Angola’s main problems in the housing finance sector relate to bureaucracy, the lack of access to titled and serviced land and the weak engagement of banks in offering loans for housing. The lack of financing means that most people do not have the ability to buy homes through formal market processes. The State policy on housing provision is focused on creating high-rise condominiums in areas of urban expansion.
Development Workshop is engaged in research on housing, land markets and innovative financing mechanisms. DW’s housing finance work benefits from support from CAHF and FSDA. 
Housing for Whom – Rebuilding Angola’s Cities After Conflict and Who Gets Left Behind
Since the end of the civil war in 2002, the government of Angola has used Chinese credit facilities backed by petroleum-based guarantees to build prestige urban projects on a scale …
Read moreAngola Chapter – Africa Housing Finance Yearbook 2020
Angola is a vast country covering an area of 1.247 million square kilometres with a long coastline and central plateau that borders Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of …
Read moreAngola Chapter – Africa Housing Finance Yearbook 2019
The recession of the last four years depressed the real estate sector, resulting in less demand, more supply, and lower prices. The dollar-denominated prices of apartments and offices in the …
Read moreAngola Chapter – Africa Housing Finance Yearbook 2018
Angola’s economy is highly concentrated around the oil industry, which comprises about a third of its GDP and around 95 percent of exports, despite the global downturn and decrease in …
Read moreHOUSING MARKET DYNAMICS IN AFRICA
Africa’s economic growth is being driven by a burgeoning demographic shift and rapid urbanization trends. The continent’s population of 1.18 billion is projected to double by 2050, with the region …
Read moreAngola Chapter – Africa Housing Finance Yearbook 2017
Angola’s economy is highly concentrated around the oil industry, comprising about 45 percent of its GDP and around 95 percent of exports1. Oil production continues to be the catalyst for …
Read moreMicrofinanças para Habitação Evolutiva
O acesso da população ao terreno para construção na sua maioria ainda é adquirida informalmente, Embora o Programa Nacional de Habitação tenha sido bastante bem-sucedido, o apoio à auto-construção precisa …
Read moreThe Private Housing Sector in Angola
The Angolan Government, in its public pronouncements, has put great store in the private sector in driving post-war development and taking the lead particularly in the housing sector. However the …
Read moreFinancing & Affordability of Services for Housing
With the approaching rainy season in Angola and new reports of cholera, which has been held in abeyance since the epidemic of 2007, public policy makers and consumers alike look …
Read moreMedia Dossier on Housing January – December 2016
The Extract of news is a service of the Documentation Center of the DW (CEDOC) located on the premises of DW in Luanda. The Center was created in January 2001 …
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