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May 14, 2026
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Kenya's coastal land market surges on lifestyle, remote work demand

Kenya's coastal land market surges on lifestyle, remote work demand

Kenyans seeking to acquire property in the affluent Coastal neighborhoods, will now have to pay double the price they paid before Covid-19. ..

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Kenya's coastal land market is experiencing a significant surge, with prices in popular towns like Diani and Watamu skyrocketing by up to 70 per cent since 2020.

  • An acre of land in Watamu was valued at an average of Sh34.97 million, and in Diani at Sh35.98 million by the end of 2025.
  • The surge is driven by natural beauty, remote work trends, retirement relocations, and second-home ownership, as highlighted in a report by Hass Consult.
  • Lifestyle shifts and substantial external capital influx are increasingly delinking coastal land prices from wider national economic trends.

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