Financial Sector Development in Africa: Opportunities ... - World Bank
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Hous<strong>in</strong>g F<strong>in</strong>ance 137<br />
Figure 4.5<br />
Obstacles to Hous<strong>in</strong>g and Hous<strong>in</strong>g F<strong>in</strong>ance <strong>in</strong> <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Hous<strong>in</strong>g Supply<br />
Hous<strong>in</strong>g F<strong>in</strong>ance<br />
Land<br />
- Access to land for development<br />
- Cost of land<br />
- Zon<strong>in</strong>g of land for residential purposes<br />
- Corruption <strong>in</strong> land allocation system<br />
F<strong>in</strong>ance<br />
- Access to developer f<strong>in</strong>ance (debt and<br />
equity)<br />
- Tax-rais<strong>in</strong>g capacity of local<br />
government for land improvement<br />
Developer capacity<br />
- Project management skills<br />
- Account<strong>in</strong>g skills<br />
- Lack of scale<br />
Raw materials<br />
- Cost of construction material<br />
- Lack of domestic production capacity<br />
Construction skills<br />
- Lack of skilled workforce electricians,<br />
eng<strong>in</strong>eers, project managers<br />
Macroeconomy<br />
- High levels of <strong>in</strong>flation<br />
- Low levels of <strong>in</strong>come<br />
- High <strong>in</strong>terest rates<br />
- Lack of fiscal resources<br />
Fund<strong>in</strong>g<br />
- Shortgage of long-term funds<br />
- Difficulty <strong>in</strong> us<strong>in</strong>g short-term deposits<br />
- Lack of secondary mortgage markets<br />
Credit risk<br />
- No credit bureau<br />
- Informal economy<br />
- No identification scheme<br />
Capacity<br />
- Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g of staff<br />
- Ability to develop new products and<br />
systems<br />
Legal and regulatory issues<br />
- Time and cost <strong>in</strong> foreclos<strong>in</strong>g<br />
- Time and cost <strong>in</strong> register<strong>in</strong>g title and<br />
mortgage lien<br />
Cost of <strong>in</strong>frastructure<br />
- Developers have to pay for access<br />
roads, sewerage, water, electricity,<br />
transport<br />
Cultural<br />
- Lack of f<strong>in</strong>ancial literacy<br />
- “Debt is bad” culture<br />
- Distrust of fomal bank<strong>in</strong>g system<br />
Government policy<br />
- Lack of <strong>in</strong>tegrated urban plann<strong>in</strong>g<br />
- Hous<strong>in</strong>g used for political purposes<br />
- Lack of long-term hous<strong>in</strong>g policy<br />
- Inadequate build<strong>in</strong>g codes<br />
Consumer protection<br />
- Absence of well-def<strong>in</strong>ed consumer<br />
protection rules<br />
- Lack of standards for pric<strong>in</strong>g, fees,<br />
terms, and conditions<br />
- No means of redress<br />
Source: Author.<br />
will face a different set of challenges and consequently no s<strong>in</strong>gle solution<br />
can be offered.<br />
Chief among these obstacles is the shortage of affordable hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />
available for purchase. <strong>Africa</strong> is characterized by a severe shortage of<br />
hous<strong>in</strong>g at a price with<strong>in</strong> reach of most households. A range of issues lie