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Meeting the Challenge of the Housing Affordability Gap in Africa
According to UN-HABITAT, all African countries are severely encumbered with the challenge of providing land and affordable housing. Nevertheless, I suggest that inventive solutions to the...
Tenure insecurity and incremental housing: a pictorial exploration
I am involved in a project in South Africa to provide support to Planact, an NGO that works directly with poor communities, capacitating them to engage with the government on development issues. In...
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...
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How will South Africa’s new FLISP subsidy work?
Hi Shirley. I'm afraid the subsidy is only available for those purchasing housing now - not those who have already...
How will South Africa’s new FLISP subsidy work?
I have an existing bond with Absa of R285000 and i'm earning R9300, I'm barely making it to pay my montly bond...
FLISP housing subsidy extends to resale market!
Yes, in order to qualify for the FLISP, the household income needs to be between R3501 and R15 000, and you have...