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With housing for clouds, Spain had never won so much with rentals

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If we talk about housing, Spain has always been a country of owners. Twenty years ago the percentage of households that resided in a house in its name It was 80%compared to just 9.5% rented (at market price). Things have changed since then. While families residing in their own homes remain a large majority, lease He has gained strength. That demand increase, added to tourist rental boomha Turned prices In recent years, especially in big citiessuch as Madrid or Barcelona. That reality has had an effect Beyond the market, in the rent of Spanish households: profits related to real estate has reached a record level. What does that mean? That those who pay income do so more expensive than everbut those who charge them have seen how their profits grew so much that, together, the country’s households had never entered so much through that way. The (Great) Footprint of the Rentals. The increase of rentals and The increase of tourist housing has not only tension the real estate market, deriving in protests such as those summoned to early April in dozens of cities in Spain or the famous “Key Revolution” held in October 2024. Its effect has also been clear elsewhere: the pockets of the landlords. Those who charge income, either for the rent of a home, a place or a garage, has seen how that source of income for their own domestic economy He shot In just a few years until reaching records. In fact, household revenues for that reason are in its highest level Since at least 1995. A percentage: more than 90%. The data is interesting for several reasons. First, because we usually think of large investment funds when talking about rent, the reality is that more than 90% of the properties that are leases as habitual housing and market price are in the hands of individuals. Natural persons. No societies or vulture funds. In fact, societies are owners of 8%. He reveals it The Bank of Spain in a recent report with data from 2021. The second reason is that in Spain they receive income from the rental of properties More than three million of people. A figure: 31.5 billion. If we can have an exact idea of ​​how much it ascends and what this huge flow of income related to the rental of properties, from houses to premises or garages, is thanks to the Tax Agency and its collection reports. In latestpublished recently and whose content has analyzed eldiario.es, it is revealed that last year the profits by leased real estate amounted to 31.5 billion euros. That is the fact of what homes perceive. To him would be added what they perceive through companies. It is the largest data of the historical series published by the Tax Agency, which dates back to 1995 and that except for some exceptions (for example between 2019 and 2020, coinciding with the pandemic) has maintained an ascending curve. As a reference, in 2023 the gross income of households related to the lease of real estate remained slightly below 29,600 million. If we look at 2008, he added 16,123, which has almost doubled since then. Gross household income (millions of euros) 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2024 Furniture capital 18,156 11,948 14,749 22,710 15,842 14,801 30,767 Leased properties 5,980 8,087 12,027 16,485 17,881 22,680 31.504 Patrimonial gains 2,452 11,619 24,808 10.507 13,320 18.122 28.818 Total capital income 26,588 31,654 51,584 49,701 47,043 55,602 91.089 Does the report relieve anything else? Yes, that this increase has consolidated the rental of real estate as the main capital income in Spanish households. What does that mean? For fiscal purposes, capital income is the income achieved thanks to assets such as investments, properties sold or rents, among others. In 2024 the latter (rentals) added 31,504 million euros, while the furniture capital remained at 30,767 and the heritage earnings in 28,818. That the first has climbed so much is not just due to the market or the rental boom. The Treasury himself has narrowed the siege to the tourist rental, which has made homes that were rented without declaring have emerged in the eyes of the Treasury. Why is it important? Because it was not always the case. In 2008, Spanish households entered 16,123 million through the lease of real estate while Furniture capital (Bank accounts, bonds, titles, etc.) generated about 22.7 billion. Coinciding with the increase in income via rent, Eldiario precise Another curious circumstance: rentals, furniture capital and heritage gains (surplus value of homes or shares) represent just over 10% of the total homes of households. It did not happen since 2008. The main homes of households remain those associated with work, which last year exceeds 753.4 billion euros. The income of the companies and other concepts complete the general photo exceeding 57.3 billion. What tells us about the sector? That the income of the homemade grows up is interesting in themselves, but it is still another symptom of the situation of the real estate market. Its increase coincides with the increase in rentals (of more than 90% in the last decade, according to The data of the idealist portal), The boom of the tourist floors and an increasing In record time. At the same time and given the difficulties in saving, achieving financing and becoming a owner, the rental option is gaining weight as a vital option. The INE estimates that in 2021 15.9% of households They resided in rent. In 2011 that percentage was two lower points (13.5%). Interestingly, a very similar figure, 15.5% of households, had second residence, which places them in the group of potential families that become homemade. Images | Nicolas Vigier (Flickr) and Joan Ggk (Flickr) In Xataka | Idealist has calculated the “effort rate” of the Spaniards to pay the rent. The panorama is not encouraging

