The yearbook provides housing finance practitioners, investors, developers, researchers, government officials and other stakeholders with the latest developments in the housing finance sector for almost every African country.
Rejoignez-nous à Abidjan, en Côte d’Ivoire, pour une conférence co-organisée par le Centre pour le Financement du Logement Abordable en Afrique (CAHF) et l’Union Africaine …
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 …
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 …
A free massive open online course (MOOC) Housing finance in Africa matters. The lack of adequate and affordable housing requires action. Because how housing is …
CAHF, along with other players – Reall, FSDKenya, FSDA, AfD, and others – have built a well-respected data and information base on affordable housing in …
Rwanda has a developing housing and housing finance sector – but there are constraints. While Rwanda’s mortgage to GDP ratio (3,35 percent) is relatively high …
PropTech companies are shifting and simplifying how we buy, sell, and manage properties. Many of these companies are still in their start-up phase, working towards the application of technology in favour of some change in along the housing value chain. All are looking for capital to support their growth.
We believe market intelligence & data is fundamental market infrastructure for the housing finance sector. A key constraint undermining private sector participation and good policy engagement in affordable housing finance is the availability of data and market intelligence to facilitate risk-taking and decision-making.
With support from the Cities Support Programme of National Treasury, the Citymark project undertakes analysis of South Africa's residential property markets, with a particular focus on the lower end of the market.
Access to, and the acquisition of, land is a critical first step in the housing value chain. However a number of factors can impact upon access to well-located, serviced land, thus impacting as well on the availability of affordable housing.
A fundamental principle of the housing asset is the ability to use it for trade – homeowners buy and sell property, investing their income and realizing equity while they address their changing housing needs over time. In this way, housing is much more than simply shelter.
