Why is Spain considering a 100% tax on homes bought by non-EU residents? A sign advertising an apartment for sale is seen next to housing blocks in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Sign in Spanish reads ' A renovated apartment with two rooms, two bathrooms and a private patio'. (AP Photo/Paul White)
Tourists walk with suitcases in an area with short-term rentals on platforms, like AirBnB in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul White)
FILE - A block of flats, which is under threat of eviction, is photographed in downtown Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July 10, 2024.The banner in the center reads in Catalan: "temporary rental housing: neighbours evicted". (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
FILE - Demonstrators march shouting slogans against the Formula 1 Barcelona Fan Festival in downtown Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, during residents protest against mass tourism. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
A man walks past an estate agent office advertising apartments in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul White)
General view of developable plots in a residential area of the village of Bustarviejo, outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A man walks past an abandoned house in the village of La Cabrera, on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
An abandoned house in the village of Bustarviejo, on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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A sign advertising an apartment for sale is seen next to housing blocks in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Sign in Spanish reads ' A renovated apartment with two rooms, two bathrooms and a private patio'. (AP Photo/Paul White)