only communists confuse prices with rights :)

Someone has a very strange conception of rights if they think prices are relevant to what rights you have.

Undisciplined

I didn't know the Spanish had a "Constitutional right to housing". Apparently they do have this right. From Gemini:

> The Spanish Constitution of 1978, in Article 47, states:
"All Spaniards have the right to enjoy decent and adequate housing. The public authorities shall promote the necessary conditions and establish appropriate standards to make this right effective, regulating land use in accordance with the general interest to prevent speculation."

And it conflicts with Article 33 (Right to Private Property).

Also there are 2 different "tiers" of rights in the Spanish constitution. 

> Tier 1: Fundamental Rights (e.g., Free Speech, Voting): These are strictly protected. If the government violates them, you can go directly to the Constitutional Court for protection (Amparo).
> Tier 2: Guiding Principles (Where Housing Lives): Article 47 falls under the "Guiding Principles of Social and Economic Policy."

Signal312

How not to solve an “affordability” crisis.

Spain’s Socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez began 2026 by announcing new measures to combat the country’s housing crisis. Speaking on January 12 at the launch of the Campamento project, which will see 10,700 state-owned homes built on a former military site west of Madrid, Sánchez vowed to “continue intervening in the housing market.”

New York’s new leftist mayor Zohran Mamdani, who took office on January 1, is on a similar crusade, and has promised to “stand up for the residents of this city.” In a congratulatory message to Mamdani, Sánchez said that his victory “was a sign of where the energy resides today—with those who offer hope, not fear.” Both leaders are on mission to reduce the severity of their respective housing crises—but have they correctly identified the cause of the problem?

Sánchez claims that Spain’s property market has become a playground for greedy profiteers, who are denying Spaniards their Constitutional right to housing by pricing them out of markets. The “urgent and decisive” measures that he will pass in the next few weeks include tighter sanctions on tourism rentals and incentives for landlords to rent to long-term tenants, such as a 100% rebate for those who renew leases without raising rates.

Politics_And_Law

econ

> **How not to solve an “affordability” crisis.**
>
> Spain’s Socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez began 2026 by announcing new measures to combat the country’s housing crisis. Speaking on January 12 at the launch of the Campamento project, which will see 10,700 state-owned homes built on a former military site west of Madrid, Sánchez vowed to “continue intervening in the housing market.”
>
> New York’s new leftist mayor Zohran Mamdani, who took office on January 1, is on a similar crusade, and has promised to “stand up for the residents of this city.” In a congratulatory message to Mamdani, Sánchez said that his victory “was a sign of where the energy resides today—with those who offer hope, not fear.” Both leaders are on mission to reduce the severity of their respective housing crises—but have they correctly identified the cause of the problem?
>
> Sánchez claims that Spain’s property market has become a playground for greedy profiteers, who are denying Spaniards their Constitutional right to housing by pricing them out of markets. The “urgent and decisive” measures that he will pass in the next few weeks include tighter sanctions on tourism rentals and incentives for landlords to rent to long-term tenants, such as a 100% rebate for those who renew leases without raising rates.
>
> [**...read more at fee.org**](https://fee.org/articles/housing-lessons-from-spain/)