In recent years, the financialization of

housing has become a major challenge to

many cities across the globe, not the least

because it tends to favor the interests of

global finance over the needs of residents.

Based on three case studies in the city

regions of Zurich, Birmingham and Lyon,

the present investigation analyzes the

interplay of housing governance and policies

over the past 20 years against the

backdrop of the financialization of housing.