This master’s thesis „Kinds and sources of financing of living“ is focused on options and sources of housing financing of an individual. It describes structure, extent and state of house and flat fund of Czech republic and capital city of Prague. It features different attributes of housing sectors. It describes state housing aid and its designation. It deeply describes savings and mortgage loans. Final part solves family’s housing need with the use of several financial sources and offers optimal solution based on multiple criteria.

The aim of this master’s thesis is to find the best type of mortgage loan for several kinds of borrowers. The first part describes personal housing financing, use of loans, use of mortgages in general. At the end of this theoretical part the value analysis is explained as a tool for mortgage lender (or the type of mortgage loan) selection and the way of reaching this goal is defined. Second part is a practical example of how to make decision and find the best choice. It selects the most important criteria and real cash flow is simulated to asset the price of each possibility. Using the discrimination method and efficiency rate the possibilities are ranked. Results are commented on and recommendations are set to every type of client. In conclusion, general method for selection before getting a mortgage is proposed.