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INGREDIENTS FOR GROWTH:
African housing finance markets in 2011
The African Union for Housing Finance is pleased to announce its Annual
Conference and AGM, to be held at the FNB Conference Centre in
Johannesburg, South Africa, from 6-9 September 2011. |
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As a tool for building effective demand for housing, housing finance
arises out of the interplay between the housing market and the
financial market. The housing market includes the supply of
housing (whether for ownership or rental) in both the primary and
resale markets, and this depends on the availability of land and
infrastructure for housing development, suitable urban housing
policies, functioning property markets and, in the case of mortgage
markets specifically, a functioning deeds registry. The
ability to provide housing finance is determined by the financial
market and how it operates within the broader, macroeconomic
framework of a country or region, the risk management practices and
requirements that prevail, various balance sheet constraints
(influenced by both national and international fiscal policy, as
well as by bank strategy), functioning property markets and
foreclosure potential, investor interest and competing asset
classes, and market infrastructure (Walley, 2011). Together, these
factors create the environment in which housing finance can be
offered, and this in turn creates the effective demand for housing
which itself drives the housing market and frames, in part, the
housing interests of the financial market.
Africa sits poised for economic growth, how can the these
ingredients be orchestrated to facilitate growth in the housing
finance market, and what can housing finance practitioners do
strengthen their position?
These questions frame the agenda of the annual conference of the
African Union for Housing Finance. The AUHF Annual Conference
will bring together investors, banks, development finance
institutions, pension funds, housing development companies, and
other housing sector practitioners to consider the opportunities for
housing finance markets in Africa. Taking place in Sandton,
South Africa, from 6-9 September 2011, the AUHF Conference will
explore the ingredients for growth in housing finance in Africa, and
will identify opportunities for increased participation by housing
finance sector practitioners. The Conference will be followed
by the Annual General Meeting of the AUHF, where a focused programme
of action will be developed so that the body can represent its
members’ interests in various policy and other forums throughout the
year.
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AFRICAN UNION FOR HOUSING FINANCE
The
African Union for Housing Finance was established as a
member-based body of housing lenders in 1984. Comprising 31
members from 15 countries in Africa, the scope and objectives of
the AUHF encompass the following:
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To
develop the institutional capacity of its members to enable them
to effectively participate in addressing housing finance
challenges on the continent;
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Through
the member institutions, to engage with their Governments;
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To
position the AUHF as a key point of reference in housing finance
matters on the continent;
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To secure sustainable resources to meet and implement the
objectives and plans of the AUHF;
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To develop partnerships with other appropriate regional and
continental bodies on the African continent.
The main
event of the AUHF is its annual Conference and AGM, held in
September of each year in a different country where one of the
members plays the host. Throughout the course of the year,
members receive a monthly newsletter. In addition, members are
invited to participate in local conferences or workshops, and
courses. The AUHF also commissions research - at the moment we
have a collaboration with FinMark Trust's Centre for Affordable
Housing Finance in Africa.
Membership fees for the 2011/12 Financial Year are R17 160
(about US$2,500) See
www.auhf.co.za
For more
information, contact Kecia Rust on
auhf.kecia@iafrica.com
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The AUHF Annual Conference is open to the public.
Register now!
AUHF Members (paid-up): R2200
Non-members: R2800 |
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R R I V A L – Monday, 5 September 2011
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All day |
Delegates Arrival and registration |
All |
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16:00 – 19:00 |
Executive Committee Meeting |
EXCO members only |
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19:00 |
Welcome cocktail |
All |
DRAFT
CONFERENCE AGENDA – DAY 1: Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Moderator: Reginald Motswaiso, Chairperson, AUHF
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Topic |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Welcome, introduction, conference overview & objectives: ingredients
for growth |
Reginald Motswaiso, AUHF Chairman |
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Keynote addresses |
Investment in Housing Finance in Africa |
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09:00 – 09:45 |
Housing
finance as a key ingredient in the housing delivery framework |
South African Minister of Human Settlements, Mr Tokyo Sexwale |
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09:45 – 10:30 |
Stimulating local financial investment in neighborhood economies,
infrastructure and home improvement--a new
multilateral approach |
Bonnie Hewson, Chief Urban Finance Branch, UN Habitat |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Tea |
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Morning sessions |
The Financial Market |
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11:00 – 12:00 |
Investment
Climate: Panel discussion on key issues
facing investors in Africa. Panelists to include investors and
funders, rating agent |
Pamela
Lamoreaux, I H S;
Gerhard Engel, FMO;
Konrad Reuss, Standard & Poors |
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12:00 – 12:30 |
Financing Africa: Key issues for the housing finance sector |
Samuel Maimbo, Lead Financial Sector Specialist - Africa, World Bank |
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12:30 – 13:00 |
Prudential rules for Housing Finance in Africa |
Friedemann Roy, Senior Housing Finance Specialist, World Bank |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Afternoon sessions |
The Housing Market |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
Regulatory, policy and supply issues in housing finance in Africa |
Kecia Rust, FinMark Trust |
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14:30 – 15:30 |
Panel discussion: Opportunities for the supply of affordable housing.
