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Housing Finance in Sri Lanka

Opportunities and Challenges

Author : May, Ernesto and Bell, Simon C. et al.

Publisher: The World Bank (WB)

Place of Publish: Sri Lanka, Colombo

Year: 2008

Page Numbers: 40; Annexes

Acc. No: 3046

Class No: 332 HOU-SL

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Financial Economics

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

ISBN: 978-955-8908-27-3

This report identifies that Sri Lanka has embarked on a gradual transition from a direct credit system in a highly segmented market towards an integrated market-driven housing finance system. It outlines topics such as the housing market, home needs and current demand for mortgages, national housing policies, current and potential growth in mortgage rates, the constraints on the development of the mortgage market and the elements of a housing finance strategy.