As spring arrives in Mallorca, locals are increasingly vocal about the impact of tourism on housing affordability. Thousands protested in Palma, emphasizing that holiday rentals and foreign property buyers exacerbate the housing crisis. Activist Carme Reynes noted many families are now forced to overcrowd into shared living spaces due to soaring rents. As frustrations mount, graffiti on real estate agencies and an open letter to tourists demand attention to the issue, expressing that locals feel unwelcome in their homes as the island struggles to maintain a balance between tourism and community.
"Housing has become an object of speculation," says Carme Reynes, highlighting the rising rentals and locals sharing apartments due to the housing market's affordability crisis.
"Locals are angry and no longer hospitable because the island we love is being destroyed... Mallorca is becoming uninhabitable," an open letter to tourists states.
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