CAHF Sustainability Fund

Decade of Impact,
A Future for Housing

CAHF relies on donor funds to pursue its mission of making affordable housing markets work in Africa, through the delivery of market intelligence, in-depth research, and opportunities to engage with stakeholders and practitioners in the public and private sectors across the continent.
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Affordable Housing in Rwanda: the Urban Lab Initiative

Making Affordable Housing a Reality in Rwanda: sustainable and affordable housing solutions for households with monthly incomes below 200.000 RWF

Proposal: Making Affordable Housing a Reality in Rwanda: sustainable and affordable housing solutions for households with monthly incomes below 200.000 RWF

An Urban Lab Initiative The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF) and the University of Rwanda (UR) offered

Housing Finance Information Network (HOFINET)

The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF) works with the Housing Finance Information Network (HOFINET) to consolidate, and make widely available,

Who we are

About CAHF

The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF) has been operating as an independent think tank in South Africa since May 2014, pursuing its mission of making Africa’s housing finance markets work. CAHF’s work extends across the continent, and it is supported by and collaborates with a range of funders and partners.

CAHF acts as the
Secretariat of the AUHF

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With 67 members from 23 countries, the AUHF is a member-based, industry association of mortgage banks, building societies, housing corporations, Development Finance Institutions and other organisations involved in the mobilisation of funds for shelter and housing on the African continent.

Our Work

Projects

Proposal: Making Affordable Housing a Reality in Rwanda: sustainable and affordable housing solutions for households with monthly incomes below 200.000 RWF

An Urban Lab Initiative The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF) and the University of Rwanda (UR) offered this proposal to direct an ...
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Housing Finance Information Network (HOFINET)

The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF) works with the Housing Finance Information Network (HOFINET) to consolidate, and make widely available, African housing finance information and ...
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Open Access Initiative

CAHF, along with other players – Reall, FSDKenya, FSDA, AfD, and others – have built a well-respected data and information base on affordable housing in ...
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Gender and Housing Markets

Affordable housing debates have long focused on questions of access and affordability in a way that is undifferentiated by gender. Increasingly, however, practitioners are beginning ...
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Nigeria’s Housing Data Landscape

Data is critical in the development of any sector. It informs policy decisions by government as well as investment decisions made by private sector participants ...
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Affordable Housing in Rwanda: the Urban Lab Initiative

Making Affordable Housing a Reality in Rwanda: sustainable and affordable housing solutions for households with monthly incomes below 200.000 RWF In November 2023, the Centre ...
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Dashboard

Nigeria Housing Data Dashboard

Using publicly available data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, the Nigeria Housing Data Dashboard has been developed through the partnership between

eThekwini residential properties: Focus on C3 Transit Corridor and Durban Central

The performance of the residential property market has a direct impact on municipalities—with respect to rates revenue, spatial integration, affordable

Calculating Housing Affordability

In order for a project to be viable, developers must set a price for the housing unit that is both

Dashboard: Availability of Housing Finance Data in Africa

The limited availability of housing finance data in many African countries negatively impacts on the sector and undermines investment in

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Discussions

Understanding the tenants of Fusion Capital’s rental properties in Nairobi, Kenya

With home ownership at only 21.3%, the Nairobi housing market is predominantly rental[1], with an estimated 75% of the employed

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MOOC – Course team

This online course draws on the knowledge and expertise of many housing and housing finance practitioners from across the continent.

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