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Extending the reach of housing finance in Africa – CNBC Africa Interview
This interview was taken during the Africa Urban Infrastructure Summit in April 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GJp-PMFOY8
FLISP housing subsidy extends to resale market!
When the President announced the new FLISP (Finance Linked Individual Subsidy Programme) in his 2012 State of the Nation Address, the groundswell of interest and enthusiasm for this subsidy was not...
The problem is housing
At the heart of the Arab spring was a lack of affordable housing, a bold statement I read in a magazine article, which went on to say that: the shortage of affordable homes is one of the...
HMF in infrastructure development for housing: some possible innovations?
Housing delivery requires that a number of systems work; finance, land and infrastructure. Housing microfinance works even when many of these systems do not work well. For example, certain segments...
Investor impacts in Africa: The relationship between China and Africa
Recently I attended a conference hosted by Urban LandMark (an organisation dedicated to making urban land markets work for (and with) the poor, founded in 2006). The conference was held in...
Home ownership, tenancy and the HMF product
An interesting statistic struck me the other day when browsing through an article on land ownership in African urban areas. While in Dakar, Senegal, 74 per cent of the slum dwellers are owner...
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How will South Africa’s new FLISP subsidy work?
You'd be able to apply for about R46 500 in subsidy, and might be able to qualify for about R230 000 in mortgage...
How will South Africa’s new FLISP subsidy work?
Hi Kecia, If I earn about R9500 per month, approximately howmuch will i be qualifying for FLISP?on the blog...
How will South Africa’s new FLISP subsidy work?
Hi Londiwe - thanks again for notifying me of the developments with the FLISP subsidy. You are right, the subsidy...