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Global housing spending accounts for 15 percent to 35 percent of the national budgets of most developed countries. The figure in Nigeria is a pathetic 0.4 percent. While successive governments have targeted the provision of quality and affordable housing, little has been achieved. This research presents the outcome of a user satisfaction study in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), on the development of private housing. In this study four major elements of housing satisfaction have been identified and assessed, including: i) Dwelling features satisfaction ii) Neighbourhood’s Facilities and Environmental satisfaction ii) Structural Components satisfaction iv) Management Services satisfaction. Data obtained from a standardized questionnaire administered to 100 production control occupants using a systematic random sampling technique in the AMAC. Sixty (60) questionnaires were successfully retrieved for analysis, providing an approximately 70 percent response rate. Analyzed using descriptive statistics based on the five point Likert scale of the mean satisfaction score. Research findings indicate that residents typically show little satisfaction with the characteristics of their housing units. However, with the overall housing situation, they are neither pleased nor unhappy. This research can be used to track growth management parameters in policy implementation and policy recommendations in developing countries in general, and Abuja in particular.