Real estate wealth studied as a driver of inequality

A project funded by the Ministry of Science investigates how property ownership can create social divides, particularly affecting young people and economic migrants.

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Real estate wealth is emerging as a key factor in social inequality, according to a study analyzing its impact on the future of groups such as young people and economic migrants in southern Spain.

Real estate wealth could become the primary factor of inequality, shaping the medium-term future for population segments like young people, who will not inherit family homes, or economic migrants. This hypothesis is the core of a research project funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
The project, titled "The Housing Question: Market Tensions, Socio-Spatial Inequalities, and Residential Vulnerability in Southern Spanish Cities (Viviendigna)", is led by Jaime Jover, a researcher at the Institute of Advanced Social Studies (IESA-CSIC), and Estrella Cruz, a researcher from the University of Seville (US).
Based on information from the official source: IESA-CSIC — Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (09/10/2026)