In the last three decades, the supply of housing in Argentina has not kept pace with demand. This study analyzes the … main drivers of Argentina's housing market and relates them to the macroeconomic environment in order to advance a policy … agenda for housing policy reform. The demand for housing was calculated and tenure choice was analyzed. Structural …

Despite a recent expansion in housing finance, Brazil still faces a severe housing shortage, especially among lower …-income people, and it is important to examine the development, limitations and prospects of the country's housing finance market … contractual obligations or is merely an effect of the higher level of housing loans imposed by the government on financial …

This paper surveys housing finance in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Panama. The development of a secondary mortgage … Panama has not grown due to high liquidity. In Costa Rica's subsidy policy, core institutions responsible for housing policy … housing deficit is concentrated. A solution based on public budgets is not sustainable, requiring an active role of the …

In Guatemala there are substantial and growing imbalances in the housing market; at the same time, financial markets … failures responsible for the underdevelopment of the housing finance system. The working hypothesis is that there is a … on this framework, the paper proposes guidelines for the design and implementation of housing finance policy in Guatemala. …

In many countries, the cost of housing has greatly outpaced income growth, leading to a housing affordability crisis …

Housing for most Peruvians is improving but is still grossly inadequate. Nonetheless, public housing finance policies … indicates that financing will not be the main obstacle to improving housing conditions in Peru and that public sector efforts … techniques and materials, ii) lower-cost credit technologies for low-income housing credits and iii) increasing the availability …

Housing is more than just basic shelter - it can be a valuable monetary asset, both to households and nations. This … book draws on research by experts at the Inter-American Development Bank and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban … Development to examine the economic, social and legal dimensions of housing markets in Latin America. Using lessons learned from …