A 3-page document on an Indian superstition of constructing a house. Being a country where most of the citizens are driven by superstitious beliefs, practicality takes a back seat sometimes. It’s not just restr...
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A 7-page document on urban development needed for growth. Cities are engines of growth. Although just over 30 percent of Indians live in cities, they contribute more than 60 percent to the country’s GDP and 80 ...
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A 100-page report by NHB, India on the trend and progress of housing in India in 2013 discussing issues like an overview of the Indian housing sector, the current policy environment for housing and housing fina...
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Housing is a basic human need. Besides providing economic and social security, a house is also an “asset” that can act as collateral for other borrowings to support and supplement other means of inc...
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The SA Region represents one out of four persons and one out of two poor on the planet. It is among the lowest in terms of Mortgage Finance (Average Mortgage Debt to GDP Ratio 3.3). Region is faced with a massi...
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A 40-page document on the state of the low-income housing market. Housing for the urban poor in India has failed to keep up with rapid urbanization. This has led to low-income families living in cramped, sub-st...