For historical reasons, the international investment community is well acquainted with South Africa. The political turmoil of the early 1990s gave birth to Nelson Mandela’s ‘Rainbow Nation’ and the promise of a brighter future after decades of apartheid.

Housing Finance Africa (HFA) tracks demand, provision and opportunities in the South African housing sector (Housing Finance Africa (2020)). It illustrates performance against the backdrop of a faltering economy, pervasive structural inequality and continued devaluation of the rand.