Hàbitat3 repairs vacant apartments in Catalonia and then rents them to families who pay €150 (about $165 USD) in rent. Hàbitat3 then pays landlords an average of €650 ($700 USD), effectively an ad-hoc ...

It's 1am and the headlights of my bumblebee-patterned taxi illuminate the quiet, closed shops of Barcelona. My eyes scour shutters for anti-tourism graffiti, but as far as my eyes can see, they are ...

Barcelona sees tensions between residents and tourists, with locals complaining about rising housing costs and the loss of ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. Protesters ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: A new artwork has been graffitied on a wall in Barcelona. And it's sparked a conversation about the Spanish city's housing ...

Barcelona officials plan to ban short-term tourist apartment rentals by 2028, mirroring policies that have bubbled up across Europe in recent years. “We are confronting what we believe is Barcelona’s ...

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You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Barcelona plans to end short-term rentals after complaints that tourism has priced locals out of the ...

As part of our Social Housing Revival series, we spotlight the city of Barcelona, which is shrugging off the legacy of fascism by rapidly ramping up its supply of social housing. In June 2015, veteran ...