The development of a low-income housing finance sector in South Africa: Have we finally found a way forward?

Habitat International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-86

  Tomlinson, Mary R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community reinvestment; Financial Sector Charter; Housing policy; Housing sector development; Low income housing finance; South Africa

Indexed keywords

HOUSING FINANCE; HOUSING POLICY; LOW INCOME HOUSING; MICROFINANCE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33846813480     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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