What is the APUHF?

National Housing Bank established the Asia Pacific Union for Housing Finance (APUHF) in 2009-10 as an international platform dedicated to sharing knowledge and fostering cooperation in advancing the housing finance sector, with a particular emphasis on affordable and energy-efficient housing. From 2009-10 to 2013-14, APUHF organized several well-received international conferences and events, which became valuable forums for exchanging insights, best practices, and experiences from diverse countries.

APUHF aims to facilitate the exchange of ideas among South Asian nations, supporting policy development, strategic initiatives, and the creation of innovative instruments and products for low-income housing and housing finance markets. This platform shall function as a knowledge-sharing and networking hub, promoting collaboration and coordinated efforts among South Asian countries as they address regional housing and finance challenges. In addition, the platform shall regularly feature events and developments relevant to the housing sector in South Asia. APUHF and NHB shall also keep track of the global housing markets.


About Us

National Housing Bank (NHB), India's apex institution for housing finance, was established through an Act of Parliament and is responsible for promoting and developing the housing finance sector nationally.

NHB is actively working on Asia Pacific Union for Housing Finance (APUHF); to establish it as the leading platform for information exchange and collaboration in housing finance, especially at a time when the sector faces common challenges across borders, such as low penetration among affordable and low-income segments and difficulties in delivering formal housing credit at reasonable rates to the targeted segment.

In this renewed role, NHB envisions APUHF as a key partner for all participating institutions, leveraging collective experience to devise effective solutions for shared problems. The Secretariat of APUHF is hosted within NHB’s Head Office in New Delhi, reinforcing NHB's central role in facilitating knowledge exchange, coalition-building, and coordinated action among South Asian and Asia-Pacific countries in the housing finance sector.