Policy Advising

IHFP faculty has worked in more than 75 developing and advanced economies to provide technical assistance and advice on housing and housing finance related policy issues. These contracts were either directly with public or private sector entities in each country or through international development institutions.  A sample of this work is listed below and, where appropriate, links to consulting reports are provided.


ONGOING ADVISING

2018 GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL TREASURY AND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS / WORLD BANK

  • Supports DHS with the formulation of a new Human Settlement Policy / White Paper and related Housing Programs.

2018 GOVERNMENT OF UZBEKISTAN

  • Assist the government of Uzbekistan, Ministry of Finance, with the reforms of current housing policy, housing finance subsidy programs and the establishment of a Housing Agency with a view to create more efficient housing and mortgage finance markets.

2015 GOVERNMENT OF ARGENTINA

  • Support to City of Buenos Aires and Ministry of Housing and Pension Fund with design of housing finance linked subsidy programs.

2015 GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT

  • Assist GOE with the development of mortgage linked housing subsidy system; prepare loan proposal for $500 million; work with transitional and subsequent governments on design of housing policies and programs.
  • Design rental housing subsidies, development of Public-Private partnerships for housing, and strategies to improve the location of low/middle income housing.

PAST ADVISING

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

  • 2013- 2016 National Treasury, City Support Program, Government of South Africa pdf
  • 2010 Finmark Trust, South Africa
  • 2006 National Treasury, Government of South Africa
  • 2000-2001 National Housing Finance Corporation, Government of South Africa pdf
  • 1990-2000 ABSA Bank, South Africa
  • 1998 Government of Zambia
  • 1996 -1997 (and previously) Government of Zimbabwe
  • 1993-1994 Government of South Africa/World Bank

MIDDLE EAST

  • 2001, 2007 – present Ministry of Investment and Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, Government of Egypt
  • 2003 Government of Jordan

ASIA

  • 2014 – 2015 SHFC, Government of the Philippines
  • 2013 Ministry of Construction and MIF, Government of Mongolia
  • 2013 Ministry of Housing, Government of Myanmar, through Asian Development Bank pdf
  • 2004 Government of Russia/ World Bank
  • 2005 – 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015/16 World Bank, Indonesia pdf
  • 2001 – 2002 Planning Agency, Bapenas, Government of Indonesia, pdf and weblink
  • 2000 – 2001 The Government Housing Bank of Thailand  pdf
  • 1999 – 2000 Housing Commission, Government of the Philippines pdf
  • 1999 IMF Indonesia
  • 1998 – 1999 UNDP, Bangladesh  pdf
  • 1996, 1997 – 1998 Ministry of Housing, Government of Indonesia
  • 1990 – 1994 National Housing Bank of India, Reserve Bank of India, Government of India

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

  • 2015-2016 Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, Government of Argentina
  • 2011-13 World Bank, Haiti  pdf
  • 2002-2007 Ministry of Cities, Government of Brazil
  • 2002-2004 CAIXA Economica Federale, Brazil
  • 2002-2008, 2015 Housing Commission, Government of Mexico
  • 2004-2006; 2006-2007; 2009-2011 Sociedad Hypothecaria Federal (SHF) Government of Mexico
  • 2009-2011 Ministry of Finance, Government of Mexico
  • 2008 Ministry of Housing, Government of Columbia
  • 2006-2007 Mivivienda, Government of Peru
  • 2001, 1993-1994 Government of Trinidad & Tobago
  • 1997-2001 Government of Surinam/ Inter-American Development Bank
  • 1998 Government of Barbados / Inter-American Development Bank
  • 1996, 2003 CASHFI (Caribbean Association of Housing Finance Institutions)

INSTITUTIONS

  • Abt Associates
  • Urban Institute
  • IMF
  • World Bank Group
  • UNHabitat
  • Overseas Development Agency
  • Asian Development Bank
  • Inter-American Development Bank
  • KfW