How to Increase a City’s Affordable Rental Housing Units? The case of Barcelona

City officials in Barcelona have found an incentive to help increase the city’s available rental housing units. Authorities are threatening to forcefully buy empty properties to create more affordable housing if landlords don’t manage to fill their vacant rental assets within a certain time frame.

How to Increase a City’s Affordable Rental Housing Units? The case of Barcelona
Aerial View of Barcelona. Image via Shutterstock/ By marchello74 Aerial View of Barcelona. Image via Shutterstock/ By marchello74

City officials in Barcelona have found an incentive to help increase the city’s available rental housing units. Authorities are threatening to forcefully buy empty properties to create more affordable housing if landlords don’t manage to fill their vacant rental assets within a certain time frame.

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