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Property Prices Drop Ahead of Building Deadline

Oct. 2, 2017, 11:24 p.m.

IN a desperate dash to sell, several foreign owners of Freehold land on Taveuni Island have listed their lots for as low as $10,000, as the deadline looms for a two-year timeframe requiring the...
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FCCC to take strict actions on Construction Companies

Feb. 15, 2018, 3:17 a.m.

The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission will take strict actions against construction companies who fail to deliver promised services to their customers. Chief Executive Joel Abraham says t...
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Housing Authority undertaking numerous Development Projects

Feb. 15, 2018, 3:09 a.m.

Over 1550 lots in Suva and Rakiraki will be available for purchase by the Housing Authority in the next 12 to 18 months. Chair, Umarji Musa says the Authority is undertaking a number of developmen...
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Delayed Supplies Hamper Reconstruction

Oct. 2, 2017, 11:19 p.m.

Delays in the supply of certain building materials affected reconstruction in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Winston last year, notes the Reserve Bank of Fiji’s (RBF) latest monetary pol...
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Tenants Urged to Apply for Lease Renewals

Oct. 2, 2017, 11:26 p.m.

Some 400 tenants whose native leases have expired have yet to lodge their applications for renewals. The I Taukei Land Trust Board (TLTB), which oversees the administration of native land leases...
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Development Revival Underway

March 18, 2018, 11:54 p.m.

  There is new energy in the Fijian property market with developers returning after a decade-long hiatus. In Fiji, in the mid-1990s and again from 2003-2006, there were a number of mainly le...
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Grace Road Launches Hardware Outlet

March 13, 2018, 9:50 p.m.

  The Grace Road Group has launched a new hardware and homeware store in Suva’s fastest growing area, marking the latest outlet in a business portfolio spanning agriculture, constructio...
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Housing Authority Mortgage Portfolio At $84m

Oct. 2, 2017, 11:28 p.m.

The Housing Authority of Fiji’s mortgage portfolio stands at $84 million. This was highlighted by the authority’s acting chief executive officer, Isikeli Navuda, while making submiss...
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Homes-CARE Vendors Spotlighted

May 18, 2018, 2:30 a.m.

Certain vendors registered under the Homes-CARE initiative have not applied discounted prices to their sale price, says the Consumer Council of Fiji. Homes-CARE was incepted to assist Fijian hom...
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Illegal Gravel Extractions Discovered

Feb. 14, 2018, 9:13 p.m.

The Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources has called on the public to report illegal gravel extractions to their Acting Director Lands, Raijeli Taga, following the recent discovery of unlicensed ...
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