Barriers to accessing mortgages in Nigeria’s housing markets

Chukwuma C. Nwuba and Eunice Oluwakemi Chukwuma-Nwuba

International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 2018, vol. 11, issue 4, 716-733

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate barriers to accessing mortgages in Nigeria’s urban housing markets with the main focus on Kaduna State. The objective was to establish the diverse factors that constitute barriers to urban households’ access to mortgages for homeownership from the perceptions of households, mortgage lenders and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach - The study used cross-sectional survey with triangulation of results. To enable the triangulation, three new samples were developed from 450 surveys with households and 10 completed by lenders, both in Kaduna State and one survey undertaken by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. Data were collected with questionnaires designed on five-point Likert model. Data analysis utilized descriptive statistics and one-samplet-test. Triangulation enabled cross-validation of the results. Findings - The barriers include low incomes and savings which constrain households’ ability to pay mortgage instalments and deposits, respectively, high interest rates, poor access to land, inability of potential borrowers to provide certificates of occupancy on their land, inadequate loanable funds and inadequate number of mortgage lending institutions. Practical implications - The study has the potential to provide a basis for mortgage market reforms. Mortgage market reforms should be encompassing because it requires action in some other sectors. Social implications - The social implication of the study is the possibility of motivating actions to deal with the diverse barriers to accessing mortgages which have constituted deterrents to households from realizing their homeownership aspirations and enjoying the benefits of homeownership and consequently contributing to inadequate housing and poor living conditions. Originality/value - The study provides distinctive insight into Nigeria’s mortgage market by integrating the views of various stakeholders on a subject of social and economic significance. It contributes to the evidence-base around mortgage market reforms in Nigeria.

Keywords: Mortgage; Nigeria; Homeownership; Housing finance market; Housing market; Mortgage market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1108/IJHMA-10-2017-0089

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