I love these humble and handsome guys!. What a combination. You can hear how highly intelligent they are and innovative, Those Barns houses are beautiful.. I love their stand on integrity and honesty. I look forward to seeing what else they come up with. Great video Dela.💗
I just wanted to share some thoughts with you. I like barn-style homes; they could work well in Ghana for a few reasons. Firstly, their design can be adapted to suit different climate conditions in various regions of Ghana. Features like high ceilings can help with ventilation in hot weather, and using durable materials can help the homes withstand local weather conditions. Another benefit is that barn-style homes can blend traditional Ghanaian architecture with the rustic charm of barn structures by incorporating local materials and design elements. With Accra's rapid urbanization, innovative housing solutions are needed, and barn-style homes could be a good option in both urban and rural settings. It's interesting to note that barn-style homes have a history tracing back to the early American settlers in the 18th and 19th centuries, and they can be built in various settings in Ghana. I want you to know that my love for barn-style homes is not about luxury, as luxury is subjective. The emphasis on luxury and money was heavy. Also, during the interview, it would be nice if guests could take off their sunglasses or wear indoor/outdoor shades; seeing their eyes would be nice. Ohene should try not to use their phone. Thank you!
From the angle of the one in the blue, Dela would be able to see his eyes, i can see his eyes through his glasses. Where he is sitting, the Sun is there, so he’d need shades. Wearing shades is not a sign of being disingenuous, they help to soothe your eyes in bright lighting. They are business men, business doesn’t stop, using their phone in an interview, if Dela isn’t bothered, why should we be? Dela understands the way things run, she’s not complaining. The focus is them explaining about making property, not what they should be wearing, doing, and, how to conduct themselves an interview.
This interview left me with more questions than answers it was very confusing. But this is the problem with the ghana/ African housing market just about every new housing development is catering to the "Luxury " home buyers and these homes tend to be marketed in the price point well in the $200k-500k+ usd range and the only justification that people say is "well in the US or Europe this home would cost alot more" but forget about the fact the ghana/ Africa is not America or Europe and they don't even have a similar economy or infrastructure those things a very important because if the local economy/ population cannot afford a house and you have to look outside the country for a buyer that's a major problem. Example if I live in America but no average person in my local population could afford the house so I have to target a foreign buyer to sell to how is this good? . Can someone please tell me how is this not a problem?
As someone with experience of the industry in Ghana, purchasing land and registering it properly can be very expensive. Plus the cost of materials is high in Ghana, as even some of the materials for manufacture of cement is imported. Developers also struggle to get financing for their projects, and if they do the interest rates are exorbitant. Construction is also much riskier in Ghana due to a convoluted land ownership system and rampant theft. Currency fluctuations also don't help, and make it difficult to plan projects properly. It is possible to create 'affordable housing' but from experience people from a lower income bracket interested in Ghanaian real estate have unrealistic expectations. They want to live within the hotspots in Accra, where their budget wouldn't even get them a plot! The areas which are affordable and up and coming in Ghana aren't of interest to them. Finally, nowhere in the world do you find low income people owning property - they rent. There are ways to build cheaper with wood, cement boards, rammed earth, cheaper furnishing, building one level etc., but again, most diasporans aren't interested or tend to be sceptical.
@@AbdulJawula OK this is the point I am trying to make no other developing country kicked started a housing market for the rich foreigner buyer,and forget about the local population.If you look at China, Singapore around the same time ghana got it's independence theses countries invested in its people by building social housing( government housing) and focusing on education. Now 50+ years later they have some of the biggest economies in the world. And Singapore as very few natural resources but infrastructure is world class. And ghana has just about every natural resources you can think of but has not changed much in the past 50+ years of independence, but yet can justify a housing market where the average local Ghanaian person can't afford. How does that make sense. How is that a good investment if the local government will not invest in its own people?
@@theg4520 You hit the nail on the head. The government largely doesnt get involved in real estate, leaving private investors to risk their money. The government could create subsided housing.
@@AbdulJawula Yes and that's the problem the government have to be involved that's how every developing countries developed its nations. Allowing private housing development and investors to lead the housing market without any oversight or regulation is a recipe for disaster. That's why there is no city planning,no infrastructure, no green space, and the list goes on. The problem is that these government are trying to run a country like a business so therefore they don't see the value in there own people because most are in poverty and most businesses don't cater to the poor. That's why every chance they get they roll out the red carpet for everyone else but there own people. So until that change ghana will never grow.
@@theg4520 That's true. It's a quasi capitalist system that has evolved due to the greed that has grown in a relatively short time in the society. A lot of those real estate developments are owned by the political class who have developed an appetite to cash in. So they're competing with other real estate companies. In order to gain some competitive advantage, some of these people with connections to power, make attempts to bulldoze their way into acquiring prime land, causing more corruption. That's my observation anyway.
I love these humble and handsome guys!. What a combination. You can hear how highly intelligent they are and innovative, Those Barns houses are beautiful.. I love their stand on integrity and honesty. I look forward to seeing what else they come up with. Great video Dela.💗
Thank you
I just wanted to share some thoughts with you. I like barn-style homes; they could work well in Ghana for a few reasons. Firstly, their design can be adapted to suit different climate conditions in various regions of Ghana. Features like high ceilings can help with ventilation in hot weather, and using durable materials can help the homes withstand local weather conditions.
