Re-conceiving Affordability in the US

Abstract

The past two decades have solidified the housing affordability problem in the US. The crisis began in the 1990s as the commodification of housing took root with deregulation and lower interest rates. However, even after the... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Janet Smith (University of Illinois at Chicago)

Topic Areas

Financialisation and the built environment , Housing inequality and social stratification , Reconstructing the real estate-finance link: Housing financialization after the crisis

Session

2C » Financialisation and the built environment (15:30 - Monday, 19th June, Y5-204)

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