Both properties look really nice..... But the Abuja property is best in my opinion... better look...more space... better for future investment considering Abuja's status in Africa. It just looks so much better with all the features...and the infrastructure around is much better. But kudos to the nice Ghanaian property too... Nice work West Africa.
To be very honest Steven, I will go with the Abuja property instead of the Ghanan property. The Abuja property speaks more luxury that the Ghana property. Property is all about the functionality and space. I live in the UK where our houses are so very tiny and will not win the lottery, leave the UK and live in the small Ghana property. I love space my brother. Abuja property is it for me.
Lovely properties. However, they are extremely overpriced. For $1 million, one would expect more green space and large private spaces. Based on that million dollar price, it should also include basic amenities such as a pool, braai/grill area, and garages, as well as functionality. I'm simply analyzing based on what I have seen in other countries, such as South Africa, where properties have so many amenities, quality design, and execution for a reasonable price, some might even say "way cheaper" compared to Ghana and Nigeria.
These guys are delusional. 1milllon USD for a box in wuye and yet minister’s hill in Maitama cannot even boast of steady power supply. These are low IQ thiefs marking up the price of houses with stolen funds. This is clearly a real estate bubble that is bound to pop soon.
You are not just simply analyzing, you are saying the truth, those houses in Ghana and Nigeria is way way overpriced, I believe it's a class thing, not really it's worth
The house in abuja costs about 200 million naira which us around 500,000 dollars in the official exchange rate. I really dont know why he turned 500k to 1 million
African architecture in West Africa is interesting 🤔...they have ample amount of sunlight but don't build homes which welcome natural light. The homes are so energy consuming its crazy .... I'm a South African property developer and natural light is the name of the game here ...maybe this is how we differ ,but each to its own..as long as Africa is being developed. #TheGardensAfrica
We have sunshine throughout the year. We don’t die for sunshine. When we get into out homes, we want shade and shelter. When we need sunshine, we simply step out to the balcony or to the compound. I think the craze for sunshine is more in regions that have dreary or gloomy weather . We have it all year round; we take sunshine for granted.No big deal for us.
@@Damian-rt3rt I get you Damian but in terms of paying nearly a million dollars for a home you should expect floor to ceiling windows or at least large windows. it brightens the home and allows the room to look bigger and less dark. With some homes in accra when its daytime but its very dark in the house which means you end up turning on the light just watch tv or work or cook because. make that make sense
@@basementkid I see your point. It is cultural. Like I said, in Nigeria, we are not crazy about sunlight. Dare I say that we see it as a nuisance sometimes ? So, that certainly creeps into architectural designs. I lived in the West for a decade and I valued natural sunlight coming to my house, but here in Nigeria, I find my house “curtained up” all the time. I appreciate the shade my house provides from sunlight; I don’t want rays of sunlight penetrating my house all day. We have sunshine in abundance that we want to be shielded from it when we are indoors. We kind of take it for granted. Also, as regards energy, in Nigeria as you may know, our power sector is to put it nicely, “not as advanced.” And cost of energy, when power is available, is not much. So there is no concern about energy bills. It’s affordable. In fact, most well-to-do people negotiate a flat rate so that you pay a fixed amount regardless of how much power you use. We were not really socialized into conserving energy. I see where you’re coming from- I appreciate your perspective, but this is more cultural than a design deficiency on the part of the architects. If architects are going to a design house with large windows, I would think that the motive will be to have more fresh air in the house, not necessarily to have more sunlight.
The sun is too much... People build to live with less sun... It’s been part of the culture from the precolonial days... Houses were built with small windows to reduce the intensity of the sunlight getting into the house... Most times, an average Nigerian opens the window only for ventilation and when the power is constant and there’s air conditioning, it’s mostly shut... Some people don’t even know what open windows feel like... Cos when you step out of your house, the sun hits you like an avalanche
abuja is the clear winner, better roads than accra not so populated, more infastructures compared to accra, ABUJA 100% THEY ARE EVEN MORE BETTER PROPERTIES IN ABUJA FOR 1M$
The Ghana house has great architectural design but overall I would go with the Abuja house. The interior is just amazing and Abuja is a future Africa city.
