A Thesis submitted to the Department of Building Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
Faculty of Architecture and Building Technology College of Architecture and Planning
June 2012
Acknowledgements
It has been a long 4 years, but they would have seemed (and almost certainly would have been) considerably longer without the input of various people, who have been instrumental in ensuring the successful completion of the MPhil.
First, I am most grateful to the Lord God Almighty for extending His Gracious Hand upon my life throughout the entire study.
I wish to express my unreserved gratitude to my supervisors, Mr. Ayirebi Dansoh and Prof. Dinye for their top advice and for reading verbatim and commenting on almost everything I sent out.
Many thanks go to my family, Dr. & Mrs. K. A. Nkyi, my sisters and brother for nagging me on during my long periods of procrastination and for urging me on to return to Ghana to complete my research. Appreciation also goes to the rest of my entire family for their support and encouragement. To my beloved wife, Dr. Pamela Nkyi (DPsych), I say hey, thanks for inspiring me that education has no limit and for all the moral support as well.
Declaration
I declare that I have wholly undertaken the research reported herein under supervision and that due acknowledgement have been given where other scholarly works were utilized, ………………………………………. Benjamin Appiagyei Nkyi (Student) Date……………………………….
I declare that I have supervised the student in undertaking the research reported herein and I confirm that the student has effected all corrections suggested by the examiners. ……………………………………. Mr. Ayirebi Danso (Lead Supervisor) Date…………………………………
I declare that I have supervised the
References: INTRODUCTION TO THE RESEARCH 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The real estate sector comprises a major component of the national economy and is closely linked with its financial markets (Ermisch 1990, Miles 1994)