China had been buying tons and tons of soy to the US for years. A country has won in place: Brazil

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China likes American soybeans. A lot. Every year matters from the fields of Illinois, Minnesota or Iowa Millions of tons From a crop that is consumed directly in pod, it is processed or is intended to feed cattle. The problem is that in full Commercial Warand with him Tariff crossing Of more than 100% applied by Washington and Beijing to their respective exports, that American grain will probably stop being attractive in Chinese factories. It has already happened years ago, during the commercial war of the first mandate of Donald Trump. And then, as now, China began to look with increasing interest other sources of soybeans. Which is it? Argentina and especially Brazil. A figure: 27 million. He Tariff pulse Between the US and China, which has resulted in a rise in encumbrances of more than 100% to the commercial flow in both directions, threatens to hit a key merchandise: soybeans. The reason is very simple. American farmers sell a lot, a lot of soy to the Asian giant. In 2024 that flow exceeded 27 million tons metrics, with a value of 12.8 billion dollars. Moreover, oleaginous seeds (group that includes soy) were one of the main US exports to China in terms of value. Two years ago, the US-China Business Council calculated that, together, oleaginous seeds and cereals represent the largest export of the US to China, with a value that was then ascended to 25.4 billion. To have a clearer image of what soybeans supposes in those accounts, The New York Times Precise that last year mobilized nine cents of each dollar of goods that the US sold in China. USDA data shows that the Asian country monopolizes Something more than 40% of the Total US Soy Sales. A percentage: 135%. That is the rise of tariffs that will have to deal with that huge flow of American grain to China from now on. The percentage is the sum of two increases: the 10% imposed by Beijing in March to the importation of certain agricultural products and The extra 125% With which, already in recent weeks, he responded to the escalation of the commercial war with the US. The question they leave by driving those rise in levies is obvious: how will it affect the flow of American soybeans? Will it remain attractive to the Chinese market with that 135% rates? The issue has generated expectation between The analysts And of course Farmers worry From the US, a good part of them installed in states that, such as Iowa, Indiana or Ohio, are important soy producers and last November they voted for Donald Trump. “We deal with bad weather, pests, tractor breakdowns,” he lamented recently Heather Feuerstein, owner of a Tnyt Michigan farm. To all these challenges are now added tariffs, which in their opinion suppose “a threat” for their way of life. One date: 2017. While the tariff pulse with which he has started 2025 is being particularly intense, it is not the first time that Feuerstein and the rest of his colleagues are seen in a similar situation. Years ago, during his first presidential mandate, Trump has already started a commercial war with China that fully affected soy exports. As? Leading Beijing to bet on other suppliers and reducing the flow of grain ‘made in USA’. Nikkei precise which in 2017 was behind almost 40% of Chinese imports. Although the commercial flow remains high, in 2024 that figure was already 20%. Recently the CNN elaborated A detailed graph in which it shows that between 2017 and 2018 the US soybeans exports to China foster from 31.7 million metric tons to 8.24. Since then the flow has been recovered until it is located at 27.2 last year, although the data remains below the one registered before Trump’s first mandate. In general, from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) esteem that the commercial war caused direct losses to the US agricultural exports that exceeded the 27,000 million of dollars between 2018 and 2019. A country: Brazil. Every war has its winners. And the commercial open years between the US and China has a very clear one if we talk about soybean trade: Brazil. He same graph The CNN shows that as US exports lost bellows those of Brazilian grain shot. From 2016 to 2018 the flow destined for China rose to 68.6 million metric tons and in 2024 the 72.5 million tons were exceeded, well above the US export levels. In general, it is estimated that in recent years China increased 35% Its annual imports of Brazilian soybeans while they reduced the Americans by 14%. If the growth is ever seen the growth was Very superior. What does that mean? That in 2017, Brazilian soybeans supposed about 50% of its imports for China, now Round and 70%. A reflection “will have to acquire more”: “If you can’t get it from the United States, you will have to acquire more than Brazil. And they will have to pay more,” Comment to Tnyt Neusa Lopes, agricultural tour directive, an outstanding soy producer of the state of Mato Grosso, in Brazil. The truth is that the commercial war comes after, at the end of 2024, XI made a state visit to Brazil to strengthen ties between the two countries and the Brazilian Association of Soy Producers I confirmed recently that at the beginning of the month the Asian giant signed contracts for millions of tons of grain. Beyond Brazil, There are analysts They point out that Beijing could rely on Argentina, Another great producer. Between what happened eight years ago and the current scenario there is however An important difference. After years of commercial flow between China and Brazil, today the first one has much easier to stock up on the crops of the South American country. The Asian giant has invested in warehouses, railways, ports and other infrastructure that facilitates the transfer of Brazilian soybeans in Chinese ships. The clearest example is the great open terminal this year in the … Read more

