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The Financialization of the Housing Market in the Digital Era

Airbnb in Berlin

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DOI: 10.14361/9783839459645-016

Using the example of Airbnb, an internationally operating platform company for the booking of apartments, this article describes the role of such a company in the housing policy debate. The main thesis of the text is that Airbnb is exemplary for the financialization and digitalization of the housing market, and that it, as a platform, exploits data generated by urban processes and rental practices. In this context, it is of particular interest that digitalization is not a neutral process in itself; it takes place embedded in consumption-oriented and capitalist accumulation processes and is significantly influenced by technology and innovation policies.