Nigeria: High Mortgage Interest Rate Impedes Housing Delivery

The impact of high mortgage interest on the nation's housing delivery has continued to be a source of worry for operators. This is because of the importance of housing finance in improving coverage rate, which has unfortunately remained at a dismal 25 per cent.

Experts have insisted that housing finance is central to the nation's economic development. Lack of proper attention by government, however, hampers access, reducing its contribution to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

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