Frankly speaking based on location and potential of quick Property Appreciation I would go with the Accra Cantonment Property, it's in a prime location that is close to the Embassies so it's always going to appreciate faster and it's a safer location than the Abuja. But if I have $1m USD am pretty sure I will get a more spacious, greener and beautiful home in South Africa or Kenya for $1m USD.
Thats what the video didn't consider as the Accra home in close to the airport as well as most of the embassys in ghana(including the american embassy )and also one of if not the most important millitary base (Burma camp) in Ghana. this alone can contribute to about 30 to 40% of the property cost.
The Abuja home is a better value and has a lift , the overall fit and finish looks better , the Accra home wins only on location . I would like to get the Abuja home in Accra, Abuja home is the clear winner ! thank you for the great video !
Hmm!! I don’t understand why on earth someone will criticize the architectural design of the Accra home 🏡, my jaws dropped the first day I watched the Accra home because of how well architecturally designed and appealing it is, well everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. I just wish Cosgroove could just a little bit ginger their swagger so there won’t be any need for comparison next time. Kudos to you Mr Stephen for once again making a very fair comparison 👌👍
some people dont understand art....i am nigerian, and west africa has to do a better job when it comes to landscape development. I dont understand having nice properties yet the landscape looks like an eye sore
Considering a preference I'd have to go with Abuja. Really love the interior and design with the ability to show case African art through out the residence. I have a love of plants and water features which I'm sure could be incorporated into the Abuja property due to its size. Not a fan of a flat roof but a slant roof with rain run off into a reservoir to enhance the ability of providing some greenery around the property. Thank you so much Steven for the tour of these two exquisite areas, both of which deserves consideration when looking to purchase a home on the African Continent.
Sir Steven honestly, the Abuja property has a feel of luxury than the Accra property. Although the Accra property has a more stylish structure which made the interior space smaller. The abj property is the best, the interior finishing and functionality is superb . Thanks 👍
Abuja is an African city for the future. If you have money now, go and invest in Abuja. With a new government coming in, something remarkable will happen in Abuja soon.
This is what I keep telling people. I want to target places in the new districts in Abuja because land and houses are cheaper but are developing very fast.
I like the Abuja home outside design and nterior desin. I like the Abuja mansion living room, dining room, master bedroom, master bathroom and master closet. I like the side parking for cars. I wish the fron balconies were bigger. the side balcony is good. I like the Accra mansion Afro Modish design, the floors facing different way is very modern. It reminds me of Tom Kundish L A mansion. The side balconies are very cool. The interior design is to small, the master closet is to small, no inside parking and I do't like community pool. I prefer the Abuja house.
I’ll definitely but that of the the Accra… not because am a Ghanaian but just on the bases of appreciation of value in the future cantoment is a premium location in Accra.. and owning a home there is a pure investment for the future one that’ll double the asking price in just a over two years
Both properties have a lot to offer, but in this occasion I will go for the Abuja property. If I had 2 million, I will buy both as they both have unique qualities
I’m Ghanaian and not being biased. I think the Accra home is much much better than that of Abuja. ASIDE FROM PARKING which the Accra property lack, the Abuja architectural design is so basic compared to that of Accra. I’m honestly not being biased. Just my honest opinion.
Only The exterior design of the Ghana home is Better than the Nigeria home. the interior and finish of Ghana home is mere compared to that of the Nigeria home. Also the rooms in the Ghana house are too small. Nigeria is way better
I'm Nigerian and I agree with you that Accra had the better exterior of the two houses. I think this channel is a little bias since the youtuber and most of his audience are probably Nigerian. I can't speak for the interior as I thought they were both just ok, but not for me as there wasn't enough big windows to let in a lot of natural light. But I think Steven rating the properties was a bit unnecessary and could have just left it to the viewers to decide for themselves since it really is just down to personal preference.
Thats what the video didn't consider as the Accra home in close to the airport as well as most of the embassys in ghana(including the american embassy )and also one of if not the most important millitary base (Burma camp) in Ghana. this alone can contribute to about 30 to 40% of the property cost
Well done Steven. Great video and analysis. The interior of the Abuja house looks great, but I would go with that of Ghana. I wonder why architects in Nigeria still use small windows for houses of this level in this time and era. Like, don't people learn?
