Big crisis in Mallorca is « completely out of control »: Now vacationers are threatening problems

They are drastic tones that are now from the two largest real estate agents In Mallorca be struck. « Living in the Balearic Islands has become an unaffordable good – even for our own children, » says loudly a report the Mallorca Newspaper in an open letter dated March 22, 2025, which is aimed at Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. The associations made the situation « completely out of control ». They demand that Sánchez for the « right to adequate living space » On the Balearic Island used.

The topic Is in Mallorca Not new, but now she could achieve a new dynamic. The development could also be noticeable for all German vacationers in the coming months and years.

Real estate market in Mallorca: brokers are aiming for demands on politics

The brokerage associations Abini and API make it clear in their letter that politics has so far had no response to the housing problem. The latter association is a composite of brokers that focus primarily on the local market. Abini represents a merger of brokers, which is largely based on wealthy real estate buyers from abroad. The time of the letter is no coincidence on March 22, 2025, a Saturday, Sánchez had in Palma participated in a congress of his socialist party, like that Mallorca newspaper reported.

According to the associations, bureaucracy, restrictive regulations and inadequate planning are currently almost impossible to get the real estate crisis in Mallorca under control. « The lack of political consensus has made this problem a weapon in the exchange of blows between parties and administrations, while real solutions continue to be absent, » the letter said. In order to make a change, a large -scale “state living space agreement” is needed. The brokers made three specific demands on politics.

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• A stable housing policy that creates trust and legal security and does not change with any legislative period.
• An immediate agreement on coping with the real estate crisis on the Balearic Islands of Local Authorities, the Regional Government and the Central Government.
• Faster housing construction by reducing bureaucracy and acceleration of the procedures.

Real estate crisis in Mallorca: Why can she become a problem for vacationers?

Real estate buyers of foreigners who do not live in Mallorcaare according to the Mallorca newspaper One of the three main reasons for the housing shortage on the island. The other two are the influx of people who want to work in tourism and the holiday rental. Should the real estate market Mallorca Change, the conditions for all three of these groups are likely to change. Higher prices and fewer options could come to tourists. This also applies to real estate buyers and Germans who want to live in Mallorca.

Mallorca is a « hospitable region »the real estate agents write in their letter: « But while so many come with the hope of settling down on our islands, many Mallorcan families suffer from the reality of an unaffected and inappropriate housing market. » The associations believe that in Mallorca and the other Balearic Islands, more and more locals have to leave the island because they do not find living space if there are no changes.