Catalonia carries a historic shortfall of 150,000 homes and adds 75,000 new households a year, while the private sector builds barely 10,000 to 15,000. A report by the University of Barcelona and Forcadell attributes the mismatch to regulatory changes.
Experts sound the alarm on housing: “Just 100,000 homes are being built each year, against 700,000 in 2007”
Spain is currently building around 100,000 homes a year, compared with 700,000 at the 2007 peak. According to Fotocasa data, 1.8 million would be needed to balance the market — roughly 18...
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