Empresa de Vivienda de Antioquia - VIVA

What Empresa de Vivienda de Antioquia - VIVA does

VIVA (Empresa de Vivienda de Antioquia) is a state-owned housing enterprise (Empresa Industrial y Comercial del Estado) of the Departamento de Antioquia, Colombia, operating under the institutional umbrella of the Gobernación de Antioquia. Established as a departmental policy instrument to address the housing deficit across Antioquia, the entity coordinates housing and habitat policy across all 125 municipalities of the department. It is headquartered at Carrera 43A N° 34-95 in Medellín's Almacentro commercial center and operates with approximately 81 employees, led by Gerente General Rodrigo Hernández Alzate.

The organization delivers an integrated housing platform combining new social housing construction (VIVA Mi Casa Nueva), home improvement interventions (VIVA Mi Casa Mejorada), property titling (Titulación de predios), the Mi Casa Antioquia Ya housing subsidy program, rural solar photovoltaic system installations, and supporting instruments including savings incentives (Ahorro VIVAPlus) and a mortgage rescue plan (Plan Rescate). Service delivery runs through formal agreements with municipal governments, public-private alliances with construction firms, and partnerships with COMFAMA, ISVIMED, Camacol, IDEA, and the national Ministry of Housing. An internal research arm, VIVALAB, generates housing policy analysis and statistics, while the LUAS model (recognized at INNPACTA 2025) provides a social innovation framework. The entity also operates the Escuela de Propietarios advisory program and the Banco Virtual de Materiales.

VIVA is funded entirely through public budgets and government transfers rather than commercial revenue. In 2025, the entity invested COP $755,000 million (~$185M USD) to deliver 54,406 housing solutions, with additional allocations of COP $561,000 million for rural women's housing improvements across 116 municipalities and COP $88,000 million via a public-private alliance with construction companies. Beneficiaries are individual families, with priority segments including low-income families in housing deficit, rural and indigenous communities (Vigía, Murindó), women heads of household in extreme poverty, families in qualitative housing deficit, and families lacking property titles. Over the current four-year government term under Governor Andrés Julián Rendón, VIVA targets 150,000 housing solutions and 20,000 property titulations.

Name

Empresa de Vivienda de Antioquia - VIVA

Legal name

Empresa de Vivienda de Antioquia

Website

https://viva.gov.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

VIVA is a Colombian state-owned housing enterprise under the Gobernación de Antioquia. It delivers social housing construction, home improvements, subsidies, property titling, and rural solar energy across all 125 Antioquia municipalities, serving low-income families and vulnerable populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Social Housing Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Housing Programs (92511), Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Down Payment Assistance (DPA) & Homebuyer Subsidy Programs (FSALAKAE), Housing Benefits & Rent Subsidy Administration (BPAIAKAG), Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization Housing Programs (FSALAKAO)

Keywords

• Social housing programs
• Housing subsidy administration
• Property titling services
• Public housing construction
• Home improvement programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Medellín

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Housing Subsidies: VIVA manages and distributes housing subsidies ('Subsidio de vivienda VIVA Mi Casa') to eligible families in Antioquia. These subsidies are part of departmental housing programs and are funded through public budgets from the Antioquia Governor's Office and national housing funds.
2. Housing Solutions Development: Direct development and construction of social housing units (Vivienda Nueva) for qualifying families, including both urban and rural housing solutions. Funded through public investment budgets.
3. Home Improvement Programs: Housing improvement interventions ('Mejoramientos') that include installation of progressive floors, bathroom upgrades, and kitchen improvements for families living in inadequate conditions. Delivered through municipal partnerships and public procurement.
4. Land Titling Services: VIVA provides property titling services ('Titulación de predios') to formalize land ownership for families, contributing to legal security and property rights in Antioquia municipalities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

VIVA is the departmental housing enterprise of the Antioquia Governor's Office (Empresa Industrial y Comercial del Estado) that administers housing subsidies, builds and delivers social housing units (Vivienda Nueva), performs qualitative home improvements (Mejoramientos such as floors, bathrooms and kitchens), formalizes land tenure through titling (Titulación de predios), installs solar photovoltaic systems in rural areas, and runs complementary financial instruments (Plan Rescate, Ahorro VIVAPlus) for vulnerable families across Antioquia's 125 municipalities.

