Relationship between housing finance institutional contexts and financial contexts to housing ownership by low-income earners in Bauchi LGA, Nigeria

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between housing finance institutional related variables and financial related variables of low-income earners in Bauchi Local Government Area, Bauchi, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach In this study, quantitative research approa...

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Published in:International journal of housing markets and analysis 2022-04, Vol.15 (3), p.653-669
Main Authors: Gambo, Moses Jonathan, Kunya, Sani Usman, Ishiyaku, Bala, Ashen, Musa Jacob, Dzasu, Wilfred Emmanuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accessibility
Central banks
Correlation analysis
Finance
Green buildings
Home ownership
Housing
Income
Institutions
Local government
Low income groups
Macroeconomics
Mortgage insurance
Ownership
Quantitative research
Self employment
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Summary:Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between housing finance institutional related variables and financial related variables of low-income earners in Bauchi Local Government Area, Bauchi, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach In this study, quantitative research approach was adopted. Self-administered structured questionnaires were used to collect information from 500 primary school teachers in Bauchi Local Government Area, Bauchi, Nigeria. A correlation analysis was carried out to find the relationship between housing finance institutional contexts and finance contexts to low-income earners in the study area using SPSS Version 23 software. Findings The findings shows that the low-income earners were more concerned with the accessibility and affordability on housing ownership, and it also showed that performance and effectiveness of the housing finance institutions were of paramount importance to housing ownership for the low-income earners in the study area. Practical implications The finance institutions are the prime consumer of these research findings. The participants in the finance institutions are going to benefit from the low-income earners’ housing ownership development. Originality/value The paper also emphasized that the finance institutions should make the housing finance loan accessible and affordable to the low-income earners to meet their dream to sustainable housing ownership.
ISSN:1753-8270
1753-8289
DOI:10.1108/IJHMA-03-2021-0032