This paper reinterprets urban vacancy in Greece not as market failure, but as a calculated tool for profit. Focusing on Thessaloniki, it argues that vacancy is produced, maintained, repurposed, and removed by financial actors to maximize returns. These actors withhold properties from circulation, controlling the timing of their reintegration into the market to sustain speculation… Read MoreFinancialization, possessive familialism, and the politics of vacancy » The post Financialization, p...