If someone is to gift me one of either two properties then I would go with the Ghanaian property for two reasons. One for it's amazing modern exterior architectural design and (Two) for it's land resell value. Could resell it, buys the Abuja's property and retain some good amount of change. Lols
Will buy the Accra one for investment purposes because within two years you can get the money and more. Cantonment is good for investment, that's where all the embassies are located
I would go for the Accra property due to its central location. The value of the property is bound to appreciate. In few years, I will sell it for 1.3 million dollars, buy the Abuja property and still keep some money in my pocket. This is business mindednesses
In some few years, just the land in cantoment will cost more than a million. Cantoment is a very expensive area. I will chose Accra property cos of the area. Anything else can be adjusted.
A comparison video is always the best. provides a good decision making. But this is an uneven comparison, in terms of the locations. You picked the best place in Accra and pick the least place in Abuja.. nah!
When it comes to Technological design and smart design with the interior, I think I will go for the Accra 🇬🇭 property. But none of them is worth that amount of money
@@sidex4 stop curse and be civil, l leave in the west non of this houses will cost ×5 , there are many beautiful well design houses in many states in America that's price less than a million dollars
@@briantahs1841 you don't tell me what I know, a 500,000 pounds property i saw in England few days a go is juts a 3 bed rooms ancient brick ugly house that is attached to other houses (for those that have been to England should understand this kind of houses) and you want to compare it with a house that is fully automated? You are also talking rubbish. USA is not a western country....its USA, you should know the difference.
@@sidex4 North America & canada people still general considered as part of west , since u like insulting people without any well cultural manner& value don't think ready to continue the conversation
@@briantahs1841 lol....don't be pissed, I'm well cultured, and understand that American/Canada considers western Europe as "our western allies" not even every part of Europe is considered west, but the most advanced part of it which is basically the western Europe. I'm done arguing with you. Same, western countries would say "our north American allies" of course with the exception of Mexico.
I can't even lie it's like picking between twins...they're so spectacular! I just need 8 more years to get a home like this and i'ma do it! Mad respect once again to Steven for an immaculate vid
Your scoring isn't fair....if you want to give a point, you should, its either winner or loser. Based on this, Abuja design should have half a point as well.....instead of the zero.
For people saying these houses are overpriced, don't allow poverty to make you hate. You are not wiser or more prudent than people that buys these properties. Their are many reasons these houses are expensive. If you don't have money, just shut up and move. Most of you live in the UK and US where you pay outrageous amounts for cardboard boxes and rat holes. You guys will always want to show yourselves when it comes to Africa.
You are right, I leave in Europe I have never seen this kind of house here in Europe that I leave, one of my Ghanaian friend ask me to help him look for a house to buy when I saw one then I snapped the phone number in connection to the house and brought it to him immediately he call. Guess the amount they offer for the little and old house of abt 3o to 40 yrs old at the sum of 400k then after buying the house you will be the one to fix the house to your taste. Not to talk about these luxury houses with this amount, those houses weigh too good for that amount, am a proud Nigerian 🇳🇬🇳🇬
Wow beautiful. Thanks brother Steven for representing our beautiful continent. My wish is to have more people like you telling our true stories about Africa. May the almighty GOD continue blessing you more and more.
Don't allow poverty to make you hate. You are not wiser or more prudent than people that buys these properties. Their are many reasons these houses are expensive. If you don't have money, just shut up and move.
@@TheIrieman15 I will keep on responding to you because you are just being a hater. The facts still remains, you do not know more than the people buying these houses. People are rushing to get these houses. If they don't like it or can't afford it, they have options elsewhere. Lagos, Abidjan, Dakar, and other major cities in West Africa are there to choose from. There is a reason these houses are selling fast. Like I said, don't allow poverty to make you hate.
In terms of architectural design & aesthetics Accra go well but Abuja is luxurious & functional with good space and facilities of that kind of building therefore I like Abuja own.
Once again, Happy birthday Steven, wishing you a purposeful and fulfilled life. Both houses are great even though the Accra house sacrificed most of it space to the plenty balconies, which literally make the interior spacing smaller. I love the structural design of Accra than that of Abuja, but the lack of space for park cars is an issue, with that been said I would go with Abuja house. Spacious interior, better parking space, better interior finishing.
