Marko Vešligaj· S&D

Overestimated

25% of property owners in the Union have multiple properties

Omissions

• The MEP did not cite any specific source to support the 25% figure
• The statistic found refers to 'second home ownership rates' (second home ownership), not exactly to 'owners with multiple properties'
• The European median is 14.5%, significantly lower than the claimed 25%
• The data comes from academic sources, not from official Eurostat statistics on this specific metric

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat - Housing in Europe 2024 editionDatos generales sobre vivienda en Europa, sin estadística específica sobre propietarios con múltiples propiedades
• AcademicResearchGate - Secondary property ownership (SPO) rates in 20 European (EU) countriesTasa de propiedad de segunda vivienda: España 27%, Finlandia 24%, Estonia 22%, mediana europea 14,5%