AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF AMENITIES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN BAUCHI METROPOLIS

Abstract

This paper assess the Effect of Amenities on the Performance of Commercial Property in Bauchi Metropolis with the aim of assess the Effect of Amenities on the Performance of Commercial Property in Bauchi Metropolis. In recent years the demand for commercial property has tremendously increase due to factors like population growth, the need for financial independence, affluence in society, change of life style or quality of life for some. Commercial property is what gives a city much of its life and character. It includes shopping centers and strip malls, medical buildings, educational buildings, hotels and offices. Apartment buildings are often considered commercial, even though they are used as residences, because they can be owned to produce income. The Nigerian property market with its potential, like similar markets in several emerging economies in Africa, has not benefited from internationalized property investment and remains poorly researched. quantitative research approach and Regression Analysis were used to analyzed the comprehensive data collected from Estate Surveyors and Valuers who are in the business of managing commercial property within Bauchi metropolis.