3 key contributions: 1 Widens geography of research on institutional investment by considering a highly regulated housing market. 2 Demonstrates that a large social housing stock does not per se prevent significant presence of inst. inv. 3 Introduces novel method that may be used in other cases

This provides unique ownership data for the entire housing market at the property level. We measure inst. Inv. in diff. rental tenures & further distinguish between direct & indirect property owners, between national, EU, and non-EU investors, and conduct a GIS analysis of investment hotspots 4/n

While scholarly and public attention on institutional investors in rental housing is considerable, studies that quantify the relevance of such actors are still rare. We measure institutional investor ownership in a European city with one of the highest shares of social housing: Vienna, Austria. 3/n

Part of a brand new issue of the International Journal of Housing Policy. Articles on community led housing, low-income homeownership, renovation and rent increases, tenant-landlord relationship, pets and private renting, tenancy law and decommodification, .... www.tandfonline.com/toc/reuj20/2...