The role of housing finance in addressing the needs of the urban poor: Lessons from Central America

Alfredo Stein; Irene Vance

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The role of housing finance in addressing the needs of the urban poor: Lessons from Central America

Alfredo Stein, Irene Vance

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Abstract

This paper analyzes three forms of low-income housing finance implemented in Central America: up-front and targeted state subsidies for mortgage finance to access new housing; small, repeated loans for incremental housing improvements; and co-financing methods for the introduction of infrastructure and basic services. It shows that technical assistance for self-help construction, when combined with sound inclusive financial methods, can open new opportunities to make land, shelter and services affordable to different urban poor sub-groups.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	13-30
Number of pages	17
Journal	Environment and Urbanization
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0956247808089146
Publication status	Published - Apr 2008

Keywords

Central America
Co-financing
Housing subsidies
Microfinance
Mortgaged loans

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