Housing Finance

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Housing Finance : Investment Opportunities for Pension Funds

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2018-06-27

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The global housing deficit in both developed and developing countries is increasing – driven by demographic and other mega-trends including urbanization and income inequality. Global pension fund assets, on the other hand, are both growing and increasingly looking for long-term, productive investments. There are multiple avenues through which pension funds can invest in the housing sector.

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“World Bank Group. 2018. Housing Finance : Investment Opportunities for Pension Funds. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Insight;. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/31363 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”

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