Costco turns ten in Spain. Has not yet won a single euro

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Costco has completed a decade of operations in Spain without having declared benefits, and therefore, without having paid a single euro in companies, according to its annual accounts and what was published by Digital economy. The figure. 143 million euros. This is the accumulated amount of losses that the Spanish subsidiary of Costco has declared between 2014 and 2023. However, its sales have multiplied by five since 2017, reaching 544 million euros in 2023. It has also increased its physical presence with five new hypermarkets, plus two others under construction. It has expanded its partner base to 650,000 (24% more than the previous year). Employ 1,256 people in Spain. It is building A logistics center in Guadalajara where he has invested more than 50 million. Why is it important. This case is an example of a common strategy among multinationals: artificially maintain red numbers in specific markets to avoid local taxation, while their operations and market presence increase. The company itself acknowledges in its accounts that “it has not had to satisfy any amount for societies tax in Spain”, adding that its greatest contribution has been “the generation of local wealth.” The money trail. Costco does not publicly detail which mechanisms to maintain constant losses despite its growth, but the usual strategies include: Loans between subsidiaries with high interest. Canons for the use of brand, technology or know-how. Transfer prices in purchases to other subsidiaries. Strategic Business Costs. The trend. The US matrix continues with its expansion in Spain, despite losses. The group has reduced its red numbers up to 7.7 million in 2023 (its best historical result), and the company projects that will continue with losses “until it reaches a market penetration and sales level”. Said in Román Paladino: until it has grown enough. The general panoramic. This strategy is not exclusive to Costco. Large multinationals such as Amazon, Starbucks or Ikea have resorted to different fiscal engineering mechanisms To reduce their taxation in the countries where they operate, within legality but they are not some controversy. Meanwhile, the Spanish client seems oblivious to these fiscal ins and outs: the 650,000 members who pay their annual fee to access the costco prices continue to increase, a sign that their model works independently of the declared red figures. Outstanding image | Costco In Xataka | Themu seemed unstoppable. His latest results begin to question his model

At 15 he won 400,000 euros in Fortnite tournaments and his mother took him out of school. This has been since then

