Housing and Technology

Housing and Technology PDF

Author: Abraham R. Matamanda

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-10-31

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 3031090985

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The housing and human settlement sector is fast changing, and technology is making it more complex than ever before. With reference to Zimbabwe, a developing country in Southern Africa, the essence of this book is to bring out housing as an issue within the technology debate and practice. The following themes emerge from the 6 chapters in the book: • The characterisation and conceptualisation of housing and technology and the nexus of both • The complexity of housing challenges and the problems governments face in providing adequate housing, especially for the poor • Diverse practices in housing construction through the application of different typologies of technology • Assessment of the feasibility of technologies in housing development in Zimbabwe by mirroring them against global experiences. • Discussion of alternative policy approaches that may guide technology integration in housing development. This book will excite scholars and practitioners in urban and development studies, construction project management, urban sociology, geography, real estate together with policymakers and government officials.

Urban Infrastructure in Zimbabwe

Urban Infrastructure in Zimbabwe PDF

Author: Innocent Chirisa

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-11-29

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 3031455681

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The book provides insights into urban infrastructure debates and discourses in Zimbabwe. Through an inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary approach, the book explores the theoretical, conceptual and lived experiences in urban infrastructure. The book focuses on case studies relating to urban transport, public housing, water and sanitation and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) among other substantive issues relating to urban infrastructure and services.

Feasibility of Mortgage Securitization in Emerging Market Economies

Feasibility of Mortgage Securitization in Emerging Market Economies PDF

Author: Madzirerusa Kenell

Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

Published: 2015-10-19

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 9783659796166

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The study aimed to assess the feasibility of mortgage securitisation as a housing finance mechanism in Zimbabwe. The main problem under investigation was to determine the applicability of mortgage securitisation as a solution to the housing crisis in Zimbabwe. An exploratory study was carried out on the building society sector to establish its readiness to embrace the development of mortgage securitisation. The study used both primary and secondary data obtained from the four building societies. Primary data was obtained through detailed personal interviews with experts from each building society. The research findings were not consistent with the proposition that the development of mortgage securitisation is feasible in Zimbabwe. It was observed that the two major preconditions of mortgage securitisation namely, a stable macroeconomic environment, and a vibrant and competitive primary mortgage market, are not present in Zimbabwe. The adverse macroeconomic conditions characterized by high inflation, high interest rates, skyrocketing prices of residential properties, and eroded purchasing power of consumers, have destroyed the primary mortgage market in Zimbabwe.

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