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dc.contributor.advisorJeremiah Koorien_US
dc.contributor.advisorFredrick Waruien_US
dc.contributor.authorNjoroge, Geofrey Muturi
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-15T08:45:20Z
dc.date.available2022-09-15T08:45:20Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/24224
dc.descriptionA Research Report Submitted to the School of Business in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Masters of Science in Finance of Kenyatta University, April, 2021en_US
dc.description.abstractFinancing decisions have been a challenge to real estate developers in Kenya. This has been attributed by capital intensiveness of the projects. It is anticipated that real estate sector should develop at the same rate compared to the demand. In Nairobi County the annual demand is Two Hundred Thousand houses whereas the units supplied is Fifty Thousand on yearly basis thus outlining a deficit of One Hundred and Fifty units. Past studies shows that where a healthy financial market triumphs, investors have options for projects funding. This current study seeks to establish the effect of financing option on real estate growth in Kenya. The specific objectives were; to establish the effect of mortgage financing, retained earnings, private Equity, joint venture and moderating effect of firm size on relationship between financing options and growth rate of real estate development companies in Kenya. The study was anchored by the following theories namely: lien theory of mortgage financing, pecking order theory, transaction costs theory, resource dependency theory and housing cycle theory. The target population of this study comprised of all the seventy-two companies who are members of the Kenya Property Developers Association (KPDA). The sample size comprised of twenty three companies. This study used descriptive research design with a regression model with the regressor being real estate growth rate which was expressed in growth rates of housing units for each firm. Therefore, this study followed panel data analysis as individual firm data was collected for a time span of five years 2014 to 2018. Results showed that mortgage financing positively but immaterially affected growth rates of real estate development companies in Kenya. Further results showed that retained earnings as source of financing option reduced significantly growth rates of real estate development companies. Private equity was found to improve growth rates of real estate development companies positively. Joint venture too positively but inconsequentially influenced growth rates of real estate development companies in Kenya. Lastly, firm size was found to be a non-moderator but rather an explanatory variable and impaired growth rates in a significant manner. Private Equity had significant influence on growth rate hence it was highly recommended for consideration in housing development.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.subjectFinancing Optionsen_US
dc.subjectGrowth Rateen_US
dc.subjectReal Estate Development Companiesen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleFinancing Options and Growth Rate of Real Estate Development Companies in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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