developments and presents a menu of policy actions that should be considered by the mortgage regulators to address the current … challenges and to better prepare for next cyclical events. The scope of the paper is on the mortgage finance in ECA region. Some … real estate market evolutions are intricately linked with the cyclicality of the mortgage credit (and with the broad …

immediate term and a functioning secondary mortgage market in the long term. An active system of housing finance provides real …

The housing finance market in Mali remains small and under developed. Few banks currently offer a full mortgage product …

the size of the mortgage market, accessibility to housing loans, and the state's approach; and the construction industry …

As the Mongolian mortgage market grows rapidly, and the Government of Mongolia (GoM) pursues an ambitious social … prudent mortgage lending standards and supervision, as well as on provision of housing infrastructure and zoned land. Second … focus on preventing mortgage market distortions in pricing, emphasizing robust planning and rigorous transparency and …

and analytical work done by the local staff of IFC Central Asia Primary Mortgage Market Development Project in identifying …

"This paper discusses some of the key characteristics of the U.S. subprime mortgage boom and bust, contrasts them with … characteristics of emerging mortgage markets, and makes recommendations for emerging market policy makers. The crisis has raised … questions in the minds of many as to the wisdom of extending mortgage lending to low and moderate income households. It is …