February 2002
Exhibitions
Plans for BEP convention concretised
In the next issue?
General
HLGC - Providing guarantees and indemnities to lenders
Looking at how lower-income housing finance access facilitator - HLGC, manages the provision, mobilisation and management of guarantees to institutions funding affordable housing.
Industry Developments
NHBRC - walking the talk!
Just how has the implementation of its transformation strategy impacted on the strengths of the NHBRC? What can we expect from here?
Building communities - building social housing
Social housing as an alternative form of housing delivery is busy gathering momentum and gaining prominence. Why?
News
First digital apartment heralds lifestyle changes
Blue IQ - R,17 billion in initiatives
The ultimate living style
Economic housing moves on upwards
Multi-storey economic housing is a common feature of densification and a popular building material for this type of development is found in precast concrete masonry
Tutu joins Jimmy Carter Work Project
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has joined the International Advisory Committee for the Jimmy Carter Work Project of 2002 whereby an ecumenical Christian housing ministry is to build 1 000 houses the final 100 houses will be built from June 3 to June 7 in Durba
Nurcha
Nurcha Serving as a support system
Ever wondered just what these 'bridging finance guaranatees' offered by Nurcha really are? See who is actually assisted and what challenges faced make this product so important to have
Provincial Focus
Free State - Hats off to the 'Housing the Homeless' effort in the Free State. Ongezwa Manyathi dug up the goods on housing delivery in the province and compiled this report
