Global Housing Finance Market is valued USD 2.87 Trillion in 2018 and is projected is to exhibit 14.5% CAGR during the forecast period. The market is projected to be around USD 8.49 Trillion by 2026. The market is driven by the, rapid economic development in the emerging regions.

The Housing Finance Company is yet another form of non-banking financial company which is related to the principal business of financing of acquisition or construction of houses that includes the development of plots of lands for the construction of new houses.
Housing Finance Market Dynamics
Factors such as the increasing demand for housing across emerging countries, rapid increase in urbanization is expected to accelerate with the government’s focus on building new smart cities, rapid economic development in the emerging regions and countries like India, China, and many African countries have enhanced income levels and helped in the housing finance market. Additionally, demand from the rural and semi-urban sector and Young demographics bode well for housing loans.

However, the new government regulation act aims to improve transparency and accountability in the housing market and aims to set right many shortcomings that currently plague the housing market.
Housing Finance Market Insight
The Asia Pacific holds the major market share of the global Housing Finance Market on account of young demographics bode well for housing loans emerging countries like India. This has a large and young working population, with 70% of the people under the age of 40 (as of 2017), which provides favourable demographics for home loans and is conducive for strong credit demand. Home ownership accounts for a high degree of social status. Thus, a majority of housing loans are used for self-occupied houses rather than investments for reputation and sentimental reasons. It is due to this factor that self-occupied houses are least defaulted upon by individuals.
Housing Finance Market Segmentation
The global Housing Finance Market is segmented into the type and region. Based on type the market is segmented into Home Loan, NRI-Home Loan, Land Loan, Others. Based on the geography the market is further segregated into North America, Latin America, Europe and the Asia Pacific. This report forecasts revenue growth and volume of units sold at global, regional & country levels and provides an analysis of the industry trends in each of the sub-segments from 2017 to 2026.
Housing Finance Market Competitive Landscape
The UN estimates that the global population will reach 8.5 billion by 2030, with almost 60% of the population living in urban centers. Also, the projected 3 billion people will need new housing and basic urban infrastructure by 2030.

The space is dominated by lenders such as SBI, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and a handful of HFCs like HDFC, LIC Housing, Indiabulls Housing and Dewan Housing. These players accounted for 56 per cent of total housing loans in India. Also Can Fin Homes Limited (CFHL), GIC Housing Finance Limited, PNB Housing Finance Limited, and IDBI Homefinance Limited (IHFL) are some key players in housing finance market.