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Editor's Introduction
Mar 01, 2008; Roy, Friedemann ... In a recent Comment by John Authers from the Financial Times,1 the subprime crisis was linked to Harry Potter's search of all parts of Lord Voldemort's soul that is split in many different parts and scattered across the world. The evil Lord can only be killed once Harry Potter finds and destroys ...
The House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC) - Pakistan: An institutional turnaround spanning 2005 to 2007
Mar 01, 2008; Rizvi, Zaigham Mahmood ... BACKGROUND The House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC) was set up under the Government Act (titled "HBFC Act-1952") as a public sector enterprise soon after Pakistan's independence in 1947. Thus HBFC (the Corporation), established in 1952, became the country's first specialized housing ...
Housing and Housing Finance in Algeria: Opportunities and Challenges
Mar 01, 2008; Beltas, Abdelkader ... INTRODUCTION Like many other former socialist countries, Algeria has been pursuing, for many years, policies and strategies emphasizing public sector responsibility for meeting the basic needs of low and moderate income households. On the financial side, the government had to provide the ...
Market-Liberal Homeowner Societies: Questions of Convergence in & around an Anglo-Saxon Model?
Mar 01, 2008; Ronald, Richard ... INTRODUCTION The orientation towards homeownership in state policies and household practices, and the increasing influence of housing markets have become characteristic of housing systems across advanced societies. Some countries have been more strongly orientated towards owner-occupier ...
Better Foreclosures make for Better Access to Mortgage Lending
Mar 01, 2008; De Gasperis, Bruno ... INTRODUCTION: Italy, a case study In Italy the average length of foreclosures - until a few years ago - exceeded 60 months, with peaks above 90 months. Currently this situation is slowly improving, however many Courts still perform no better. This inefficient credit recovery process ...
Chile's Housing Finance: A Story of Success?
Mar 01, 2008; Ruprah, Inder J; Marcano, Luis T ... I. Introduction Chile is an interesting case study of housing finance. Since its return to democracy in 1990 the country is often held up as a beacon for other emerging market countries to follow. Generally, it has had a stable macroeconomy (sustained high economic growth and low and ...
From Renters to Owners: The Case of Germany
Mar 01, 2008; Voigtländer, Michael ... Summary In cooperation with the German Property Federation (Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss) and five real estate companies a mail survey among renters and recent owners was conducted in order to learn more about the attitudes of households toward self-occupied property. One important ...
Housing Development and Housing Finance in Britain - some lessons for emerging markets1
Mar 01, 2008; Boleat, Mark ... There is an acceptance in many emerging markets that functioning housing markets can make a significant contribution to economic growth and improved standards of living. Those countries naturally look at experience in other countries, and there are many international and national agencies and ...