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Fortnite catapulted the Fury for electronic sports to unimaginable levels, turning this discipline into a multi -million dollar industry that Drag masses in your events and delivers true fortunes to the winners of their tournaments. In that situation, a 15 -year -old British boy was seen in 2019, when he won a Fortnite tournament, taking a whopping 11,300 euros in one afternoon. This achievement served to make the dream of many teenagers around the world come true: convince their mother of leave classes at school and professionally devote to Fortnite. Five years later a doubt shakes us: will it have already become a millionaire based on harvesting victories in tournaments? Benjyfishy, ​​the British who changed the school for Fortnite competitions The eSports industrylike Hollywood’s, it is closely linked to the United States time strip. Therefore, the young Benjy soon had to choose between participating in the American tournaments late at dawn or following the schedule of his school. The solution was leave schoolopting for a personalized education from home that allowed him to continue gaining fame and experience in Fortnite while continued his training. That same year he managed to accumulate 392,447 dollars to rise with the first positions in the different tournaments of the Epic Games titleusing alias Benjyfishy. A year later, he added $ 147,000 to his current account, although, being minor, the prize was in custody until his age. In 2021, interest by Fortnite lowered its intensity, but the Twitch boom and other streaming platforms They facilitated that the Benjyfishy channel achieved large audience data. The average at that time was 24,000 spectators and almost 20 million hours seen, which allowed the adolescent to continue receiving a good amount of income. Benjy’s career He took a radical turn in 2022. Seeing that the audience levels and the amount of the awards in the tournaments no longer did so profitable, he decided Change Fortnite by Valorant. The change was an immediate fall in the traffic figures of Your Twitch Channelto date based on Fortnite content, but Valorant’s competitive was being created, so the young man considered that it was the right time to make the leap. The beginnings were not simple and the figures of their channel were fallen with 53% falls in audiences and almost 70% in the metric views. However, Benjyfishy’s ability in the Riot Games Shooter soon had its reward. In 2023, that ado Professional Valorant player. In the summer of 2023 he left the American NRG team to join the ranks of Spanish Team Heretics to play for the title of Riot Games. At 19, the Young player has a contract until 2025 With one of the most prominent teams of the international competitive and, although its Twitch channel has not managed to match your stage with Fortnite, it is among the 150 most seen about Valorant. Although he has managed to earn a lot of money with the competition, Benjy has not become a millionaire, but at least he has fulfilled his dream. In Xataka | Mrbeast is one of the most successful youtubers. It is also an example of the excesses of self -exploitation In Xataka | For some reason, Castilla-La Mancha wants to promote himself in metavers. So now it will appear in ‘Fortnite’ Image | Benjyfishy *An earlier version of this article was published in January 2024

This is the financial prize that Carlos Alcaraz and Paula Badosa have won for competing in the Australian Open

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The removal of a grand slam for whom there were so many expectations, it is always painful. Carlos Alcaraz and Paula Badosa They leave Australia without being able to raise a situation for which they have been preparing thoroughly.. The Murcian ended his career in Melbourne last Tuesday against Djokovic, while the Catalan tennis player succumbed this Friday morning to Sabalenka. In addition to the prestige of being able to lift the first major of the season, the Australian Open has established some higher economic amounts compared to previous years for those tennis players who advance during the tournament. Before the start of the Grand Slam, lto organization of the Australian Open published the breakdown of the cash prizes for the 2025 edition. The total sum that all tennis players will receive as they advance to the round amounts to 58 million eurosthat is, 12% more than last year, in 2024. It should be noted that all tennis players receive the same amount of money, both on the men’s and women’s sides. As reported by the Australian Open, prize money has increased by 119% from the 26 million euros that were awarded ten years ago. So it has gone up a 36% more in the last five editions. Carlos Alcarazeliminated in the quarterfinals against Novak Djokovic, has been broken down 400,000 euroswhile the Serbian by reaching the semi-final has ensured 660,311amount you have won Paula Badosa after reaching the preliminary round of the final. The prize of the rest of Spaniards The champion of the first Grand Slam of the season in both the men’s and women’s draws will receive something more than two million euros; while the other finalist tennis player will pocket 1,140,537 million. Alexander Davidovichwho reached the fourth round after eliminating Shang Juncheng, Auger-Aliassime and Jakub Mensik, has won 253,000 euros; while Pablo Carrenoeliminated in the second round, has pocketed 120,000 euros. Although the prize money has suffered a considerable increase, the amounts that tennis players receive are far from what was expected. The Australian Open is, along with Roland Garrosthe Grand Slam that distributes the least money among tennis players. Carlos Alcaraz celebrates a point against Novak Djokovic. Reuters The Australian Open is at the top in terms of spectator attendance, which has an impact on the benefits that the tournament acquires. In 2023 it generated 542 million Australian dollars (368.9 million euros), which allowed the country an economic impact of 362.9 million euros. The reason is the currency exchange. The value of the euro and the US dollar has devalued against the Australian currency in recent years

the injury that sows doubt after the two titles he won ‘touched’

