‘Fraudsters making a bad name for realtors’

The Co-Founder & Head, Strategy & Growth, Dukiya Investments, Mr Bayo Lawal, has lamented the influx of fraudsters parading themselves as agents and realtors in the real estate business in the country.

Lawal made this known while speaking at the launching of the firm’s headquarters in Lekki, Lagos on Sunday adding that there is the problem of a regulatory body that should help fizzle out the bad eggs who parade themselves as agents dwindling people in the sector.

He further spoke of inflation, double taxing, bad roads, epileptic power supply, and land grabbers as factors mitigating the development of an environment.

He added, “Expedition of Dukiya started with my partner and me. We know who we are and know what we want. We championed our targeted goal with excessive plans and implementation.”

While fielding question on the firm, Lawal declared, “We guarantee value for every one of our clients’ money. Dukiya is willing to let people own their homes gradually with our uniqueness of value for money and timely delivery of properties. Real estate is the new oil, and we assure our clients of opium service.

In his own reaction, Mr Lukman Shobowale, Co-Founder & Head, Business Development asserted that the journey of real estate for him was really tasking augmenting the lack of trust by influential people as a reason for the difficulty in sales of properties.

He added that Dukiya Investments as an enterprise understands that there is a gap in the market and is ready to contribute a quota to fill the gap in the sector.

Shobowale asserted, “World Bank affirmed that this year, there would be 21 million housing deficit in Nigeria which sums up that government and a few real estate firms cannot solve the problem completely, hence, the reason why Dukiya is coming into the space to solve the many problems of the housing sector in the country.”

Responding to the question, of how much is needed to own a home, Shobowale justified, that young persons especially aspiring property investors do not necessarily be millionaires or billionaires. It simply involves starting with what one has, as Dukiya accepts payment in instalment with a keen interest in customer satisfaction.

Furthermore, he pleads with the government both at federal and state levels to pay close attention to the mortgage scheme because the inflation and unemployment in the country are depriving people of owning homes.

In attendance are Pastor & Pastor Mrs Ayo Oluwarinu, Area Pastor, Mount of Olives Parish, Baruwa Lagos; David Mbelu, Business Development & Partnerships Lead, Jobberman; Ayoola Seun, General Manager, GM Great Pyramid Domestic Limited; Adebajo Taiwo, Operations Manager, Great Pyramid Domestic Limited.

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