ABSTRACT
This chapter shows how different countries manage to fund the provision of housing in inflationary contexts, focusing on Brazil and including other forms of real estate investment in this country. It focuses on residential investment methods in other economies, covering in particular those who imposed a unit of savings system. The chapter presents the case of Argentina, including public, private and public-private partnership (PPP) options recently developed by the new administration. It provides a detailed view of the changes that are needed to improve the functionality of the Fundo de Investimento Imobiliario. Most countries battle with inflation and long-term real estate finance mechanisms. The chapter presents the difficulties South American countries are experiencing when trying to arrange long-term financing for real estate in inflationary contexts. The move to expand towards PPPs will certainly relieve national states from having to finance the provision of housing.
