The Paradox of Dignified Housing in a Speculative System
In a context where multitudes demand dignified housing, we paradoxically continue to support economic structures that artificially inflate access costs. This fundamental contradiction creates a vicious circle where social needs collide with market dynamics that we have collectively normalized 🏘️.
The Speculative Mechanism in the Real Estate Sector
The financialization of housing has transformed a basic human right into an investment product, where capital funds and large owners accumulate empty homes waiting for their revaluation. Meanwhile, working families allocate more than half of their income to excessive rents or endless mortgages. This speculative model has regulatory complicity through legislation that privileges the investor over the resident.
Consequences of Uncontrolled Speculation:- Hoarding of empty homes by investment funds and large holders
- Allocation of 50% or more of family income to housing payments
- Legal framework that protects the owner more than the inhabitant
We want dignified housing for ourselves but we do not question a system where housing dignity depends exclusively on the ability to pay
Ineffective Solutions that Worsen the Crisis
Public rental assistance and protected housing programs often function as palliative measures that do not address structural imbalances. By subsidizing demand without regulating prices, these mechanisms end up inflating the real estate market even more. Even more concerning is when public housing construction is carried out in peripheral areas lacking basic services, socially segregating beneficiaries and distancing them from job opportunities.
Problems with Current Solutions:- Subsidies that inflate prices instead of containing them
- Public housing built in marginal locations without infrastructure
- Lack of structural questioning of market mechanisms
The Social and Political Contradiction
It is particularly revealing that while we protest against abusive prices, we continue to electorally support those who design the regulations that allow them and aspire to turn our own home into a speculative asset. This collective double standard shows that we want dignified housing for ourselves without challenging a system where the right to housing is subordinated to individual purchasing power 🏡.