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Financialization of urban space and platform capitalism: real estate production in Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article analyzes real estate production in Porto Alegre focusing on studios and compact apartments, primarily conceived as financial assets aimed at generating income. The study examines how local real estate developers adapt their projects to the logic of financialization and speculation. The concentration of these developments in central areas reinforces real estate appreciation and, at the same time, excludes peripheral regions and exacerbates socio-spatial segregation. The study shows that the local real estate market is strongly shaped by financial rationality, which creates challenges for urban planning.

Source: Cadernos Metrópole

DOI: 10.1590/2236-9996.2025-6469490-en

Authors: Nicole Leal de ALMEIDA, Carolina Rezende FACCIN, Heleniza Ávila CAMPOS

Institution: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Language: English

Topic: Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism

Subfield: Finance

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4413214295

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