Housing crisis and territorial disparities in Spain: trends, discussions and proposals

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Authors

  • Ricardo Méndez Gutiérrez del Valle Complutense University of Madrid image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_geoph/geoph.20257712256

Keywords:

Housing crisis, Price bubble, Property cycles, Housing policies

Abstract

The increasing cost of housing and the difficulties in the access for a growing part of the population is now a social and economic problem in many urban areas of Spain and other European Union countries. The article discusses the main theories about its causes, dependence on recent trends, the startegies of the main actors, especially financial ones, and their impact on rental housing. It analyses the evolution of price inequalities by territory at different scales. After a diagnosis based on the use of secondary sources, the text concludes with a proposal for lines of action in housing policy.

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Published

2025-12-30

Issue

No. 77 (2025)

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Artículos

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How to Cite

Méndez Gutiérrez del Valle, R. (2025). Housing crisis and territorial disparities in Spain: trends, discussions and proposals: Article. Geographicalia, 77, 5-26. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_geoph/geoph.20257712256