1. Introduction : financialization and houseing studies -- 2. Centring housing in political economy / with Brett Christophers -- 3. The financialization of home and the mortgage market crisis -- 4. The great moderation, the great excess and the global housing crisis -- 5. Financialization and...

Introduction -- Methods -- Physical health limitations and financial hardship -- Financial stress and satisfaction -- Mental health and sense of control -- Local voting -- Civic engagement -- Social capital -- Collective efficacy and perceived crime -- Homeownership: mechanisms and dependencies...

"In the United States, homeownership is synonymous with economic security and middle-class status. It has played this role in American life for almost a century, and as a result, homeownership's centrality to Americans' economic lives has come to seem natural and inevitable. But this state of...