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[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 60 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Geezus Lisbon, get your shit together.

[–] guy@piefed.social 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Wow can't be fun to live in Tiran- holy fuck Lisbon!"

[–] Zedd00@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

Tirana got crazy quick. 2 years ago we rented a 3 bedroom in the center for €850/month. Now you frequently see 1 bedrooms further out for €1200.

[–] nimpnin@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Isnt it the expats that are driving up the prices

[–] guy@piefed.social 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Iirc it's not immigrants but Airbnb. I've read articles about it, but it might be somewhere else

[–] huppakee@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago

I've read both are true. Tourism + digital nomand, because Portuguese weather is good and lisbon is relatively affordable, but i'm sure a local could give you a better answer.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lisbon has pretty strict airbnb regulations though

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] socsa@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago

That I don't know for sure, but they have a short term rental registry and the units are labeled as such and there are signs in some places and a general information campaign warning tourists against "illegal listings." Every place we stayed (4 total) was on the official registry. My understanding is that airbnb tends to play ball with these laws so as to not get banned, and most of the illegal listings are through scummy travel agents and smaller apps, which has kind of always been an issue.

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's a pretty easy to avoid saying you're an American immigrant

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

Hate that word "expat". "I hate immigrants but I'm a white man with money living in a country I wasn't born in", or better worded, "immigrant, but also an asshole"

[–] mstrk@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

It's the construction restrictions, VAT over construction materials and a big influx of immigration on the last four years or so that are aggravating the housing bubble.