The UNECE Working Party on Land Administration WPLA

The UNECE Working Party on Land Administration (WPLA) Tasks of the Real Estate Market Advisory Group (REM) Milan, 12 th June 2008 Peter Creuzer 12 June 2008 WPLA 1

Contents 1. Land administration in the ECE region 2. Approach of the UNECE WPLA 3. Real Estate Market Advisory Group (REM) 12 June 2008 WPLA 2

1. Land administration in the ECE region 2. Approach of the UNECE WPLA 3. Real Estate Market Advisory Group (REM) 12 June 2008 WPLA 3

Land Society Functions of land in society Physical Ecological Economic Cultural Social Legal Good stewardship of land Good governance Land policies Land administration Secure tenure From: Land Administration in the ECE-region - Development Trends and Main Principles, ECE/HBP/140 12 June 2008 WPLA 4

Paradigm Shift Political and economic changes Change of land ownership structures Institutional and economic structures Development of land markets Transfer of government functions to the private sector 12 June 2008 • Cost recovery Statutory tasks plus service delivery for the market • Institutional arrangements • Spatial data infrastructures • Emerging markets, value-adding services WPLA 5

Land Administration ‘The term ‘land administration’. . . refers to the processes of recording and disseminating information about the ownership, value and use of land its associated resources. ’ From: ‘Land Administration in the ECEregion - Development Trends and Main Principles’ (ECE/HBP/140) 12 June 2008 WPLA 6

Social and Economic Benefits of Good Land Administration (1) Facilitating private land ownership and security of tenure (2) Developing a secure financial sector (3) Providing a basis for land taxation (4) Land information as basis for land management, change monitoring (5) National mapping, accessible information … Social and Economic Benefits of Good Land Administration (2 nd Edition, UNECE WPLA, January 2005) 12 June 2008 WPLA 7

1. Land administration in the ECE region 2. Approach of the UNECE WPLA 3. Real Estate Market Advisory Group (REM) 12 June 2008 WPLA 8

Terms of Reference • Promotion and improvement of land administration and land management in the ECE-region • Introduction and improvement of cadastres and land registers • Development of real estate markets • Cooperation and experience exchange with ECE member countries • Coherence of activities with work of the Committee on Housing and Land Management 12 June 2008 WPLA 9

To. R (II) - Tasks Land administration Planning and development of land Encouraging partnership of public and private sectors Formulation and implementation of land policies International cooperation 12 June 2008 WPLA 10

Core Activities of the WPLA Workshops Plenary Sessions Land Administr. Publications Reviews 12 June 2008 WPLA 11

Publications/Studies (Examples) Land Administration In The ECE Region – Development Trends and Main Principles 12 June 2008 Principles for the Use of PPP within Land Administration in the ECE Member Countries WPLA 12

1. Land administration in the ECE region 2. Approach of the UNECE WPLA 3. Real Estate Market Advisory Group 12 June 2008 WPLA 13

The Land Market Value and valuation of land (individual and mass valuation) Price, market, cost and value Land property taxation Valuation agencies Land property markets Mortgage finance From: ‘Land Administration in the ECEregion - Development Trends and Main Principles’ (ECE/HBP/140) 12 June 2008 WPLA 14

Real Estate Market Advisory Group (1) Experts from the private sector, financial institutions, NGOs, professional associations, . . (2) Promotion of the real estate market, financial services and land administration (3) Close cooperation with ECE Secretariat and Bureau of the WPLA ECE/HBP/WP. 7/2007/7 12 June 2008 WPLA 15

Real Estate Market Advisory Group (II) (1) Advice to WPLA on it’s activities (2) Advice to ECE member states on practical implementation of policy recommendations and specific activities (3) Contribute to capacity-building activities of the WPLA and to the dissemination of information, good practice and know how in ECE member countries (4) Networking with global and regional financial institutions, lender and donor organisations, NGO’s and the business community (5) Biannual progress reports to the WPLA ECE/HBP/WP. 7/2007/7 12 June 2008 WPLA 16

Current Challenges Ø Informal settlements Ø Fees and charges guidelines Ø Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI) Ø Institutional arrangements (including PPP), real estate market transparency Ø Holistic approach to land administration and land management issues 12 June 2008 WPLA 17

Conclusions • Sound land administration is vital for the welfare of the state and the benefit of the citizens. • Each country’s individual circumstances need to be carefully considered when establishing or changing a land administration and management system. This includes the real estate markets. • Common principles are in place and should be applied! • International cooperation in land administration should include expertise on real estate markets (REM). 12 June 2008 WPLA 18

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