Housing Acquisition Strategy. A New Housing Policy Tool

One of the most promising ways to address housing unaffordability is the purchase of existing housing and buildings to provide more affordable housing in areas of the city with neither existing . Public stock nor land to build on. Through the Right to First Refusal, the public sector is able to stop speculative investment, preventing segregation and gentrification. A Housing Acquisition Strategy can help.

The speakers of this session are:

- Olga Balaoura - Professor in Architecture, ENA Institute for Alternative Policies - Greece (Speaker)

- Eduardo González de Molina - Policy Consultant at Barcelona City Council - Spain (Speaker)

- Gianpaolo Baiocchi - Professor in Sociology, New York University - United States of America (Speaker)

- Alex Diner - Senior Housing Researcher, NEF New Economic Foundation - United Kingdom (Speaker)

- Rosa Milá - Professor of Civil Law, Barcelona Housing Chair - Spain (Speaker)