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Credit‑access Credit-access gaps remain a key obstacle for Colombian families seeking social‑interest homes. Lack of credit histories, limited financial‑literacy training, and incomplete bank participation high interest rates continue to cause loan rejections, delaying purchases hinder social-interest housing (VIS) in Colombia and pressuring construction firms. In Ecuador. While Ecuador’s Loja region, VIS units still represent under 20 % of the market despite region faces a 50 % interest‑rate subsidy, leaving demand far above supply and prompting calls for tighter coordination between national and municipal authorities. Colombia’s VIS purchase abandonments have risen sharply, shortage despite interest-rate subsidies, Colombia is grappling with cancellations up 168 % over four years after a significant contraction in the removal sector. In Colombia, the housing market has shifted toward rentals; data from the Fincaraíz portal indicates that 71% of housing searches in the first half of 2026 were for rentals, compared to only 29% for purchases. This trend follows the suspension of the “Mi Casa Ya” subsidy, higher mortgage rates program and VIS prices indexed to general uncertainty regarding subsidies. Despite a rapidly rising minimum wage. The new Colombian administration 12% policy rate and an 8% drop in sales, the government has responded by pledging pledged to build one million new homes over four years and reactivating reactivate VIS subsidies. It also seeks Efforts to expand mitigate financing barriers include expanding the rent‑to‑own “leasing habitacional” model, which rent-to-own model—which grew 10.6 % 10.6% in early 2026, and to apply 2026—and applying Law 2434 so to allow closing costs and taxes can to be financed within mortgages. Despite However, the sector faces a 12 % policy rate prolonged downturn. VIS construction has declined for 39 consecutive months, with housing starts falling 17.9% between January and an 8 % drop in sales, these measures aim July 2026 compared to reverse financing barriers and restore purchasing power, especially in Bogotá, which drives most portal activity. Overall, the situation evolves from isolated credit‑access problems to a regional shortage of affordable units, a surge in purchase cancellations, previous year. This contraction is driven by high construction costs and now a government‑driven policy push expensive credit, contributing to revive subsidies and increase supply. an 11.3% drop in new home sales during the same period.