The document on a growing crisis of affordable housing in MENA. In July 2012 Ernst & Young Middle East and the Affordable Housing Institute organized and co-hosted the inaugural ‘Housing Markets and Policy Design in the Gulf Region’ workshop as part of the 3rd Gulf Research Meeting (GRM).  Over the course of two days, housing policymakers, public and private sector developers, heads of financial institutions, and housing specialists discussed in depth how best to address the crisis of affordable housing in MENA generally and the Gulf particularly. This publication is the brief finding of this workshop.