Rentals
Housing minister backs madrid mobilization as social security homes move to public rental stock
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Isabel Rodríguez said on friday that she understands and shares the demonstration called for sunday in madrid by the tenants union. The housing ministry announced that social security treasury homes will join the public stock through casa 47 and that sales and auctions will be canceled.
INE data reveal an average 22.9 percent rise in Spanish rents from 2015 to 2024, with increases above 30 percent in three provincial capitals.
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Mario Andrés Ramírez, president of Fedelonjas, warned of a 6.5% drop in new housing sales in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025, due to high credit costs and fewer subsidies. In cities, nearly half the population lives in apartments, with rentals becoming the dominant form of occupancy. The federation calls for professional management of the rental market.
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