Panel of developers operating in Africa |
Yusuf Patel, Basil Read;
Arnold Meyer, Renaissance Partners;
TBA, Shelter Afrique |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Tea break |
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16:00 – 16:30 |
Infrastructure and housing: the
implications of islands of service |
Michael Kihato, Consultant |
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16:30 – 17:15 |
Developments in Ghana, Kenya |
Dr Alexander Tweneboa, TAMSUF;
Frank Ireri, Housing Finance Kenya;
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17:15 – 17:30 |
Closure and thank you |
Reginald Motswaiso, AUHF Chairman |
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19:00 |
Dinner |
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DRAFT
CONFERENCE AGENDA – DAY 2 : Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Moderator: Gijima Johannes Dladla, 2nd Vice Chairperson, AUHF
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Time |
Topic |
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8:30 – 9:00 |
Welcome and overview of the day’s session / key issues emerging from
training session |
Gijima Johannes Dladla, AUHF 2nd Vice Chairman |
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Morning sessions |
Demand for housing finance |
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9:00 – 9:45 |
Access to
housing finance in South Africa: a review of
the past five years |
Illana Melzer, Eighty20 |
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9:45 – 11:00 |
Defining access to housing finance in Malawi, Tanzania, Botswana,
Zambia |
Illana Melzer, Eighty20 |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Tea |
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11:30 – 12:15 |
Borrower education: opportunities for a
collaborative approach |
Rosemarie Sabatino, CHF International |
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12:15 – 13:00 |
Launch of the Housing Finance in Africa Yearbook 2011 |
Kecia Rust, FinMark Trust |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Afternoon sessions |
New markets and innovative interventions |
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14:00 – 14:45 |
Developments in Tanzania:
the emergence and work of the Tanzania Mortgage Refinance Company |
Rished Bade, CEO, Tanzania Mortgage Refinance Company |
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14:45 – 16:00 |
Panel discussion: Housing microfinance:
a growing opportunity with unique partnerships to serve lower down
market |
Sean O’Sullivan, Select Africa;
Ezekiel Esipisu, Habitat for Humanity International;
Allan Cain, Development Workshop Angola |
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16:00 – 16:30 |
Tea break |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
Closing remarks: the prospective future
for the AUHF |
Cas Coovadia, AUHF Vice Chairman |
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19:00 –
22:00 |
Dinner |
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AUHF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING : Thursday, 8 September 2011
Moderator: Reginald Motswaiso, Chairperson, AUHF
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Time |
Draft
Agenda |
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9:00 – 13:00 |
AUHF Annual General Meeting
9:00 – 10:00 AUHF business
10:00 – 11:00 Small group (by region) discussions around draft
statements:
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Financial
Markets
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Housing Markets
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Housing Policy
11:00 – 11:30 Tea
11:30 – 12:30 Plenary discussion on statements
12:30 – 13:00 Closure |
AUHF Members Only
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
All |
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14:00 – 16:00 |
EXCO Meeting |
AUHF EXCO |
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16:00 – 16:30 |
Tea |
All |
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19:00 |
Dinner |
All |
SITE VISIT : Friday, 9 September 2011
Site Visits to be organized on request: Please contact Kecia Rust
(auhf.kecia@iafrica.com)
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Time |
Topic |
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9:00 – 12:00 |
Site Visit to housing projects in the Johannesburg area: Cosmo City,
a mixed income & tenure neighbourhood (subsidized and market housing,
rental and ownership) developed as a complete, new suburb, in northern
Johannesburg. |
To be organized on request.
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