Blogs

Talking Transformation Podcast   Kecia Rust and 71point4‘s Illana Melzer speak about the Transaction Support Centre and a recent project looking at blockchain technology and its …

Kecia Rust was in conversation with FSDA Investment’s Anne-Marie Chidzero at the recent API Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. South African podcaster, Propertywoolf, recorded Kecia’s presentation …

If integrating cities is about making them more functional and building neighbourhoods, strategic interventions need to be determined by the specific local and/or city-wide conditions. Public land, in this approach, is a tool as is regulation or infrastructure investment. 

The cheapest house in Africa is found in Luvu-Madaki, in Nasarawa State, close to the Nigerian capital of Abuja.  Built by the Millard Fuller Foundation (MFF), the 32m2 one-bedroom semi-detached units sell for US$8040, through the Family Homes Fund (FHF) who bulk-purchased the project from MFF.

This article is drawn from our 10th anniversary Yearbook on Housing Finance in Africa, launched at the AUHF Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, on …

The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF), research consultancy 71point4 and Seso Global have partnered to develop South Africa’s first blockchain-based property register. …

Blended finance refers to a mixture concessional loans and institutional investment. This blog will discuss how blended finance works in the case of affordable housing investment strategies by examining FSD Africa’s agreement with Sofala.

Accessing adequate and affordable housing remains a challenge for low income households across the globe, Kenya being no exception. Similar to most developing economies, Kenya …

Kwangu Kwako was established in 2015 as a social enterprise focused on building safer homes for households in low income and informal settlement areas in …

Since opening its doors in July 2018, the Transaction Support Centre has engaged with 276 clients. Of these, they’ve lodged transfer on five, finalised another …