Although commercial entities can contribute positively to health and society there is growing
evidence that the products and practices of some commercial actors—notably the largest …

Geographers have started studying residential (housing) and commercial real estate
(offices, retail, leisure) at the intersection of financial and urban geographies to understand …

Through detailed empirical analysis of a central area of Lisbon, this paper explores whether
short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb channel investment in residential real estate and …

COMPARATIVE URBANISM 'Comparative Urbanism fully transforms the scope and purpose
of urban studies today, distilling innovative conceptual and methodological tools. The …

There is a small but growing literature on the financialization of housing that demonstrates
how housing is a central aspect of financialization. Despite the varied analyses of the …

In the literature, one finds various explanations for the rise of financialized capitalism. In the
different strands of financialization literature, housing either plays a minor role or is simply …

Socioeconomic inequality is on the rise in major European cities, as are concerns over it,
since it is seen as a threat to social cohesion and stability. Surprisingly, relatively little is …

There is a growing body of literature on China's land reform, land system and land-centred
urbanisation. While the contribution of land proceeds to Chinese local public finance and …

abstract This article is concerned with new modes of property-led financial accumulation
emerging in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Focusing on the United States, the article …

While traditional forms of gentrification involved the conversion of rental units to owner-
occupation, a new rental-tenure form of gentrification has emerged across the globe. This is …