The financialisation of rental housing: A comparative analysis of New York City and Berlin

Urban Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1486-1502

  Fields, Desiree ^a   Uffer, Sabina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SIT Study Abroad International Honors Program   (United States)

Author keywords

finance; financialisation; private equity funds; rent; rental housing

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUITY; FINANCE; GENTRIFICATION; HOUSING FINANCE; INVESTMENT; MARKET CONDITIONS; RENTAL SECTOR; TRANSFORM; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN POLITICS;

BERLIN; GERMANY; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84964636486     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098014543704     Document Type: Article

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