Framework of affordable cooperative housing through an innovative waqf-based source of finance in Karachi
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to introduce an innovative framework called the waqf cooperative housing framework (WCHF), with an objective to create a synergistic equilibrium between waqf and cooperative housing schemes. To tackle problems related to the dearth of financing, this resea...
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Emerald Insight
2022
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/100770/1/Framework%20of%20affordable%20cooperative%20housing%20through%20an%20innovative%20waqf-based%20source%20of%20finance%20in%20Karachi.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/100770/ https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JIABR-05-2021-0140/full/pdf?title=framework-of-affordable-cooperative-housing-through-an-innovative-waqf-based-source-of-finance-in-karachi |
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| Summary: | Purpose – The purpose of this research is to introduce an innovative framework called the waqf cooperative
housing framework (WCHF), with an objective to create a synergistic equilibrium between waqf and cooperative
housing schemes. To tackle problems related to the dearth of financing, this research postulates an innovative waqfbased
source of finance that involves generating revenue from common areas (waqf area) within the vicinity of the
condominium.
Design/methodology/approach – Primary data were collected through interviews and the data
were analysed using the NVIVO software. The interviewees comprised managers from property
development sectors, public sector officials, university lecturers in Islamic finance, CEOs, top
management officials from Islamic financial institutions, community leaders and shariah scholars.
Findings – A framework was proposed based on the result of the interviews. It was found that
innovative models such as WCHF can resolve the issue of affordable housing in Karachi such as
decreasing the financial burden on the public exchequer, bringing positive change to the lives of the
poor, fulfilling the property developer’s corporate social responsibility, fulfilling the religious duty of
the general public and condominium owners towards their fellow beings as well as creating new
employment opportunities for people who are working in the financial sector (waqf management
companies/trustees) and the construction sector.
Research limitations/implications – Even though this study has introduced an innovative and
practical solution to the financing of affordable housing, it also encountered some limitations. First, it
is conducted in Karachi city involving six group of respondents; thus, the findings cannot be
generalised with other contexts. Similar research needs to be conducted in different contexts.
Originality/value – To date, this is among the first studies, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, to
investigate cooperative affordable housing with the help of innovative Islamic finance tools in the context of
Pakistan. Furthermore, insufficient attention has been given to the enabling and hindering factors behind the acceptance of a framework that seeks to initiate a cooperative scheme based on an innovative waqf financing tool that generates revenue from common areas around a condominium. |
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