I’ve written a short piece how the pandemic may impact on the Austrian housing market. What do we know already and what can we expect? The short text initially appeared as part of the regular newsletter of the Austrian Association for Housing Subsidy (Verein für Wohnbauförderung). The published text is available here: https://www.vwbf.at/die-coronakrise-und-der-wohnungsmarkt-aktuelle-entwicklungen-und-perspektiven/ There’s another […]
I have put together a Virtual Special Issue for the International Journal of Housing Policy on the transformation of social housing prior and after the Global Financial Crisis. It is a selection of papers that were previously published in the journal. My aim in selecting the papers was twofold: first, include a broad range of […]
In recent weeks, the corona pandemic has drawn increased attention to existing housing problems. For many people, retreating back into their homes to reduce infection also means having to get by with cramped living conditions, dark rooms, or noise more than usual. However, housing problems are unequally distributed. Not everyone is equally affected. The need […]
Housing problems are rising. In Austria, too. I have put together a factsheet on the issue together with my colleagues Selim Banabak and Leonhard Plank (both TU Wien). Essential take-aways: The housing cost burden in Austria is still moderate by international comparison. Satisfaction with the current housing situation among households is overall relatively high. Incomes […]
If you are looking for some brand-new housing research to read amidst the current corona situation, I have a new special issue out in the International Journal of Housing Policy, co-edited with Cody Hochstenbach (University of Amsterdam) and Chris Lennartz (PBL Nederlands). It deals with the rise of what we call multiple property ownership, i.e. […]
I am co-organizing a housing research workshop in Hamburg in May. This comes out of a collaboration of the ENHR working group Homeownership and Globalization, which I am co-coordinating with Richard Ronald and Caroline Dewilde, and the HafenCity University Hamburg, particularly Yuca Meubrink and Monika Grubbauer. All details below. Between Owning and Renting: Shifting approaches to […]
Dieses Buch ist der erste Sammelband zu Gentrifizierung in Wien. Es bietet einen Überblick über Wissen zu Gentrifizierung in Wissenschaft, Politik und Praxis. Mit Beiträgen von: Walter Matznetter, Christoph Reinprecht, Lilli Bauer, Gerhard Hatz, Mara Verlic, Walter Rosifka, Christina Liebhart, Camilo Molina, Projekt Grätzeleltern, Yvonne Franz, Michael Friesenecker, Elke Rauth, Katharina Hammer, Judith Wittrich, Marc Diebäcker, […]
Die kurzfristige Vermietung von Wohnraum als Ferienunterkunft boomt. Eine der weltweit größten Vermietungsplattformen ist Airbnb. Seit der Gründung im Jahr 2008 ist die Zahl der über den Online-Dienst vermittelten Angebote in vielen Städten rasant expandiert. Heute verwaltet Airbnb nach eigenen Angaben bereits rund 3 Millionen Unterkünfte in 65.000 Städten weltweit und erreicht mehr als 200 […]
Seit Jahren steigen Mieten und Wohnungspreise – vor allem in wachsenden Städten und Regionen Deutschlands. Günstiger Wohnraum wird zunehmend knapp und gerade untere und mittlere Einkommensgruppen sind von hohen Wohnkosten belastet. Der Band bringt gestalterische, gesellschaftliche und politische Lösungsansätze in einen Dialog. Die Beiträge erkunden die Gründe für die Wiederkehr der Wohnungsfrage und stellen Strategien […]
There is growing recognition how cities and urban development across Western societies have been affected by the rise of neo-liberalism and free market principles in policy-making in the context of a shift from a Fordist to a Post-Fordist regulatory regime since the 1970s. This book sets out to specifically contribute to a better understanding of […]
