Housing crisis drives voters to streets – and radical solutions | DW News
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Housing costs are spiraling across Europe, leading to snap elections in Spain and the surprise victory in the city of Berlin by leftists vowing to expropriate large real estate companies. Right-wing factions also stand to gain from the crisis. Political economist Eoin Drea and housing law expert Andrei Quintia Pastrana tell DW’s Hannah Hummel how we got here – and where new policies might lead. 00:00 Housing dream becomes nightmare 00:50 Meet Eoin Drea, political economist 01:33 An eviction martyr in Madrid 02:24 Andrei Quintia Pastrana, housing law scholar 03:20 Spain’s Franco-era housing paradigm 04:50 Berlin voters welcome leftists, expropriation 05:31 Investment vehicles driving up rents 06:25 Will buying up mega-landlords work? 07:34 Housing solutions, left and right 08:32 Past due notice for mainstream parties 10:02 Feeling more at home on the fringes For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/DWNews/ Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #dwcurrentaffairs
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