Contrary to what existed in the past that women traditionally were the homemakers as men moved out to work, provide for the family but not today. Many women have taken a keen interest that having a successful and comfortable home beyond just being home keepers but taking part in its social-economic transformation and among these is in the real estate sector, especially land acquisition.
Women empowerment is essential not only in promoting equality between men and women but also a precondition for sustainable development and pro-poor growth. Women empowerment can be achieved through equal access and control over economic resources and the elimination of structural gender inequalities. Women’s unequal access to land and property is a force to reckon on towards women’s economic empowerment.
It’s a common misconception that owning a plot of land and eventually a home especially in urban areas like Mbarara city is a preserve the for the men or the classy rich working in corporate companies. No, owning land or a building a home is dedication and sacrifice, and requires practical tips but also you need a trusted realtor to give you expertise on the convenience of becoming a landlord irrespective of the meager income or salary you are getting. And our women are proving this.
As we join the rest of the world at Amity Realtors we celebrate the efforts and gallant women who have supported and been our customers through our real estate journey.
Who are these women we are celebrating with, 70 percent of our customers are women, and among this group are Small business owners. Amazingly this group includes food vendors, salon operators, small-scale farmers, and those operating stalls in markets contributing to 22 percent of our customers. To the ordinary person, you may assume these people’s incomes are low for them to own land.
The other category is the Women employers. While it every one dream to own land and possibly a home at one point, too many it looks like a farfetched dream especially considering what they earn but having trusted employers can be of significant help to secure land. At Amity realtors ltd we have witnessed this where 16 percent of our clients have been connected to us by women employers whom we negotiate with on a payment plan like paying installments for the employees, kudos to these women employers for not being selfish and having a big heart to see their employees own land and property.
Then the incredible housewives. They may be staying home to do domestic work but these are incredible in the success and progress of the family. A wife is key in influencing his husband to save, change lifestyle and end up buying and owning land and home in town. Incredibly these contribute 11 percent of our clients.
We also celebrate our Women working abroad. When one lives or works abroad all they do is to work hard and send money home to acquire property when they get back. Acquiring property while abroad seems to be difficult to many but not with a trusted real estate like Amity, and this explains why 11 percent of our customers are women working abroad. Our trusted and transparent system has continued to broaden our customer base among these people working abroad, especially women.
The other category we celebrate with is the Corporate class. As identified, the group cherishes things to be done in a transparent and classy manner. But because we have created at Amity this class has continued to trust us with their money to be part of fulfilling their dreams to own land and property because the women of corporate class contribute to 10 percent of clients.
As we celebrate women’s day and the gallant women we continue to live up to our commitment and innovation to make your land acquisitions with us transparent and not stressful. Some of land acquisition modules include
Booking and Installment paying: There is nothing so frustrating like landing on a potentially located plot of land and as you prepare and arrange for its acquisition you learn the next day it has been sold off. But look, we are now saving you from this distress with a booking strategy. How does this work out? Immediately you pick interest in any of our lands, you can use any amount to book that plot even Shs 10,000 on that day then you can get the standard booking rate of Shs 500,000 the next day. This booking takes two weeks and then you can bring a 30 percent installment of the cost price. Then the rest of the balance can be given out in two month. Even if you are a salary earner, doing business or you want to go for a loan, all these offers are relaxed to make sure you own yourself a plot of land.
As we celebrate women’s day the above statistics of women land acquisitions is a clear testimony that every woman irrespective of class can acquire land. Ranging from our free land inspections and transport to all our running estates to installment paying for as low as Shs100,000 we remain committed to serve you better. From the Amity Realtor’s family Happy Women’s Day celebrations.