There is huge interest in rental properties in Palma.
There is huge interest in rental properties in Palma.
House building in Palma, Mallorca
The availability of new, affordable homes is way lower than is needed.
New homes in the Balearics a fifth of what they were 20 years ago
The financial crisis led to a focus on "high-income housing".
Mallorca tourism protesters plan to "double the effort"
Housing, job insecurity and 'limits' are to be the main themes of tourism-related actions.
First-time buyers in the Balearics have saved 60 million euros of tax
Thousands of residents have benefited from tax relief on the purchase of first homes.
Find out which country tops the Spanish immigration league
“We will propose to ban these non-EU foreigners who are not residents, and their relatives, from buying houses in our country since they only do so to speculate,” Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has stated
The lack of affordable housing in Mallorca and across Spain is a mounting problem.
The lack of affordable housing in Mallorca and across Spain is a mounting problem.
Spain PM looks for support for ban on non-EU citizens buying properties
Over 65 percent of readers maintain Spain is taking the wrong approach to solving the housing problem.
Palma affordable housing - The town hall's number one priority
The housing councillor stresses that "housing is a problem that we must confront".
British developer to convert rundown Palma building into apartments
Taylor Wimpey expect to start selling at the beginning of 2026.
Up to a third of rentals in Mallorca are rooms
The average price for a room would be what is paid for a whole apartment in much of Spain.
The slump in available housing in the Balearics
Since 2012, the available housing stock has fallen by getting on for 10,000 properties.
The Mallorca municipality where house prices have risen the most in the past year
"The increase in prices is so significant that affordability of housing is at risk."
Palma motorhome regulations - "Persecution of citizens"
"We're going to have to take action. Where are we going to go, Mr Mayor?"
Palma bans spending a night in a motorhome
"In Palma people live in houses, not in caravans."
Housing development in Palma, Mallorca
A development in Palma that ended up in the hands of an investment fund; it had been earmarked for social housing.
New homes in the Balearics
The policy is to now build public subsidised housing for rent rather than purchase.
Over 400 new homes at Playa de Palma development
Ses Fontanelles will not be developed as a shopping centre but as an 'urban centre'.
Slump in the sale of homes in the Balearics ... but foreigners continue to buy a third of them
The highest prices in the country are a reason for the fall.