With unemployment at over 26%, widespread wage cuts, and precarious work conditions, thousands in Spain have been unable to make mortgage payments or pay rent and are facing evictions. Others have fallen victim to the real estate speculation that linked private companies with the government, forcing the expropriation of their own houses. In Madrid, the most vulnerable members of society are suffering under the government\u2019s austerity measures; the property assets of the state\u2019s social housing companies, meant to provide housing alternatives for people in need, are being sold off to private investors. This work explores the relationship between people and their homes, and how they face the evictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With unemployment at over 26%, widespread wage cuts, and precarious work conditions, thousands in Spain have been unable to make mortgage payments or pay rent and are facing evictions. Others have fallen victim to the real estate speculation that linked private companies with the government, forcing the expropriation of their own houses. In Madrid, the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":9113,"menu_order":329,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"edicion":[205],"class_list":["post-8102","finalistas","type-finalistas","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","edicion-205"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n