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Novak Djokovic faces this Friday a new semifinals of grand slamin search of his eleventh crown of the Australian Open and the 100th title of his career. Your rival will be Alexander Zverevbut all eyes are still on the detail that marked their victory in the quarterfinals against Carlos Alcaraz: the injury he suffered in the first set. Was it legitimate? The situation has generated controversy. During the broadcast of the match, John McEnroe hinted that the Serbian’s physical problems might not be entirely true: “This is not the first time we have seen this. Don’t be fooled,” said the winner of seven majors during the Channel Nine broadcast. Even Alcaraz himself expressed his doubts about it. The truth is that Djokovic has already won his last two titles in Melbournein 2021 and 2023, surrounded by injuries that raised questions: an abdominal injury and a tear in the thigh, respectively. Now, the question is whether history will repeat itself. Djokovic took the day off this Wednesday after spending 3 hours and 37 minutes on court in his victory over Alcaraz. During the match, he felt discomfort in his left thigh and needed to be bandaged after the ninth game of the first set. “I’m not going to go into details because I’m still in the tournament, but it’s a similar feeling to 2023,” said the Serbian, recalling the three-centimeter tear suffered in the days prior to the tournament two years ago. That injury would not prevent him from lifting his tenth title in the Rod Laver Arena. Given the doubts about the veracity of his physical problems, Craig Tileydirector of the Australian Open, already had to come to his defense in 2023. On that occasion, Djokovic declared: “When others get injured, they are victims. If it’s me, I’m pretending. I don’t need to prove anything to anyone. I have the resonance this year and the abdominal one. They will be in my documentary if I feel like showing them. In 2021, when he won his ninth Australian crown, controversy was also present. Djokovic mentioned an abdominal tear that occurred in the third round against Taylor Fritzbut that did not stop him from winning the remaining four games to win the trophy. This is how he ‘played’ with Alcaraz The most recent case, that of Alcaraz, shows how Djokovic’s mental games can throw his rivals off balance. Despite having shown physical problems at the beginning of the match, the Serbian ended up winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 and 6-4. After the match, Djokovic explained on the court: “If I had lost the second set, I don’t know if I would have continued playing. I started to feel better. When the medications stop taking effect, we will see what the reality is tomorrow.” Later, at a press conference, he admitted that his behavior during matches can affect his opponents: “I understand that it is not comfortable playing against someone who you don’t know if he is going to retire or not. Is he moving? Is he running? What is happening?” For his part, Alcaraz did not hide his discomfort with the situation. “In the first set it was already seen that he was having physical problems, that it was difficult for him to move. When I won the first set, I was thinking about attacking the second, not letting him breathe,” explained the Murcian. Carlos Alcaraz laughs next to his box during the match against Djokovic EFE Less innocent, the pupil of Juan Carlos Ferrero He emphasized that the Serbian’s problems disappeared as the match progressed: “Everyone has seen the problems he had in the second set and then they disappeared, and in the end we played a great third and fourth set.” Alcaraz hinted at his doubts about Djokovic’s statements: “Someone who was thinking about retiring if he had lost the second set would not have played that way.” Although he did not want to go into details, he added: “I’m not going to go into details.” In that same press room, minutes later, Djokovic spoke about his injury in a huddle with the Serbian press: “Now I have a lot of work to do with Miljan (Amanovic, his physiotherapist). And it is necessary because we have to evaluate the situation of the injury to work as much as possible immediately. That is my main concern for the next game: to be physically fit, because a victory like this lifts you up emotionally and mentally,” said the Serbian. This Thursday it will be tested. Djokovic’s history is full of ‘miraculous’ recoveries. In the past Roland Garros, for example, he left the tournament and just two days later he underwent a small intervention on his right knee. That put his participation in the Paris Olympics in doubt, but he competed and ended up winning gold. Seamless. Now, with the eyes of the world on him, Djokovic will look to write another chapter in his story in Melbourne. If anything has become clear over the years, it is that his physical and mental strength makes him one of the biggest challenges for any rival, even when he seems to be ‘touched’. Let Zverev tremble and Jannik Sinner.

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