What Role Does Housing Play in African Economies? Our New Blog Series
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The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF) promotes investment in affordable housing and housing finance across Africa.
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Benchmarking Housing Construction Costs in Africa
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Defining Informal Housing in South Africa
Definitions of informality take into account how the building was constructed, the type of building materials used and whether the house has legal title.
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Housing Finance in Africa Yearbook 2016
Our comprehensive annual publication on housing finance in Africa, now in its 7th edition.
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#housesofafrica Tanzania is one of the fastest growing countries on the African continent, and is rich in natural resources. At least 31.6 … https://t.co/uCtHKhwgPl
#housesofafrica Tanzania is one of the fastest growing countries on the African continent, and is rich in natural resources. At least 31.6 … https://t.co/uCtHKhwgPl
6 days ago
#housesofafrica Analysing South Africa’s National Income Dynamics Survey, @Eighty20 has found very high rental yields on shacks not in back… https://t.co/54GTvmJjnm
#housesofafrica Analysing South Africa’s National Income Dynamics Survey, @Eighty20 has found very high rental yields on shacks not in back… https://t.co/54GTvmJjnm
6 days ago
#housesofafrica The furniture and fittings found inside the shacks in this informal settlement of Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, Sou… https://t.co/5POtlgxgHV
#housesofafrica The furniture and fittings found inside the shacks in this informal settlement of Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, Sou… https://t.co/5POtlgxgHV
6 days ago
#housesofafrica Many of the residents in this informal settlement in Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, South Africa, have been living t… https://t.co/phJBf9VkLS
#housesofafrica Many of the residents in this informal settlement in Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, South Africa, have been living t… https://t.co/phJBf9VkLS
6 days ago
NHC has launched an ongoing country-wide project known as ‘My Home My Life’ to offer affordable housing to Tanzanians across the country. T… https://t.co/RV1XifXCEo
NHC has launched an ongoing country-wide project known as ‘My Home My Life’ to offer affordable housing to Tanzanians across the country. T… https://t.co/RV1XifXCEo
6 days ago
The story of Microbuild and investing in #housingmicrofinance https://t.co/GwFwQ3hw4H @HabitatEMEA @MastercardFdn
The story of Microbuild and investing in #housingmicrofinance https://t.co/GwFwQ3hw4H @HabitatEMEA @MastercardFdn
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#housesofafrica Tanzania is one of the fastest growing countries on the African continent, and is rich in natural resources. At least 31.6 percent of the country’s 53.47 million people live in urban areas, with a population growth rate of almost three percent and urbanisation rate of five and a half…
#housesofafrica Analysing South Africa’s National Income Dynamics Survey, @Eighty20 has found very high rental yields on shacks not in backyards, with a median yield of 45% and an average yield of 60%. In Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town South Africa, some residents think they can get ZAR500 (about US$38)…
#housesofafrica The furniture and fittings found inside the shacks in this informal settlement of Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, South Africa, suggest that residents are interested in investing in their homes and have money to pay for this. This highlights a challenge that is evident across the continent: finding…
#housesofafrica Many of the residents in this informal settlement in Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, South Africa, have been living there for over 30 years, evidence perhaps that South Africa’ ambitious national housing programme still does not address everyone’s housing needs. Notwithstanding that the settlement comprises mostly shacks, very…
#housesofafrica This impressive high rise was noted by members of CAHF during thier recent trip to Tanzania. It is part of the National Housing Corporation Tanzania's (http://www.nhc.co.tz/en/) ongoing country-wide project known as ‘My Home My Life’ to offer affordable housing to Tanzanians across the country. The project is aimed at…
#housesofafrica “I used to rent a shack in one of the unplanned settlements closer to the city centre of Dar es Salaam, and I was okay with living there because it was close to where I was doing my business. I cook food and sell it to mainly construction workers.…
