The Forum Against Gentrification warned that the City’s Attorney General is fabricating criminal pretexts to justify evictions which hand over buildings for Airbnb developments, warehouses, and real estate speculation.
A dubious organization with a dubious name, We Are All Hosts, has been participating in the neighbourhood forums.
2,245 complaints of eviction have been filed in 2025, representing an 8% increase compared to last year, with the crimes being concentrated in the boroughs of Iztapalapa, Cuauhtémoc, and Gustavo A. Madero.
The dialogues were announced in the aftermath of recent anti-gentrification protests, and will discuss Clara Brugada’s 14 points to tackle the festering issue in the city.
The proposals include rent control, public housing, regulating Airbnb and other platforms, and an Ombudsman’s office.
Blueground is the largest provider of 30-day minimum stays in Mexico City; like Airbnb, it is funded by WestCap, an investment fund headed by Airbnb’s former CFO.
The developer behind the project is GDC, considered to be part of the widely reviled real estate cartel in Mexico City.
Representative Mariana Casillas seeks to curb real estate speculation and the impact of gentrification in Jalisco, using tax revenues to fund social housing and public programs.