The role of banks in the provision of low-income housing finance in South Africa: Can they play a different role?

International Journal of Strategic Property Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-38

  Kajimo Shakantu, Kahilu ^a   Evans, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Banks; Housing backlog; Low income housing finance; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644770431     PISSN: 1648715X     EISSN: 16489179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1648715X.2006.9637542     Document Type: Article

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