The role of housing finance in addressing the needs of the urban poor: lessons from Central America
(2008) In Environment & Urbanization 20(1). p.13-30- Abstract
- This paper analyzes three forms of low-income housing finance implemented in Central America: up-front and targeted state subsidies for mortgage finance to access new housing; small repeated loans for incremental housing improvements; and co-financing methods for the introduction of infrastructure and basic services. It shows that technical assistance for self-help construction, when combined with sound inclusive financial methods, can open new opportunities to make land, shelter and services affordable to different urban poor sub-groups.
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- author
- Stein, Alfredo LU and Vance, Irene
- organization
- publishing date
- 2008
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Central America, housing subsidies, microfinance, mortgaged loans, co-financing
- in
- Environment & Urbanization
- volume
- 20
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 13 - 30
- publisher
- SAGE Publications
- external identifiers
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- wos:000255580600002
- scopus:41049113086
- ISSN
- 1746-0301
- DOI
- 10.1177/0956247808089146
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- f2723460-a8d9-47f6-be3b-84a3a5e0c2bf (old id 1038750)
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- http://eau.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/20/1/13
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