Spain’s Island Paradise Is Becoming a Nightmare for Locals
- Housing has become unaffordable for many workers in Mallorca
- Rental prices in city of Palma have soared 75% in a decade
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Rona Pineda owns a thriving restaurant just off the harbor in Palma de Mallorca where she cooks up paella and Asian dishes for tourists streaming to the Mediterranean island. But it’s still not enough to comfortably afford to live there.