01584cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009291 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451825701 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Mexico : Financial Sector Assessment Program Update-Technical Note-Housing Finance. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (32 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper presents a technical note on Mexico's Financial Sector Assessment Program update. The Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal has successfully led a range of direct policy measures that have stimulated the development of the housing finance market. The government improved the legal environment for mortgage finance by passing reforms that reduced the average time to foreclosure from five years to two, by facilitating the reform of several state property registries and by facilitating mortgage securitization. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/162 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2007/162/002.2007.issue-162-en.xml IMF e-Library