Insights from the practice.
Investment underwriting, engineering methodology, and long-form thinking on the built environment — written by the people doing the work.
Real Estate
5 min · 14 Jan 2026
The Four Ways Location Actually Pays You Back
Location is the single line item that shows up in every part of a real estate return — appreciation, yield, liquidity, and quality of life. A short field note on how to actually weigh it.
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6 min · 1 Dec 2025
Five Checks Before You Buy Land in Ghana, Especially From Abroad
Land is one of the more durable ways to hold wealth in Ghana, and one of the easier ways to lose it quietly. Five checks we run on any parcel before advising a client to proceed.
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7 min · 12 Nov 2025
Underwriting Scarcity — How We Value Location
A field note on the three variables that separate compounding Accra addresses from ones that merely feel prestigious — with implications for diaspora capital.
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9 min · 3 Oct 2025
When Post-Tensioned Slabs Earn Their Keep
Post-tensioning is not universally the answer. A short methodology note on when we recommend it and when we walk clients back to a conventional RC frame.
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