Another benefit is that barn-style homes can blend traditional Ghanaian architecture with the rustic charm of barn structures by incorporating local materials and design elements.
With Accra's rapid urbanization, innovative housing solutions are needed, and barn-style homes could be a good option in both urban and rural settings.
It's interesting to note that barn-style homes have a history tracing back to the early American settlers in the 18th and 19th centuries, and they can be built in various settings in Ghana.
I want you to know that my love for barn-style homes is not about luxury, as luxury is subjective. The emphasis on luxury and money was heavy.
Also, during the interview, it would be nice if guests could take off their sunglasses or wear indoor/outdoor shades; seeing their eyes would be nice. Ohene should try not to use their phone. Thank you!
Don't comment on their glasses and phone usage.
You'll be labelled a hater!
From the angle of the one in the blue, Dela would be able to see his eyes, i can see his eyes through his glasses. Where he is sitting, the Sun is there, so he’d need shades.
Wearing shades is not a sign of being disingenuous, they help to soothe your eyes in bright lighting.
They are business men, business doesn’t stop, using their phone in an interview, if Dela isn’t bothered, why should we be?
Dela understands the way things run, she’s not complaining.
The focus is them explaining about making property, not what they should be wearing, doing, and, how to conduct themselves an interview.
“We BLACKS NEED TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER”Well friggin said!!!
I like the 3D renderings of this building...if the finished product looks anything like the renderings it will be impressive.
Greetings Dela, does the furniture, and decor come with the price of the house?
I love living in Ghana, but I'm so afraid to build here. This was a great interview.
Thank you
Which part did they talk about the demolishing . Can’t find it !
It’s somewhere in the middle. I’m not sure of the exact moment
This interview left me with more questions than answers it was very confusing. But this is the problem with the ghana/ African housing market just about every new housing development is catering to the "Luxury " home buyers and these homes tend to be marketed in the price point well in the $200k-500k+ usd range and the only justification that people say is "well in the US or Europe this home would cost alot more" but forget about the fact the ghana/ Africa is not America or Europe and they don't even have a similar economy or infrastructure those things a very important because if the local economy/ population cannot afford a house and you have to look outside the country for a buyer that's a major problem. Example if I live in America but no average person in my local population could afford the house so I have to target a foreign buyer to sell to how is this good? . Can someone please tell me how is this not a problem?
As someone with experience of the industry in Ghana, purchasing land and registering it properly can be very expensive. Plus the cost of materials is high in Ghana, as even some of the materials for manufacture of cement is imported.
Developers also struggle to get financing for their projects, and if they do the interest rates are exorbitant. Construction is also much riskier in Ghana due to a convoluted land ownership system and rampant theft. Currency fluctuations also don't help, and make it difficult to plan projects properly.
It is possible to create 'affordable housing' but from experience people from a lower income bracket interested in Ghanaian real estate have unrealistic expectations. They want to live within the hotspots in Accra, where their budget wouldn't even get them a plot! The areas which are affordable and up and coming in Ghana aren't of interest to them.
Finally, nowhere in the world do you find low income people owning property - they rent. There are ways to build cheaper with wood, cement boards, rammed earth, cheaper furnishing, building one level etc., but again, most diasporans aren't interested or tend to be sceptical.
@@AbdulJawula OK this is the point I am trying to make no other developing country kicked started a housing market for the rich foreigner buyer,and forget about the local population.If you look at China, Singapore around the same time ghana got it's independence theses countries invested in its people by building social housing( government housing) and focusing on education. Now 50+ years later they have some of the biggest economies in the world. And Singapore as very few natural resources but infrastructure is world class. And ghana has just about every natural resources you can think of but has not changed much in the past 50+ years of independence, but yet can justify a housing market where the average local Ghanaian person can't afford. How does that make sense. How is that a good investment if the local government will not invest in its own people?
@@theg4520 You hit the nail on the head. The government largely doesnt get involved in real estate, leaving private investors to risk their money. The government could create subsided housing.
@@AbdulJawula Yes and that's the problem the government have to be involved that's how every developing countries developed its nations. Allowing private housing development and investors to lead the housing market without any oversight or regulation is a recipe for disaster. That's why there is no city planning,no infrastructure, no green space, and the list goes on. The problem is that these government are trying to run a country like a business so therefore they don't see the value in there own people because most are in poverty and most businesses don't cater to the poor. That's why every chance they get they roll out the red carpet for everyone else but there own people. So until that change ghana will never grow.
@@theg4520 That's true. It's a quasi capitalist system that has evolved due to the greed that has grown in a relatively short time in the society. A lot of those real estate developments are owned by the political class who have developed an appetite to cash in. So they're competing with other real estate companies. In order to gain some competitive advantage, some of these people with connections to power, make attempts to bulldoze their way into acquiring prime land, causing more corruption. That's my observation anyway.
The whole interview is confusing, this housing prices are overly expensive
Go and build your own then like they said.