The Housing Finance System

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A. Primary Housing Finance Market

A.1 Industry Structure and Performance
VariableEnd of 2013End of 2012End of 2011SourcesVar ID
Types of originating lenders/market share:A.1.2
Level of Non-Performing Mortgage Loans (90 days or more past due):A.1.6
Average 1997-2007 A.1.7
A.2 Size of Mortgage Finance Sector
VariableEnd of 2013End of 2012End of 2011SourcesVar ID
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year in millions of USD:  2,309.25 USD (millions)A.2.1
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year as % of GDP (current)  18.21%
Bank of Namibia and WEO
A.2.1.1
and as % of all credits outstanding  40.56%
Bank of Namibia
A.2.1.2
A.3 Housing Finance Products
VariableEnd of 2013End of 2012End of 2011SourcesVar ID
Mortgage products as % of all mortgages (approx.) in local currency:A.3.1
Most prevalent type of foreign currency mortgage used:A.3.3
Most frequent interest rates on fully amortizing:A.3.4
Typical lender fees associated with mortgage origination: A.3.6
Typical third party fees associated with mortgage origination:A.3.7
Loan-to-Value (LTV) on first mortgage: A.3.8
Mortgage pmt-to-income ratio A.3.10
Typical pmt-to-income ratio (Individual income)  30%A.3.10.4
A.4 Lending and Servicing Process
VariableEnd of 2013End of 2012End of 2011SourcesVar ID
Which institutions define underwriting rules? A.4.2
A.5 Credit Risk Assessment
B. Funding Sources for Mortgages and the Secondary Mortgage Market
VariableEnd of 2013End of 2012End of 2011SourcesVar ID
What are the main funding sources for mortgages?B.1
Retail funding (deposits/other)  primary
Bank of Namibia, Financial Stability Report 2011
B.1.1
Wholesale funding: loans from other banks or corporations  secondary
Bank of Namibia, Financial Stability Report 2011
B.1.2
Funding through mortgage bonds   Non-applicable
 
B.1.3
Funding through securitization of mortgages  Non-applicable
 
B.1.4
Other   tertiary
 
B.1.5
C. Housing Microfinance
VariableEnd of 2013End of 2012End of 2011SourcesVar ID
Types of lenders operating in the housing micro-finance (HMF) sector:C.2
Level of NPLs (>90 days past due) in HMFC.4
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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