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Quick Guide 5-1
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Number of pages
62
Publication date
2011
Publisher
UN-HABITAT

Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in African Cities. 5: Housing Finance. Ways to help the poor pay for housing

The objective of this Quick Guide is to introduce some of the key concepts of housing finance and to provide a quick overview of how a housing finance system works.

The guide presents information about both the formal and informal systems of housing finance and suggests ways in which the two can be better integrated. It sets out the different kinds of housing finance, and offers tips for policy makers to enhance access to affordable housing finance especially by the urban poor.