From flatmates to realestate? Platform capitalism and the transformation of share housing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13135759 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pranita Shrestha (0000-0002-7623-1345, The University of Sydney, corresponding author), Nicole Gurran (0000-0003-2646-384X, The University of Sydney), Zahra Nasreen (0000-0002-6626-9606, The University of Sydney) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Pages | 100070-100070 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Digital Geography and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2666-3783 • E-ISSN: 2666-3783 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.diggeo.2023.100070 |
| OpenAlex | W4387502791 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 29 |
The rise of platform capitalism has been instrumental in facilitating capital accumulation at scale through the commodification of previously untradable services and spaces. Digital real estate technology-based platforms or ‘PropTech’ (Property Technology) have transformed how housing is produced, traded, and managed, augmenting existing and creating new housing markets in ways that are still evolving. While ‘home-sharing’ platform Airbnb has become synonymous with ‘peers’ offering residential accommodation online, more traditional forms of house sharing between ‘flat mates’ have also been digitised by global platforms. In this paper we trace the evolution of Australian share housing platform ‘Flatmates.com.au’ from the online equivalent of a campus noticeboard advertising share houses to a sophisticated real estate platform owned by global, PropTech giant Real Estate Advertising ‘REA Group’. In doing so we examine how ‘platform logic’ i.e., converting user-inputted data to information to asset; exponential growth through network expansion and connectivity – has integrated the social practices and relationships defining share households within the global real estate market. The paper contributes to critical literature on the inter-relationships between platform capitalism and housing, focusing specifically on the share housing sector in Australian cities
Asset (computer security · Business · Capitalism · Commodification · Computer security · Economics · Market economy · Political science · Real estate · Real estate development · Sharing economy · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Sharing Economy and Platforms · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |