Housing Finance Policy

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    A. Legal and Regulatory Framework

    A.1 Legal and Regulatory Framework
    VariableEnd of 2013End of 2012End of 2011SourcesVar ID
    Registration/Transfer of titles:A.1.3
    Typical number of days needed for the transfer of title  23 daysA.1.3.4
    Is there specialized legislation covering:A.1.9
    B. Housing Finance Subsidies
    B.1 Subsidies to Housing Finance Institutions
    B.2 Subsidies to Households
    VariableEnd of 2013End of 2012End of 2011SourcesVar ID
    Reach of subsidies in 2.1.1 to 2.1.4 ?B.2.2
    C. Taxation
    VariableEnd of 2013End of 2012End of 2011SourcesVar ID
    What taxes apply to Residential Real Estate?C.1
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    Notes: Commercial Banks - N$ 1815.7Million Other Banking Institutions - N$ 1350.0 Million
    Notes: Commercial Banks - N$ 2239.8 M Other Banking Institutions - N$ 1350.0 Million
    Notes: Commercial Banks - N$ 2658.3 M Other Banking Institutions - N$ 2045.1 Million
    Notes: Commercial Banks - N$ 3005.4M Other Banking Institutions - N$ 2413.7 Million
    Notes: Commercial Banks - N$ 3726.9 M Other Banking Institutions - N$ 2608.1 Million
    Notes: Government Budget
    Notes: IMF estimate
    Notes: IMF estimate
    Notes: IMF estimate
    Notes: IMF estimate
    Notes: IMF estimate
    Notes: National Percentage
    Notes: Total monthly deductions for a mortgage loan must be less than 30 percent of the clients’ income