Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

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Thailand – Household Sector and Monetary Policy Implications

Monitoring house price inflation and the build-up of household debt is important for the conduct of Thailand’s monetary policy. Although the Bank of Thailand (BOT) does not directly take into account the level ...

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National Housing Authority of Thailand

National Housing Authority, a state enterprise under Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, was established on February 12, 1973 in compliance with the National Executive Decree No. 316. It currentl...

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Thailand – Pro-Poor Housing Finance

Thailand’s Pro-poor Housing Finance. It addresses the issues of socio-economic & housing conditions, poverty line, percentage & no. of the poor, housing delivery system, stakeholders in housing, s...

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Singapore – Affordable Home-ownership Policy – Implications for Housing Markets

Affordable homeownership is a policy that is often accorded a great deal of policy attention by governments of many countries. In this paper, we examine the market implications of setting a housing price-to-inc...

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Affordable land and housing in Asia – A UN Habitat report

A UN-Habitat report about affordable land and housing in Asia. This report highlights that access to affordable land is a principal barrier to increasing supply of affordable housing in Asia. Economic growth is...

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Malaysia – Housing Finance and Malaysian Economy

The housing industry plays a crucial role in the socio-economic development of any young developing nation such as Malaysia. The health of the housing industry has a significant bearing on the economic growth o...