This report examines the housing finance system in Mexico. It reviews the nature and scope of the housing problem, the housing standards, the housing market, the housing finance sector, the mortgage system and the capital market. It examines the r...
Year: 2011,
Number of pages: 80, Type of publication: Book
Urbanization in the last 20 years has become one of the most important trends in human settlement development and the prospects of all developing countries continue to be deeply affected by rapid urban population growth. While Africa was 80% rural ...
Year: 2010,
Number of pages: 54, Type of publication: Book
The need to provide adequate, suitable and equitable housing has remained a major priority of every government. Even though housing is a basic necessity of life, more than half of the population in Ghana live in poor houses where they have no acces...
Year: 2010,
Number of pages: 40, Type of publication: Book
This report evaluates the housing finance mechanism in Chile, with special attention to the issues of affordability, efficiency, effectiveness and stability. Other titles in the Human Settlements Finance Systems Series:
Year: 2009,
Number of pages: 103, Type of publication: Book
This publication is an evaluation housing finance mechanisms in Republic of Korea. It details Republic of Korea’s experience with this type of financing and may provide other countries with insights that could inform their efforts to promote effec...
Year: 2009,
Number of pages: 110, Type of publication: Book
India is home to over 1.1 billion people. With about one in every sixth person in the world living in India, housing perforce assumes significant importance. Successive Indian governments have regarded housing as a primary need of the people. The n...
Year: 2008,
Number of pages: 69, Type of publication: Book
This report provides a comprehensive review of the challenges for low and moderate income housing. It focuses on the issues of affordability, accessibility and sustainability in resolving the housing problem. It looks at both formal and informal in...
Year: 2008,
Number of pages: 104, Type of publication: Book
This report examines the nature and scope of the housing problem, the housing sector and the financial sector in Indonesia. It describes the structure, patterns, trends, characteristics and evolution of housing finance. It reviews the main playe...
Year: 2008,
Number of pages: 76, Type of publication: Book
This report examines the housing finance mechanisms in South Africa. The report looks at the macro-economic conditions and legal environment in which housing finance is operating. It discusses the role of the state, private sector, multilateral ...
Year: 2008,
Number of pages: 96, Type of publication: Book
