Discussion | Affordable housing in SA remains a challenge

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JOHANNESBURG – The provision of adequate and affordable housing in South Africa still remains a challenge and with home loan rejections averaging at a rate of 68 percent exacerbating the level of inequality in country ranked among the most unequal countries in the world. 
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According to the Office of Disclosure, the average home loan approved per historically disadvantaged persons was just over half a million compared to previously advantaged persons at an average mortgage value of R2.5-million. 
Dr Tshifhiwa Mphigalale, the deputy chairperson of the Office of Disclosure, discussed this with eNCA.