowners, and industry stakeholders. In this article, we will give you a clear picture of what's happening in Ethiopia's real estate scene for the year ahead.

Home loan in Ethiopia is one of the highly requested loan services in Ethiopia. Mortgage loan is a type of service where customers can own their living home within a long period of repayment term. Even though the criteria differs from one Bank to the other, this loan service works for customers who would like to construct their house from scratch, to build additional home using an existing compound, and purchase a new house. The Term house loan or mortgage loan in Ethiopia might also include commercial builds or units.

The Addis Ababa real estate market in the year 2023 experienced a classic boom-bust cycle. It started with a hopeful tone right after the war in the north came to an end with a peace deal. This led to a gradual recovery of the market through the January to May period. Things started heating up around June/July when prices escalated, hitting a crescendo in August/September before falling off a cliff in the October to December period.