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flag Soaring rents in Madrid force residents to enter lotteries for affordable housing.

flag Soaring rents in Spain, especially in Madrid, have forced many to rely on lotteries for affordable housing. flag With rents up 82% in a decade and only 9,200 social housing units available in Madrid, a municipal lottery is one of the few options for those priced out of the market. flag The housing shortage has fueled protests and become a major political issue, leading Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to introduce measures like higher taxes on holiday rentals and faster social housing construction.

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