Housing crisis

Number of contracts signed down 18%, with prices dropping 1.8% in a year, according to Amat Immobiliaris

Neighborhood activists call for more public investment to ensure locals aren't priced out

Six arrests made on second night of tension in Salt, just outside northern Catalan city

Barcelona hotel sector rejects measure and condemns "fiscal asphyxiation"

Purchase of Casa Orsola apartment block sparks debate on public housing stock

Hàbitat3 social entity to sign deal with city council to buy building from investment fund

Mayor Jaume Collboni equates the need to increase spending on housing with strengthening security and defense

Simultaneous protests in Barcelona and other Spanish cities

Study shows five nursing homes and day center "expelled" in last decade

City council admits cases were shelved but insists new procedures could lead to fines

Housing platform study shows percentage rises to 29% in Girona 

Spanish PM compares regional executive's housing policies against other office's legislations

Apartment building had become symbol of housing crisis, with evictions pending

The flats are home to families who have previously been evicted

"To begin negotiations, first withdraw the eviction orders," they warn