Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

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Pakistan: NGO “Saiban’s” project “Khuda ki Basti”4

On a hot summer day in July 2010 in Lahore, Pakistan I visited Saiban’s KKB4 housing community; and under a veil of intense heat I found energy and inspiration in a woman with a vision and entrepreneurial acume...

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Pakistan – Social Housing Bank

This is a presentation on the social housing bank in Pakistan initiated by House Building Finance Corporation of Pakistan to design, develop and manage specific Low-Cost Housing Projects, a Social Housing Compa...

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State of Housing and Mortgage Finance in East Asian Countries

The state of housing and mortgage finance in nine East Asian countries, which are; Singapore, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Mongolia, Philippines, and Vietnam. A geo...

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Country Report – Vietnam

This report is based on the country of Vietnam with respect to its socio-economic situation, measures of affordability, housing finance institutional framework, housing finance options for low-income groups etc...

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Shelter Afrique Final Report

Final report feasibility study on developing a social housing prepared by Shelter Afrique of May 2011. This study focused on three main areas of intervention for social housing. Expanding low-cost housing suppl...

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Vietnam – Urbanization Technical Assistance Report

As Vietnam enters a crucial period of urbanization corresponding to its present stage of economic development, the Government of Vietnam has placed strong emphasis on developing its system of cities. This commi...