Spain imposing 100% tax on homes bought by foreigners

Spain scares off foreign property buyers with new tax threat
Amid rising real estate prices, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants to impose a 100% tax on property bought by foreign speculators. How does the plan compare with other countries where housing affordability is an issue?
Spain’s proposed house tax on foreigners will not fix its shortage
Much of Europe faces housing shortages, but Spain’s is especially acute. It is not just rents: 75% of Spaniards own property, but for young people the prospect of a first-time buy is receding into middle age.
Spain imposing 100% tax on homes bought by foreigners following American homebuying wave
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday proposed a 100% tax on foreign-bought homes to help address the country's housing crisis. Why it matters: The tax would apply to all homes that non-EU residents purchase,
Spain Mulls 100% Tax On Homes Bought By Non-European Union Buyers
Spain is planning a raft of measures to address its brewing housing crisis, including an up to 100% tax on properties bought by people who are neither citizens nor residents of the European Union. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the plan this week to tackle housing affordability and high rents in the Southern European nation.
Spain's '100 per cent' property tax for Brit tourists as soon as summer
This move is part of Spain's strategy to address its housing crisis. María Ramírez, deputy managing editor of Spanish news outlet elDiario.es. She told The Guardian: "The policy
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