Jaime Palomera
Jaime Palomera is a prominent urban researcher and author known for his critical analysis of housing policies in Spain. He is affiliated with the Barcelona Urban Research Institute and has written extensively on the impact of property speculation on social inequality, notably in his book 'El Secuestro de la Vivienda' (The Kidnapping of Housing). Palomera advocates for reforming the housing market through taxation of property owners and promotes sustainable solutions to make housing more affordable, especially for the middle class.
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Jaime Palomera is an activist who reflects on the housing crisis in Barcelona and its implications.
La tria per Sant Jordi 2025 dels crítics de Quadern | Literatura
Spain· 2025-04-20
Jaime Palomera explains the complexities of the housing crisis in his book 'El secuestro de la vivienda'.
Crisis de vivienda: la nueva lucha de clases en el neofeudalismo | Noticias de MadridSpain· 2025-04-08
Jaime Palomera contributes to the analysis of the housing crisis in Spain.
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Jaime Palomera of the Barcelona Urban Research Institute and the author of El Secuestro de la Vivienda (The Kidnapping of Housing) discusses the housing crisis.
Thousands in Spain join nationwide march to protest against housing crisis | Spain
United Kingdom· 2025-04-05