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Spain Housing Crisis 2026 Explained: Why Soaring Rents, Evictions and Protests Have Triggered a Snap Election
The eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her Madrid apartment has become a symbol of Spain's worsening housing emergency. With rents rising faster than wages, a shortage of affordable homes and growing anger against property investors, the crisis has now pushed Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to call an early general election. Key Highlights Spain faces an estimated housing shortage of around 750,000 homes, which could exceed one million by 2028, according to projections cited
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