Housing and housing affordability is a matter of increasing importance in the context of rising incomes and aspirations. The government’s capacity to address these issues depends heavily on the existence of an enforceable regulatory framework for the use of land, which provides the baseline for implementing different forms of intervention including in particular subsidies to support housing for lower-income households. It also depends on political will and priorities. Asia includes some countries that have been in the forefront of achieving higher housing standards for all but other countries are struggling to put in place regulatory and administrative procedures that can more effectively meet the challenges of rapidly rising housing need and demand. This paper provides short descriptions of the housing situation in a range of Asian countries and the initiatives that have been put in place to address the issues around achieving the goal of adequate affordable housing for all.