housing development conference - moladi

Housing Development Finance Conference

22 & 23 NOVEMBER, 2012Birchwood Hotel, Boksburg, Johannesburg

ØPierre Venter, General Manager: Human Settlement, Banking Association of South Africa

ØSerenta Ramraj, Specialist Business Analyst, Sasol ChemCity

ØRob Wesselo, Managing Partner, International Housing Solutions

ØJoe Kondos, Manager: Alternative Building Technologies, Absa

ØBrent Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Vela Building Solutions

ØHennie Botes, Chief Executive Officer, Moladi

ØBen Pierre Malherbe, Chief Executive Officer, Calgro M3

ØPaul McHardy, Executive Director, Chartwell Group

ØWillie Vos, Chief Executive Officer, Waterfall Management Company

ØBertin Badiata, Managing Director, Citizens Finance

Speaker Panel Include:

Objective 1: to find ways of investing in viable housing projects

Objective 2: to find ways of addressing housing finance challenges

Objective 3: to explore the importance of investing in alternative building technologies

Objective 4: Promoting partnerships with industry stakeholders

Objectives of the Conference

Job Titles:

Øfinance directors and managers

Øentrepreneurs in the built environment

Øengineers

Øarchitects

Ølenders and credit analysts

Øhousing investors

Ødevelopers/contractors

Øhousing finance providers

Øinnovators and suppliers in the housing field

ØState & Local Housing Finance Officers

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here is a need for South Africa and Africa as a whole to transform its housing

finance systems. The onus lies on policy makers and stakeholders within the

housing finance fraternity to find cutting edge and innovative solutions to the Tchallenges in the sector. Housing Finance as an investment tool is tasked with the

responsibility of the provision of housing construction, maintenance and housing

projects in general.

One cannot however ignore the challenges in the sector. In South Africa,It is estimated

that close to , 2.4 million people are in need of formal housing, and it is estimated 25% of

households in South Africa have no access to housing due to challenges associated

with affordability. Shelter and housing needs for the largest section of the population

remain unfulfilled – with the need still growing. Government alone cannot address the

housing backlog alone without the support and partnership of the building industry.

Stakeholders in the housing industry on the one hand, are in need of finance in ensuring

that the housing backlog is addressed. They are the faced with myriad problems which

cannot be not be resolved overnight. Issues they encounter are varied, from lack of

finance to limited funding to name a few.

In the quest to secure finance and find alternatives that could ease the financial burden

on the housing front, there is a need to consider alternative building technologies that

could be cost-effective and fast track housing projects, increase energy efficiencies and

also a way of addressing the housing backlog. A paradigm shift is therefore required in

the housing finance sector. Factors such as economic stability, government investment

and financial backing of lending institutions are vital in growing the industry. Housing

finance is but one of many key elements that need to be in place for successful

housing delivery to occur.

It is against this background that this conference has organised to explore financing

options available to the housing sector to examine alternative building technologies

available and to find ways of addressing these challenges.

Conference Overview



P r o g r a m m eDAY 2: 23 NOVEMBERDAY 1: 22 NOVEMBER

08:00 Registration and early morning refreshments

09:00 Institutional investment in the Residential Housing Market

09:45 Embracing alternative building technologies as a cost-effective tool in addressing housing needs

10:30 Mid Morning Refreshments

11:00 Housing Development and End-User Finance

·end-user fiancé

·lessons learned since 1995

11:45 Guidelines on alternative building technologies

·building systems or components ·using different types of materials other than conventional·structurally engineered requirements ·meeting national housing requirements·meeting environmental regulations·rapidly deployed for housing structurally sound and cost

effective systems·socially acceptable/bank finance

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Developing and devising strategies in establishing viable alternative building technologies

14:15 Sustainability issues in housing finance·price distortion·increase in demand·perverse incentives

15:00 Closing remarks by chairperson

Rob Wesselo, Managing Partner, International Housing Solutions

Hennie Botes, Chief Executive Officer, Moladi

Willie Vos, Chief Executive Officer, Waterfall Management Company

Joe Kondos, Manager: Alternative Building Technologies, Absa

Serenta Ramraj, Specialist Business Analyst, Sasol ChemCity

Pierre Venter, General Manager: Human Settlement,Banking Association of South Africa

State of housing finance in South Africa

09:00 Funding solutions for property entrepreneurs

·loan extensions by banks

·partnership approach

·linkages to other institutions

·business and financial skills development

09:50 Modular building technology- a cost-effective approach

10:40 Mid Morning Refreshments

11:10 Strategic development and finance advisory solutions to key housing stakeholders

12:00 Lunch

13:00 Low cost housing construction projects

14:00 Closing remarks by chairperson

Bertin Badiata Managing Director, Citizens Finance

Brent Harris, CEO, Vela Building Solutions

Paul McHardy, Executive Director, Chartwell Group

Ben Pierre Malherbe, Chief Executive Officer, Calgro M3

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