Well I see the EU are now wielding there big stick again, I wonder if any of these Countries realize what it will do to their economy.

Who in their right mind is going to purchase a holiday property when you are limited to when you can use it, we were considering buying a property again, because our cash return in investments is pitiful, now putting 100k into Ernie & spending some in parts of the world we have not seen, more money Tenerife will not see

It is like going to buying a new car & then being told you can only drive it on a Mon,Wed & Fri, the answer is you wont buy it, sadly the property markets will take big hit along with Industry.

That's correct though doubt the bar that was cappuccino Maria's will open again supermarket is dial prix

Yes this is the last year we can use our property for the time we want to because it only counts after Jan 1st this year.

Possibly we can get a visa but that requires jumping through some hoops, like going to an embassy in person, proving our income and lack of criminal records and getting it all translated into Spanish.

No 90 in any rolling 180. That is why it is so bad for us swallows. There is an online calculator for people that cant grasp the concept. https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/visa-calculator/

No you can't because we are limited to 90 days in a rolling 180 days. So once you use 90 days you have to come back for 90 days.