Out of curiosity, does anyone know how this has affected the economy and real estate market in Barcelona?
Since October 1st, 2017, more than 800 companies have moved their official address to outside of Catalunya. They tend to be larger firms. To be fair, a few have moved TO Catalunya during that same period.
Tourism bookings are down 20% on this time last year. Tourism is a significant part of the Catalan economy.
Real estate - too soo to tell. I think real estate prices probably trail events by some months.