Ventry

People looking to rent or buy homes in Nigerian cities like Ibadan typically rely on word of mouth, physical agents, or unverified listings to find housing, with little visibility into whether a property is still available, how responsive the landlord or agent is, or what amenities are actually present. This makes the search slow and uncertain, since renters often cannot tell a stale listing from a current one or gauge how reliable a lister is before investing time in a physical visit. The listings on Ventry show that pricing, availability, and basic utilities like water and electricity vary widely across neighborhoods, which makes this kind of filtering and verification especially valuable in this market.

Ventry is a searchable marketplace of rental (and soon shortlet) listings concentrated in Ibadan, letting users filter by city, neighborhood, property type, bedrooms, bathrooms, rent range, and specific amenities such as running water, borehole, prepaid meter, 24-hour power, security, fenced compound, parking, ensuite, water heater, fitted kitchen, tiled floor, POP ceiling, and road quality. Listings display trust signals like response time (