The Effect of Motivating Factors Influencing the Use of ICT on Adoption of the New Technology by the Real Estate Professionals in Abuja, Nigeria (Published)
Recently, real estate professionals are now faced with new strategies and more effective ways of managing and storing information for faster and more effective management. The aim of the paper is to explore the Effect of motivating factors influencing the use of ICT on adoption of the new technology by the real estate professionals, with a view to understanding how new technologies influence the modern real estate professional practice in Abuja Nigeria. The paper determined the motivating factors influencing the use of ICT in modern real estate profession in the Abuja. The study used quantitative design and data were collected through questionnaire survey from 260 real estate professionals, the study adopted convenient simple random sampling technique and SPSS software version 22 was used for data analysis and the results were presented in tables. The study observed that the motivating factors influencing the use of ICT in modern real estate profession were enhanced quality of customer services, improved decision making, the competitor’s pressure, increased productivity of staff and reduce overall cost ranked first to fifth respectively. The paper concluded that top three motivating factors enhanced customer service, improved decision making, and increased staff productivity, all focus on internal improvements within the real estate firm. This concludes that firms are primarily motivated by the benefits of ICT for their own operations rather than external pressures. Motivating factors influencing the use of ICT in modern real estate profession has a large effect size on the adoption of new technologies in the real estate profession. This implies that increasing motivating factors influencing the use of ICT in modern real estate profession can significantly promote the adoption of new tools and technologies by professionals. Real estate professionals should invest in training and education on advanced ICT tools and applications relevant to the real estate industry, such as virtual tours, property management software, and data analytics platforms. The paper recommended that the policymakers and industry should Provide access to affordable technology solutions and promote collaboration between technological companies and real estate firms.
Keywords: Adoption, ICT, Real Estate, motivating factors, new technology, professionals, use
Challenges Associated with the Use of ICT in the Collection of Tenement and Property Rating in Lafia, Nasarawa State (Published)
The aimed of this paper is to explore the challenges associated with the use of ICT in the collection of tenement and property rating. The study adopt survey design using quantitative approach and data were collected through questionnaires survey from professionals and also the study adopted purposive sample random sampling technique and SPSS tool version 22 was used for data analysis and the results were presented in table. The study indicates that poor infrastructure, high cost of ICT system, slow decision making and poor management Planning ranked 1st to 4th respectively. The study revealed that social and administrative challenges are limited digital litracy, corruption; potential for manipulation and fraud in electronic systems if proper safeguards are not in place, transparency and trust, resistance to change and unequal access to technology and digital literacy, hindering online participation ranked 1st to 5th respectively. Then the results also shown that the economic challenges are sustainability to technological advancements and changing regulations, potential job displacement, Cyber security and data privacy concerns, cost of implementation, maintenance and affordability for users ranked 1st to 5th respectively.The study concluded that the challenges associated with the use of ICT in the collection of tenement and property rating in the study area were poor infrastructure, High cost of ICT system, slow decision making and poor management Planning were found to be moderate technical challenge. The study recommended that the government should invest in improving internet connectivity throughout Lafia to ensure reliable access for data collection and management. This could involve expanding fiber optic networks, increasing the availability of Wi-Fi hotspots, and subsidizing internet costs for relevant authorities.
Keywords: Challenges, Collection., ICT, Property, Rating, tenement