Housing has become the biggest political and social issue of this generation. Rent is so high, savings are impossible, and purchase prices are impossible to achieve without money in your checking account. A perverted vicious cycle in which millions of people are trapped. Social pressure mounts and politics demands answers.
Government President Pedro Sanchez made the announcement this week. 12 measures to improve access to housing in Spainbut its approval depends on the support of the remaining factions of Congress. Together with Jaime Palomera, who has had a long career as a housing activist and is currently a researcher at the Urban Research Institute (IDRA), we analyze what matters most.
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Related episodes → Housing: Criticism of dead ends and self-criticism
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