Abstract

This systematic review explores the academic production on housing policy in Latin America between 2014 and 2024, analyzing 1,781 peer-reviewed articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. Using a two-stage bibliometric method, the study first maps thematic trends across the region, then delves into three interrelated domains: the financialisation of housing, socio-spatial inequality, and the climate crisis. Findings reveal an increasingly consolidated field wherein financial logics reconfigure housing provision, inequalities are deepened through market-led reforms, and environmental imperatives reframe housing as a site of energy governance. Rather than isolated phenomena, these axes are tightly interwoven, suggesting the emergence of a systemic governance challenge. The study critiques the persistence of technocratic and market-centric approaches in policy design, arguing that a rights-based and context-sensitive agenda is urgently needed. It also underscores limitations related to language bias and the underrepresentation of gray literature. The paper advocates for future research that engages critically with the ontological foundations of housing policy and embraces interdisciplinary, multilingual, and socially grounded perspectives. © 2025 Housing Education and Research Association.