US EditionMexico president slams xenophobia after anti-gentrification protest
MEXICO CITY, JUL 7 – Rents in Mexico City neighborhoods like Roma and Condesa have surged 47% in five years, fueling protests against foreign remote workers and cultural displacement, officials said.
- Mass protests against gentrification occurred on July 4, 2025, in Mexico City's Roma and Condesa neighborhoods, turning violent Friday night.
- The protests followed years of rising rents and housing shortages caused by an influx of about 250,000 people from Mexico and abroad seeking affordable living.
- Protesters blamed foreign remote workers and Airbnb-driven rent increases for pushing out 20,000 families annually, with rents climbing roughly 33% since 2020 in key areas.
- During a protest, a speaker expressed frustration over foreign buyers using euros and dollars to acquire property in the country, while the city government increased its affordable housing budget to 9,000 million pesos, aiming to build new rental homes and improve housing policies.
- The events highlight Mexico City's ongoing affordability crisis, threatening social fabric as officials work to build 5,000 rental homes and restrict short-term rentals to half the year.
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