# Remote work boom fuels housing demand in hotspots # Locals say tourism, gentrification pricing them out # Authorities must tackle impact on locals, say experts Among the glitzy new apartment buildings springing up in Mexico City’s Juarez neighbourhood, fashionable coffee shops are taking the place of taco stands and English is replacing Spanish on signs and posters aimed at an influx of newcomers. The remote work boom sparked by COVID-19 has lured large numbers of “digital nomads” from the United States to the Mexican capital and other cities, drawn in part by lower housing costs south of the border. Portuguese cafe manager Daniella Siragusa hosting digital nomads meetup, Lisbon, Portugal. 29 June 2022. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Joanna Gill But their arrival has fue...
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