KBA housing market movement
+0.39%KBA reported a modest Q1 2026 rise on its fixed-base measure after the volatility seen in 2025.
Sweet Homes Insights
Kenyan property information, explained simply.
Selected independent market reports translated into practical information for buyers, tenants, landlords and investors.
Sweet Homes does not publish its own property index. Material market statistics are attributed to their original independent source.
Selected Indicators
Different reports measure different things.
KBA housing prices, Macaash asking-price signals and Hass coastal land data stay separate. We do not blend them into an artificial Sweet Homes index.
Apartment transaction share
36.7%Apartments represented the largest share of transactions in the KBA Q1 2026 house-type mix.
Macaash satellite sales signal
+2.4%The Macaash Q1 2025 online baseline reported stronger momentum in satellite markets than its suburban composite.
Hass Coast 5-year composite change
+40.7%The Hass Coast composite land index reported a 40.7% five-year change from 2020 to 2025.
Read the Source Properly
Three reports. Three different lenses.
Kenya Bankers Association (KBA)
Housing Price Index — Issue 39
Coverage
Kenyan housing market
How to read it
Housing-price index using hedonic regression and a Laspeyres-style index approach.
Important limitation
An index is a market indicator, not a valuation of a specific property. Individual prices vary by location, size, condition and characteristics.
Macaash Investments Limited
Property & Land Index — Q1 2025
Coverage
Selected Nairobi suburbs and Nairobi Metropolitan Area satellite towns
How to read it
Online asking-price signals combined with public macro data and corridor proxies.
Important limitation
The report states that yields are ask-based and occupancy/uptake figures are indicative rather than transaction-verified.
HassConsult Real Estate
Hass Coast Land Price Index
Coverage
12 leading coastal land nodes in Kenya
How to read it
Coastal land-price tracking based on a data series that began in 2014 and was expanded substantially from 2020.
Important limitation
Coastal land is highly location-specific. Frontage, services, title quality, environmental constraints and access can materially alter value.
For Everyday Kenyans
What should I actually ask before paying?
Can I afford the total cost, not only the asking price?
Is the title clear, is access practical, and what can legally be developed?
What is the rent plus service charge, deposit and recurring costs?
What rent is realistic after vacancy, service charge and maintenance?
Who is the developer, what is approved, and what does the contract promise?
How do frontage, access, water, environmental risk and title affect this specific plot?