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About one third of South Africa’s residential property market was financed by the state through the national housing subsidy programme.  What does this mean for …

In July 2018, government approved changes to the Finance Linked Individual Subsidy Programme (FLISP) which targets households in the ‘gap’ market—those who are too rich …

This is the fifth blog in a wider project exploring the role of housing in the economies of developing countries. CAHF’s Housing Economic Model is …

This is the fourth blog in a series covering the role of housing in the economies of developing countries, with a focus on South Africa. …

  In simple terms data is a collection of facts or information that can be analysed to generate useful insights. Traditional research environments distinguish between …

In response to the report Analysis of the Housing Value Chain in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Patrick McAllister interviewed Christophe Côte to learn more …

The task of comparing housing affordability across different African countries is made more difficult because the cost of houses, and the incomes used to pay …

Rental markets will develop (and have developed) with or without data. However, data on rental markets provides a basis for evidence-led engagement on rental market …

Full-repairing, long term leases—whereby tenants are responsible for taking care of all repairs on the property—can be an effective tool to keep older residential buildings …

Taking bold steps in disrupting the housing value chain is imperative if we wish to achieve scalability, and access to decent services for low income …