An Investigation Into Housing Finance Schemes In Namibia: A Case Study Of Otjomuise, Windhoek

Abstract

A quantitative case study investigated the challenges encountered by low income earners in Otjomuise in raising finance for acquiring a dwelling. The simple random stratified sampling technique was used to sample the households, housing finance schemes and the commercial banks approached for the study. Using a questionnaire, the study investigated, firstly, the challenges encountered by low income earners in Otjomuise in raising finance for a dwelling through a housing finance schemes; and secondly, to understand to what extent do housing finance schemes allow low income earners in Otjomuise to provide dwellings for themselves. The study found that in spite of the challenges that the low income earners encounter in raising finance for a dwelling, they considered the housing finance schemes of being of assistance to them. The study concludes that the major challenges that low income earners in urban areas encounter in acquiring a house range from high interest rates on mortgage bonds to income and collateral requirements of financial institutions.

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APA

NAKWEENDA, T (2021). An Investigation Into Housing Finance Schemes In Namibia: A Case Study Of Otjomuise, Windhoek. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/an-investigation-into-housing-finance-schemes-in-namibia-a-case-study-of-otjomuise-windhoek

MLA 8th

NAKWEENDA, TWIITEDULULENI "An Investigation Into Housing Finance Schemes In Namibia: A Case Study Of Otjomuise, Windhoek" Afribary. Afribary, 27 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/an-investigation-into-housing-finance-schemes-in-namibia-a-case-study-of-otjomuise-windhoek. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

MLA7

NAKWEENDA, TWIITEDULULENI . "An Investigation Into Housing Finance Schemes In Namibia: A Case Study Of Otjomuise, Windhoek". Afribary, Afribary, 27 Apr. 2021. Web. 18 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/an-investigation-into-housing-finance-schemes-in-namibia-a-case-study-of-otjomuise-windhoek >.

Chicago

NAKWEENDA, TWIITEDULULENI . "An Investigation Into Housing Finance Schemes In Namibia: A Case Study Of Otjomuise, Windhoek" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 18, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/an-investigation-into-housing-finance-schemes-in-namibia-a-case-study-of-otjomuise-windhoek