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 …

How London was bought and sold by the Super-Rich, and what it means for the rest of us
Who owns London? Today, the city is the epicentre of the world's financial markets, an elite …

Increasing supply is frequently proposed as a solution to rising housing costs. However,
there is little evidence on how new market-rate construction—which is typically expensive …

For many younger and lower-income people, housing affordability continues to worsen.
Based on the academic research of two distinguished housing economists–and stimulated …

This article problematizes the relationship between the global super‐rich and processes of
property development that have generated large volumes of underused residential space …

The picture presented in Chapter 1 was of housing stress primarily affecting generation rent–
young people, with no prior history of property ownership, unable to buy homes and …

I use newly-released administrative data on properties owned by overseas companies to
study the effect of foreign investment on the housing market in England and Wales. To …

This paper examines the spatial implications of Sydney's vertical expansion over the past
decade. Enabled by a partnership between market forces and strategic planning policy, the …

The UK has had a long-standing regional house price gap with prices in London much
higher than the rest of the UK. Using price data from 1969 to 2016 we track price differentials …

This paper compares how New York and London, two major global cities, have developed
policies and programmes to help ensure affordable housing for their citizens. It clarifies how …