El Salvador's soaring property costs are hurting locals

Originally published on Global Voices

Children playing in front of traditional houses in Suchitoto town in El Salvador, which has become a tourist hotspot. Lon&Queta/Flickr under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

In recent years, Salvadoran real estate prices have increased to levels never seen before, primarily due to improved security – safer streets have made the country's real estate more attractive. However, the rise in property value has left many locals behind. Home ownership has become...