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Palma in Transition: Where Incomes Soar — and Who Still Owns the City

How Palma Could Protect Mixed Neighborhoods

Palma could use housing quotas, tenant protection and vacancy taxes to support mixed neighborhoods.

Published: April 21, 2026
Palma in Transition: Where Incomes Soar — and Who Still Owns the City

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What can Palma do to keep neighborhoods mixed and affordable?

Urban researchers often point to social housing quotas, stronger tenant protection and taxes on vacant or second homes. Support for local businesses and better use of municipal land can also help preserve a mixed city. The goal is to keep Palma from splitting into luxury areas and neighborhoods that steadily lose residents.

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