Spiralling demand makes Dar rents the highest in East Africa

> A banner display available space  for rent  at slipway  Tower along Chole Road at Maski in Dar es Salaam.

What you need to know:

It is estimated that Tanzania runs a housing deficit of three million units valued at $180 billion by the end of 2007, while the current annual demand for houses in urban areas is 200,000 units estimated to cost $12 billion, according to data from National Housing Corporation (NHC).