Open AccessDETERMINANTS OF MORTGAGE LOAN REPAYMENT IN GHANA
Author(s) -
Justice Agyei Ampofo,
Isaac Mantey
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
finance and accounting research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-6348
pISSN - 2708-633X
DOI - 10.51594/farj.v3i4.266
Subject(s) - marital status , business , government (linguistics) , market liquidity , loan , demographic economics , mortgage underwriting , household income , affect (linguistics) , secondary mortgage market , socioeconomics , economics , mortgage insurance , actuarial science , finance , geography , population , psychology , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , communication , casualty insurance , insurance policy , medicine
The housing deficit in Ghana is an issue of concern for all. This study sought to analyse the determinants of the repayment of mortgage loans in Ghana. The study used both secondary and primary data. The mixed-method approach was used for the study. The data collection instruments were interviews, focus group discussions and questionnaires. The study revealed that socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, sex distribution of respondents, educational level of respondents, marital status of respondents, occupational status of respondents, household size of respondents, the income of respondents are some of the factors that affect the repayment of mortgage loans in Ghana. The study revealed that borrowers who earned higher income had a better repayment performance as compared to low income earning borrowers. In addition, higher household sizes have lower repayment capacity and lower household sizes have higher repayment capacity. The study recommends that the government of Ghana should institute state bodies responsible for providing liquidity to mortgages and mortgage properties and buying mortgages during periods of rising interest rates is a way of creating a secondary mortgage market for the Ghanaian mortgage industry.Keywords: Determinants, Mortgage, Repayment, Ghana.