Truth must be gold.A m a Ghanaian. The Accra House has an architectural design, but looking at the Abuja house , the building it self is not good for me but the interior decoration is fabulous ❤❤ and I love it
The Abuja property didn't get it's fair share of ratings. It has a lift, provides off grid 24 hour electricity with solar amenities, which incures more cost for the developer. And then i wouldn't rate wuye too low on choice locations for property in Abuja.
Neither of these two properties are worth $1m. My friend for $1m you should have your own swimming pool a yard and greenary area trees and a distance away from your neighbour....
Because you are building on the land you inherited from your papa in the village? Because the real estate company should not make profit on their investment? Do you know the $1m in Naira? Do you know the price of land in Abuja. Just chill please. If you don't have money, just watch and shut up
@@reantai7101 My friend, there are better houses than these in Accra and Abuja with way lesser prices. And what makes you think you can compare what happens in southern Africa to what happens in west Africa? How can you compare a city like Cape town with less than 10m people and large land area to a City like Lagos with over 25m people and very small land area? What exactly is your problems. Do you know how much it cost to buy land in Lagos or Abuja? Haven't yet heard or seen that the only way to get more land in Lagos now is by recovering from the ocean. You south Africans always behave as if you know everything when majority of you live in shacks and can't even afford the so called cheap mansions your white masters live in.
The property that you showed the inside in Abuja looks very contemporary with technology and I can see why it can impress some people. These homes include the Ghana property are not environmentally sustainable in countries with grossly underdeveloped infrastructure, the design failed to utilise the natural sunlight by not having sufficient windows to use light. Using electric to light up a house in Africa is missing the point, at that price point the houses are too dingy showing off fancy imported lights. I am buying in Rwanda.
I have a lot of the same issues with these houses. These houses are in hot African countries, yet their design did not have enough emphasis on large windows for natural sunlight or solar panels to generate energy. They focused too much on smart tech and not enough on making a sustainable and suitable house for the environment they are in. It's not like London where there is very little room to build wider homes. There is no reason for these million dollar African homes to be so narrow like a London town house.
You are really an expert.Thanks a lot for the good work.please compare them with the Rwandan ones so that we know whether there is something to improve in Rwandan style of building/architecture.
I Agree with you your assessment is spot on I would buy the Abuja home it's more bang for the buck you got good eyes and good taste plus you should do more of these comparison I love it
I live in London and believe me, I'll never but $1,000.000 house 🏠 in Africa where you can never sell it and more. I'll rather use some of that amount to buy a land and build my own.
The fact is the cost of living in Accra is very high higher than Abuja with 1 million dollars u should buy a better house in Abuja as compared to Accra. Accra will be relatively expensive if u want to buy same value as Abuja...for me i think both cities are great but Abuja is kinda ahead of Accra but Accra is the 3rd most expensive city to live in the world...
3rd most expensive ,where did you get that lol... Accra is expensive because of the income of Ghanaian workers .. Accra isn't even among top 100 most expensive cities in the world
In South Africa, there’s a big difference between a million dollars and a million rands, I don’t think that’s the case in west Africa… especially when looking at property prices
That Abuja is a topnotch ! I’ll definitely go with Abuja ! To me Abuja has everything you needed, though Accra property is extremely unique . But I’ll chose Accra just because i want to have a property outside the country but if the both property are in the same country I’ll pick Abuja too dope ! But for the sake having property outside the country Accra too is good .
What I like most about these properties are the security system and good electricity, but I don't care much for the style of architecture or the barren environment. I am a nature person, so I prefer a home with fruit trees, vegetable gardens, and lots of flowers. Also, I am great lover of African arts and architectures; I would like to improve on my forefathers ideas.
I like your sense of judgment, Steve. It is very hard to differentiate between the two but I will go with the Abuja property in terms of spacing. I so much like spacious property.
Both properties are worth half their asking price at best… honestly. I’m Ghanaian but I’ll choose the Abuja home for the functionality and aesthetics inside, the exterior is 👎🏽 tho
Great video as always, Steve. I love both properties but they're well overpriced. With one million, I'll invest in a big house in Texas or any other reasonably priced location in the 🇺🇸. That will come with a pool, enough garage space and greenery, surrounding land, security and other amenities not in these properties here.
@@oladeleadaraloye5699 why would he invest where the developers are criminals and out to steal your fortune. Those home are less than $300 in Washington DC area and you have 30 years to pay it off….those home should not even cost up to $100,000 in Africa! With $1,000,000 you can buy more than 20 of those homes here in the United States and rent them out….
