Reach thousands of serious buyers searching for houses for sale across Lagos, Abuja, and all of Nigeria. Value-based listing fee. No commission on enquiries.
List my house for sale →All residential house types are supported — from bungalows and terraces to fully detached mansions and duplexes across any Nigerian city or estate.
Stand-alone houses on their own plot — including 3, 4, and 5-bedroom detached houses, mansions, and villas.
Paired houses sharing one wall, common in residential estates across Lagos and Abuja.
Row houses and terraced properties in gated estates and residential developments.
Single-storey houses including 2, 3, and 4-bedroom bungalows popular in Abuja and Port Harcourt.
Two-storey or split-level houses, including fully-detached and semi-detached duplexes.
Multi-floor properties with private entrances, common in high-density residential areas.
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Start your listing →Cabans charges a small annual fee based on your advertised asking price. No commission on buyer enquiries. Transparent pricing with no hidden costs.
Buyers on Cabans filter by location, house type, bedrooms, and price — so your house appears in front of people actively looking for exactly what you are selling.
Buyers contact you directly from your listing. You negotiate and agree terms without an intermediary taking a percentage of every enquiry.
Create your account
Register as a property owner or estate agent — takes under two minutes.
Add your house-for-sale listing
Select 'For Sale' as the deal type. Choose your house type (detached, semi-detached, bungalow, duplex, terrace), enter your location, asking price, bedroom count, and key features.
Upload house photos
Add clear photos of all rooms, the exterior, and standout features such as a garden, pool, or compound. Listings with 8+ quality photos receive far more enquiries from serious buyers.
Go live and receive buyer enquiries
Your listing is reviewed and published — typically within a few hours. Buyers searching for houses for sale in your area find your listing and contact you directly. No commission on enquiries.
Practical advice to help your house listing outperform comparable listings in the same area.
Check the 3–5 most comparable houses actively listed or recently let agreed on the same estate or within 500m. In Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt, micro-location drives price more than city-wide averages. A 3-bedroom semi-detached on a gated estate in Lekki Phase 1 may command twice the price of the same house type 2km away. Overpricing relative to direct comparables is the most common reason a house listing generates low enquiry volume.
For Nigerian house buyers, the compound quality, perimeter wall/fence, entrance gate, and security structure are critical purchase factors — often more than the interior finishes. Lead with 2–3 high-quality exterior and compound photos before interior shots. Buyers searching for houses know that refurbishing an interior is affordable; rebuilding perimeter walls and improving gate access is not. Show the compound at its best.
House buyers in Nigeria calculate the real cost of living — and generator running costs are a major component. State: (1) generator KVA and brand, (2) fuel type (diesel or petrol), (3) whether compound or individual; (4) approximate average running hours per day. A house with a well-sized compound generator on an efficient estate is a material advantage that many sellers fail to communicate. Put it in the headline features if it is a genuine benefit.
Before publishing your house for sale listing, prepare: (1) Title document copy (C of O, registered deed of assignment) — buyers will ask; (2) Recent survey plan confirming plot boundaries; (3) Structural drawings if buyers are likely to ask about extensions; (4) Service charge schedule from the estate management; (5) PHCN account number or estate power billing summary. Having these ready speeds up negotiation significantly and signals a professional seller to serious buyers.
State explicitly in the listing: (1) Is the sale with vacant possession or subject to tenancy? If tenanted, what is the remaining tenancy term? (2) Are fixtures (AC units, kitchen fittings, generator) included or excluded? (3) Is there a BQ, and if so, is it included with the main house or reserved? Ambiguity on these points generates time-wasting back-and-forth after enquiry — clear terms in the listing attract buyers ready to proceed.
If your house is in a managed estate or gated development, prepare and state the annual service charge in your listing before it goes live. Service charges in Nigerian managed estates typically range from ₦150,000 to ₦800,000+ per year depending on the estate. Buyers who discover this cost after agreeing on a price frequently renegotiate or withdraw. Disclosing it upfront — alongside what it covers — positions you as a transparent seller, filters for buyers who can afford the total cost, and significantly reduces fall-through risk.
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Buyers search Cabans across all Nigerian cities. Your house listing is visible to buyers filtering specifically for your area and price range.
Cabans uses value-based pricing — a small annual listing fee calculated as a percentage of your advertised asking price. There is no commission on buyer enquiries. See the pricing page for full details.
You can list detached houses, semi-detached houses, terraced houses, bungalows, duplexes, maisonettes, and townhouses for sale. Flats, apartments, and penthouses are also supported.
Create your Cabans account, click 'List Your Property', select 'For Sale' as the deal type, choose your house type, enter your location, asking price, bedroom and bathroom count, and upload photos. Your listing is reviewed and goes live within a few hours.
Yes — Cabans supports house-for-sale listings across all Nigerian cities and states. Lagos (Lekki, Ikoyi, Ikeja, Surulere, Ajah), Abuja (Maitama, Wuse, Asokoro, Gwarinpa), Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Enugu, and every other location are all supported.
Buyers search Cabans by city, area, property type, bedrooms, and price range. When your listing matches their filters, it appears in results. Buyers can then send you a direct enquiry from your listing page.
Yes — you set the asking price and negotiate directly with buyers. Cabans does not intervene in pricing or take a commission on agreed sales.
Yes. Register as an estate agent and manage multiple house-for-sale listings from one account. Agent accounts include multi-listing management and performance dashboards.
Listings with 8 or more quality photos consistently receive more buyer enquiries. Include photos of the living areas, bedrooms, kitchen, bathrooms, exterior, and any special features like a garden, pool, or car park.
Yes — your Cabans account supports all property types. You can list land, flats, apartments, and commercial properties for sale from the same account.
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Start your listing →Create your listing in under 10 minutes. Add your house details, photos, and asking price — and start receiving direct enquiries from buyers across Nigeria.
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