Finance’s influence on the housing market: making financial markets work in the real economy

TUHF Limited hosted an Inner City Property Conference on the 30th of October 2019 which gathered industry players from the public and private sector involved in South Africa’s inner city development. Kecia Rust’s presentation tackles the question of how to make financial markets work in the real economy by addressing two perspectives. Firstly, the presentation lays out the principle of housing as an asset that impacts on the economy by drawing on CAHF’s research in South Africa. Secondly, the presentation offers solutions and possible interventions on how to make financial markets work in the inner city rental, backyard rental and resale markets.