Mortgage banking that makes housing bankable.
We connect mortgage finance, development, policy, and investment to build housing markets that last.
—— THE PROBLEM
Residential housing is a major driver of national growth, typically the mid-teens of GDP, once construction and remodeling are combined with rents and owners’ imputed rent.
Upstream, building and financing pull materials, labor, and mortgage credit; downstream, owners and renters furnish and equip homes, so the sector’s credit-sensitive multiplier has repeatedly led U.S. postwar recoveries.
—— OUR IMPACT
Results that
move the needle.
Since 2008, Global Housing Strategies has been at the centre of the continent's most ambitious affordable housing transactions, policy reforms, and delivery programmes.
34+
Countries Engaged
Across sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa
$2.4B
Capital Mobilised
Across blended finance transactions
280k+
Units Facilitated
Through advisory and direct structuring
18+
Governments Advised
On housing policy and regulatory reform
—— CURRENT FOCUS
GHS has partnered with global executives, with decades of combined expertise across housing finance, operations, and technology, to form the AFRICA HOUSING PARTNERS group.
We merge the rigour of international development finance practice with deep African-market knowledge and long-term partnerships. Our analysis demonstrates a methodology that identifies inefficiencies, implements data-driven improvements, and measures outcomes to ensure organisations achieve measurable and enduring value.
The result is work that gets built and communities that grow.
—— TRUSTED PARTNERS & CLIENTS
IFC / World Bank • Shelter Afrique • KfW • Trust for Urban Housing Finance (TUHF) • Financial Sector Deepening Trust of Africa • Mitrelli International • Development Bank of Rwanda • Vital Capital • Brainworks Capital • responsAbility • UN Habitat • Grangeford Asset Management • Enko Capital
—— CONTACT US
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Interested in partnering with Global Housing Strategies or learning more about our work? We’d welcome the opportunity to connect.