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Manuel B. Aalbers

Manuel B. Aalbers | KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Manuel B. Aalbers

Biography

Manuel B. Aalbers is professor of Urban and Economic Geography at KU Leuven. He takes a political economy approach to studying the effects of ‘big’ processes like financialization and neoliberalization on cities and housing markets across the globe and has published on redlining and exclusion, the privatization of social housing, neighborhood decline and gentrification. He is the author of "Place, Exclusion, and Mortgage Markets" and "The Financialization of Housing", and lead author of a study on housing speculation for the European Parliament.

Sessions

13:15h
Thematic Roundtable | HOWS BARCELONA Housing - Housing Regulation

How can we Finance Affordable Housing When Public Budgets are Never Enough?

Manuel B. Aalbers
Manuel B. Aalbers KU Leuven Professor of Urban and Economic Geography Speaker
Tanguy Desrousseaux
Tanguy Desrousseaux European Investment Bank Head of Housing, Cities & Regions Department, Project Directorate Speaker
Francesc Martí
Francesc Martí City of Zaragoza Director of Urban Innovation Team - Bloomberg Philantropies i-Team Moderator
Jeff Risom
Jeff Risom Urban Partners Senior Advisor Speaker

#Housing Financialization, #Innovative Models of Collaboration, #Institutional Funds, #Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships, #Public-Private Partnerships, #Tax Incentives

2026-11-05 13:15 2026-11-05 14:00 Europe/Madrid How can we Finance Affordable Housing When Public Budgets are Never Enough?

Delivering affordable housing at scale requires more than political commitment. It demands financing models that can mobilise public and private capital at sufficient volume, distribute risk appropriately, and keep homes affordable over time. As public budgets alone are often insufficient, the session will focus on how cities, development banks and investment institutions can combine funds, guarantees, and public-private partnerships to make projects viable, manage risk, and ensure that investment supports long-term affordability rather than short-term market dynamics.

 Stage: HOWS Barcelona
Thu 5
13:15h - 14:00h Stage: HOWS Barcelona All Passes
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