Podcast: Investment Case for Affordable Housing in Africa

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 in a podcast.  The presentation makes the argument for investment in affordable housing in Africa: successful investments are

• Are realabout affordability and the niche market they are targeting
• Have an intimate understanding of, and presence in, the localcontext
• Leverage existing resources and latent assets: property, people, capital
• Make sure that the entire value chain is incorporated in the investment strategy, both housing and finance – before scale
• Are serious about achieving commercially relevant returns