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

There has been growing interest in the expansion of global investment in urban areas, and
the financialisation of urban development, both of which bring new business logics into the …

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 …

This article centers the role of digital technologies in extending financial accumulation into
new sectors of the US housing market in the wake of the global financial crisis. I argue that …

An asset is both a resource and property, in that it generates income streams with its sale
price based on the capitalization of those revenues. Although an asset's income streams can …

The private rental sector (PRS) is making a surprising comeback. A central argument in our
paper is that we see the rise of PRS and the associated stagnation of homeownership as …

This report discusses the financialization of urban governance and the built environment as
an explicit state strategy, focusing on municipal finance and the use of financial products by …

Housing affordability has been decreasing worldwide, particularly in the advanced
economies, in recent decades. A fast-growing body of literature on housing affordability …

Secure housing is core to the Sustainable Development Goals and a fundamental human
right. However, potential conflicts between housing and sustainability objectives remain …