Only 14% of European Mayors See Affordable Housing Prices in Their Cities

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The European network of large cities calls the case of Spain "emergency" in the context of a housing crisis that particularly affects the countries of the south and the west, although the Nordics are beginning to be at riskBrussels warns that the housing crisis threatens the Spanish economy The price of housing suffocates Europe more and more. It is a crisis that particularly affects the countries of the south and the west of the continent, but …

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Von der Leyen's report is a good precedent for discussing seriously new ways of dealing with the serious problem of lack of housing. What is being done is not enough. Editorial of Helena Pereira

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The escalation of rental prices and the collapse of the residential market in the big cities have led the Spanish government to implement a radical reform of the Housing Law, approved in 2023 but whose effects are beginning to materialize now. With 20.4% of rental homes (the highest figure in the historical series of the INE) and communities like Baleares (30.9%), Catalonia (27.9%) and Madrid (27.1%) leading this trend, the regulations seek to g…

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The autonomous communities and cities governed by the PP have sent a joint letter to the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to request a meeting in which to address the "serious" housing situation in Spain, the party reported this Thursday.In the letter, made public by the PP, the councillors of these 13 territories value the European Commission's commitment to involve "all levels of government" in determining the future…

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In 17 provincial capitals, rents consume more than 30% of the income of young couples, a percentage that experts consider limit to reserve margin to other basic expenses. According to the combined data of the Consumer Price Index and the average income of people aged 32 and 34 years, living on their own has become unaffordable in cities where housing does not cease to be expensive. This situation not only delays emancipation, but forces many to …

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Access to decent housing has become a growing challenge for thousands of Spanish young people (one of the sectors most affected by this “housing crisis” that Spain currently faces in cities such as Madrid and Barcelona), especially in the big cities. According to the latest data from the Idealista portal, rental prices have reached historic highs in cities such as Madrid, Barcelona and Malaga, where annual increases of 13%, 18% and 22% have been…