COMMENTARY
Cities and Real Estate
World Economic Forum
Friday, June 6, 2025
There's a Global Crisis in Affordable and Adequate Housing. Mobilizing Private Capital and Capabilities is Essential to Our Response
Kalin Bracken and Sam Chandan, PhD
In cities around th world, expanding access to affordable and adequate housing requires meaningful private-sector participation in financing, development, operations, and long-term asset management. Without private capital and execution capacity, there is no viable solution to persistent deterioration in housing accesss. First and foremost, the public role in housing is to support the necessary conditions for private participation.
World Economic Forum
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Why We Must Reimagine Real Estate for a Better Future
Kalin Bracken and Sam Chandan, PhD
As societies contend with an increasingly complex global outlook, the role of the built environment must take centre stage. The public and private sectors should strive to deliver more liveable, sustainable, resilient and affordable buildings and cities.