[AlunAlun]

> The statistics show that Barcelona (and Madrid) are at a historical minimum of empty houses available, yet the spanish population is migrating from smaller cities to the big ones

Sources, please?

[icebraining]

The historical minimum seems to check out, only 1.52% of houses are empty (13k compared to 80k in 2011): https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3299445/0/barcelona-detecta...

Also, less than 500 in 237657 were illegal touristic lodgings, so it seems Airbnb and such can't be blamed either.

[jnty]

Short-term lets don't have to contravene current regulations to cause a residential housing crisis.