Product overview

VIVA (Empresa de Vivienda de Antioquia) operates as a unified social housing platform offering multiple interconnected programs. The core offering centers on VIVA Mi Casa, which combines new housing construction (Vivienda Nueva), home improvements (Mejoramientos), and land titling services. Supporting programs include housing subsidies, savings incentives (Ahorro VIVAPlus), solar energy installations, and the Plan Rescate for families at risk of default. Research capabilities are provided through VIVALAB, while the Escuela de Propietarios offers advisory services. Additional offerings include urban transformations, sociocultural management, municipal consulting, and public grant application processes (Convocatorias). The platform serves both urban and rural populations across all Antioquia municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VIVALAB: Centro de Pensamiento de Vivienda y Hábitat de Antioquia - VIVALAB is VIVA's think tank center focused on housing and habitat research and policy development.
• Antioquia Pinta Firme

Products and services

• VIVA Mi Casa

Quantifiable outcome

• 54,406 housing solutions delivered in 2025 with $755,000 million COP investment
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Private Construction CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025VIVA formed public-private alliances with private construction companies for housing improvements. An $88,000 million COP alliance was announced in 2025 to deliver thousands of housing improvements, with private companies providing construction capacity and VIVA providing funding and program coordination.
• Municipal Governments of AntioquiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024VIVA partners with all 125 municipalities of Antioquia through formal agreements to implement housing programs. Municipal governments identify beneficiary families, provide local coordination, and co-finance housing interventions. In 2025, agreements were signed with 116 municipalities specifically for rural women's housing improvements.
• Camacol AntioquiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIVA collaborates with Camacol (Colombian Chamber of Construction) at both regional and national levels. The Governor presented housing policy results to Camacol leadership, and joint efforts support the housing sector ecosystem in Antioquia.
• COMFAMA (Caja de Compensación Familiar de Antioquia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOMFAMA, the family compensation fund of Antioquia, is a key ally in housing initiatives. Joint projects include the 'La Colinita' housing project in Medellín which delivered 106 housing units through a public-private alliance, benefiting 4.7 million people annually according to COMFAMA's reach.
• Gobernación de Antioquia (Antioquia Governor's Office)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIVA operates under the institutional umbrella of the Antioquia Governor's Office. The Governor, Andrés Julián Rendón, personally delivers housing subsidies and champions housing programs. The Governor's Office provides the institutional framework and primary funding for VIVA's operations.
• Ministry of Housing, City and Territory (MinVivienda)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIVA coordinates with the national Ministry of Housing on housing policy and subsidy programs. Despite tensions over national subsidy allocations to Antioquia, the relationship remains important for program alignment and access to national housing funds.
• ISVIMED (Instituto Social de Vivienda y Equipamientos Comunitarios de Medellín)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIVA collaborates with ISVIMED, Medellín's social housing institute, on housing initiatives in the metropolitan area. Joint efforts include the 'Alianza público-privada' for housing access facilitating 10,500 families' access to dignified housing.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Build Change: Non-profit specializing in housing improvements and disaster-resilient retrofits in Latin America. Comparable in its focus on qualitative housing deficit (Mejoramientos) and rural housing — a thematic overlap with VIVA's improvement and rural programs.
• Habitat for Humanity Colombia: Non-profit developer of social housing and improvements for low-income families in Colombia. Overlaps with VIVA on beneficiary profile (housing deficit families) and product (self-help and improved housing), but operates via donations rather than state budgets.

Direct peers

• ISVIMED (Instituto Social de Vivienda y Equipamientos Comunitarios de Medellín): Medellín's municipal social housing institute, directly comparable to VIVA as a sub-national government housing agency in the same metropolitan region. VIVA already partners with ISVIMED on the 'Alianza público-privada' serving 10,500 families.
• FONHAPO (Fondo Nacional de Habitaciones Populares - Mexico): Mexico's federal fund for popular housing improvements, subsidies, and titling. Comparable in mission (subsidized housing solutions for low-income families) and product mix (improvements, titling, subsidies) to VIVA's integrated platform.
• COMFAMA (Caja de Compensación Familiar de Antioquia): Antioquia's family compensation fund and an active VIVA partner on the 'La Colinita' project (106 units). Comparable as a regional institution channeling housing subsidies and improvements to affiliated workers and vulnerable populations.
• Caja de Vivienda Popular de Bogotá: Bogotá's district housing agency providing social housing, improvements, and titling to vulnerable populations — structurally identical to VIVA but operating at city scale in the national capital.
• FONAVI (Fondo Nacional de Vivienda - Peru): Peru's national housing fund historically delivering subsidized housing solutions to low-income workers. Comparable mission and beneficiary profile to VIVA, with a similar integrated subsidy-and-construction mandate.

Broad incumbents

• INFONAVIT (Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores): Mexico's largest housing finance entity, providing mortgage credits, subsidies, and improvements to workers. Much larger scale than VIVA but comparable in offering an integrated housing-subsidy-improvement platform through a public-mandate institution.
• Ministerio de Vivienda, Ciudad y Territorio de Colombia (MinVivienda): Colombia's national housing ministry, which VIVA explicitly coordinates with (and tensions with) on subsidy allocation. Comparable as a public-sector housing administrator but operating at national scope and policy level rather than direct execution.

Others

• Camacol Antioquia: Regional construction chamber that partners with VIVA on housing sector coordination. Not a direct competitor but a key ecosystem counterpart comparable in its role linking government, private builders, and housing policy in Antioquia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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