Korea Housing Finance Corporation and Japan Housing Finance Agency to Hold International Conference
To Be Held on September 4 at Bank Hall in Seoul
Theme: "Demographic Changes and the Future of Housing Finance"
Experts from Korea, Japan, Malaysia, and the Philippines to Participate
Discussing Policy Challenges for Responding to Low Birth Rate and Aging Population
Korea Housing Finance Corporation will jointly host an international conference with the Japan Housing Finance Agency to discuss the role of housing finance in response to demographic changes such as low birth rates and an aging population.
On August 26, Korea Housing Finance Corporation announced that it will co-host the "2026 International Housing Finance Conference" with the Japan Housing Finance Agency on September 4 at the Bank Hall in Myeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul. The conference will focus on the theme, "Demographic Changes and the Future of Housing Finance." It aims to examine the impact of demographic changes—such as low birth rates, an aging society, and regional depopulation—on the housing and financial markets, and to discuss the role of housing finance and key policy issues needed to respond to these changes.
The keynote speech will be delivered by Professor Cho Man of the Korea Development Institute (KDI) and Sogang University. This will be followed by presentations from Park Jin-baek, Associate Research Fellow at the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements, on "The Impact of Demographic Transition on the Real Estate Market and Future Challenges," and Bang Song-hui, Senior Research Fellow at Korea Housing Finance Corporation, on "The Role of Housing Finance and Policy Issues in Addressing Housing Risks across the Life Cycle." Tadayori Nakao, Director of the Housing Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, will present examples of Japanese policy under the title "Japan's Housing Policy and Housing Finance."
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During the subsequent panel discussion, experts from housing finance institutions in Korea, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and other Asian countries will exchange opinions on the development direction and future tasks for housing finance in light of demographic changes. Japan Housing Finance Agency is an independent administrative corporation established in 2007 by the Japanese government to implement housing finance policies; it operates securitization businesses to support long-term fixed-rate mortgage loans and offers reverse mortgage products. The conference will be broadcast live via YouTube, and a live-viewing verification event will also be held.
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