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Props’ first reader mailbag

What a week it’s been! When I asked last week for suggestions from Props readers about how we might fix Spain’s housing crisis, little did I know I’d also get two failed housing decrees and a snap election. I mean, when it rains, it pours, amirite?

First off, I’d like to thank everyone who wrote in. The suggestions were innovative, eye-catching, and very much not the run-of-the-mill ideas that Spain’s two main parties trot out when they feel pressured to do something — anything — about the country’s very real housing crisis. Thank you!

Now let’s get into the mailbag. I’ll break the ideas down by subject, because many of you had common targets for your commentary. (The comments have been condensed for length.)

Let us count the ways: