Octogenarian in Spain shakes up the housing market
by editors@theworld.org (Gerry Hadden) from The World: Latest Stories on (#78R9M)
In Spain, an octogenarian is shaking up the housing market. Her name is Maricarmen. The 87-year-old has been a headline all week after an investment fund bought her apartment building, tripled her rent, then evicted her for not being able to pay. She'd lived in her Madrid flat for 70 years. The outrage has led to street protests and, just maybe, to changes in government housing policies. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona.