HOUSING FINANCE INFORMATION NETWORK

2. Expanding housing finance systems require a dramatic increase in the number of housing finance professionals in a variety of institutions--public, private, non-governmental and academic. These professionals need information, not just on housing markets and finance systems in their own countries, but comparative information across countries... 3. In countries with highly developed housing finance systems, current practices and policies are being reconsidered. The lack of a cross-country knowledge framework limits the discussion on alternative practices. Few U.S. housing experts know, for example, how European countries fund their mortgages... 4. International development agencies and consulting firms need cross-country comparable information, over time, on the health and strength of housing finance systems and policies beyond some indicators of size and type of participating institutions.

Also known as: Housing Finance Information Network, Inc.

Primary location: Philadelphia United States