CIS: el 91% de los españoles pide más vivienda pública y el 76% que el Estado intervenga en el mercado

A staggering 91.4% of Spanish respondents in the 2026 Sociological Research Center (CIS) barometer believe the public administration should build more public housing than is currently the case. Meanwhile, 76.3% support state intervention in the housing market as much as necessary to ensure universal access to a home. Furthermore, 79% of those surveyed consider housing rights a constitutional right, compared to 13.5% who believe it should be prioritized as a market commodity.

Among concrete measures, 75.6% favor limiting tourist rentals, while 70.6% back freezing rental prices for two years. Additionally, 72% support increasing taxes on large landowners, those owning ten homes or more. The creation of a state-owned housing company receives the backing of 76.3% of respondents, and 83.1% approve of recovering publicly sold homes to the public.

The measure with the highest support is reducing taxes for first-time homebuyers, backed by 95.4% of those surveyed. A further 49.9% favor expropriating land for public housing construction, while 43.6% oppose, and 40% support expropriating vacant homes, with 54.3% opposing that measure. The Ministry of Housing highlighted the support for its policies of expanding public housing supply and market intervention, emphasizing backing for measures like increasing public housing, limiting tourist rentals, and freezing rents.