@A.Seun why invest in another man's land. Is 🇺🇸 your father land. Any time they might sat go back to where you belong and moreso, you can only own a house or property for certain amount of years. God bless Africa and Africans at large
@@kabifest8897 Hahahha in ur next generations No black south african own real estate in south africa, name ov the black south africa thats is own real estate let me google the estate n see
I love love the greenery in that Rwandan house. Greenery is literary one of the first things I look out for in houses and environments. When I'm ready to start buying houses, greenery would most likely top the list after security. I miion dollar house and you bring a fake plant in a plant jar? Lmao.
From this and the other comparison from Nairobi...Rwanda..and the general videos from southern Africa, I am concluding that West Africa is among the WORST places to live in! Those estate houses should NEVER be $1M!
The Abuja property is nicely designed but why spend that money on cluster homes on a small property surrounded by 👀 so far from the city. All that gadgetry does not compensate for the lack of outdoor space and greenery. The Accra property though better designed is even less worth the price; smaller cluster and is not situated in an environment befitting the lifestyle one would want at such a price. Both these homes are not on estates as I know them to be; they are cluster homes.
Wuye is not from far from the city like he alluded. Wuye is one of the newer emerging areas in Abuja like Guzape and Katampe Extension but they're pretty much inside the city proper. Except he meant that Wuye us not Maitama. asokoro and other odler districts.
I think your scoring metrics is extremely flawed. In the video, you acknowledged that the property location is ranked highest on your list of criteria, accounting for 50% of the price. You also attested to the importance of incorporating greenery into a space. This means that you need to weight the scores to match the value that each competiting criteria on your list offer to the house. You can't allocate 1 point for location (highest priority), and also 1 point for tech features. Knowing fully well that tech is ever evolving. The most advanced tech products of today quickly become obsolete and useless tomorrow when features become updated. And the most trendy and aesthetically pleasing houses of today will soon be outdated and past-tense with the emergence of newer designs.
In my opinion marketimg strategy may have to be looked at honestly; they look like corporate style housing that would attract medium to large businesses and universities from around the world. Families maybe even air bnb or vrbo.
It’s one of the biggest myths in the world and because many people are too lazy to inquire about things themselves, they just buy into it hook line and sinker. There’s no truth whatsoever to it and i have had the privilege of living in both Lagos and Accra in the past.
Love your Kenyan bracelet. Love your high quality videos. I would prefer to live outside Accra, other parts of Ghana are more cheaper. Accra is extremely expensive
I’d go with Ghana… it’s green, the architecture is different…for tech the abuja wins. But I prefer the Ghana one. (If im paying $1m I don’t want to see anyone near)
If I have the money, I will buy the property in Accra then knock it down to build something more appealing to reflect the cache of Cantonments area then add sophistication of the interior design from the Abuja property. Lastly, it appears we West Africans are scared of our natural environment. Any real estate you find in West Africa with greenery is what the colonisers left behind. Worst of all, the aerial views of some these real estates looks like an American penitentiary.
Nice video Steve. Great work! I’m an architect and I strongly disagree with you on the "aesthetics category", the development in Accra is way better than that of Wuye Abuja, trust me on this 😉 As a suggestion, it would be nice to involve architect-jurors to help you out when you want to make juxtapositions, especially due to the technicalities involved. I hope to meet you someday, keep up the great work. Cheers!
Even he involves "architect jurors" as you suggested, they might still come of up with different conclusions amongst them. Aesthetics is subjective because there are so much variation in what people consider beautiful.
For me living in London, I wouldn't buy the Ghana property. It is too much. Ghanaians, what is that?! Actually the Nigerian building is simple and nice. The Ghanaian one would get outdated too quickly because it's like a puzzle.
Architecturally, the house in Accra is well designed, earthy colours, lots of natural lighting going in, The interior is also well balanced , access roads might be a problem though The Abuja home is at a bad location, the design is not that wow, white and yellow does not work for a building , the interior is amazing though Accra home wins for me , even though I feel it’s over priced!
My humble opinion; u need to compare properties where the value of the land is the same. Im sure there is properties in banana island etc where the price per sqm would be the same as cantoments. That way u can do fairer comparison bro. Definetely where the land is cheaper u will have more space to play with.
