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The number of property transfers registered in the property registers in the month of September was 135,170. This is 1.8% more than in the same month in 2016, according to the latest data from the INE. Of those, the total number of property sales/purchases was a little over 74,000, an annual increase of 7.6%. 86.6% Continue Reading
As one of the busiest summers ever drew to a close Spain was still attracting the tourists with over 8.8 million visitors arriving in September. This is an increase of 11.4%, when compared to the same month last year, according to the latest data from the INE. As usual, the UK was the main emitting Continue Reading
Used property prices fell in Spain showing a decrease of 1.8% during October, to stand at an average of 1,562 euros per square metre. Only seven provinces saw prices increase with Madrid leading with a small increase of just under 1%. The national year-on-year variation was +3.2%, according to data from idealista. Autonomous Communities Second-hand Continue Reading
The Costa del Sol had its best summer ever this year with over 7 million visitors and 7,000 million euros of expenditure to beat both previous records. These results summarise the general trend of summer tourism which has been steadily increasing over recent years. Costa del Sol Tourism President Elías Bendodo, said the “professionalism and Continue Reading
Rincon de La Victoria is no longer the richest town in the province of Málaga. The title has been snatched by Benahavís, a small hillside town just outside Marbella, which includes the exclusive developments of La Zagaleta and El Madroñal. Benahavís has increased its average gross revenue by 10% in just one year, to reach Continue Reading
The price of housing for rent in Spain increased by 0.5% during the third quarter of 2017. This leaves the average price per square metre at 9.4 euros per month. The annual variation is +24%, according to the latest report from Idealista. Fernando Encinar, head of idealista studies, says “The end of summer brings with Continue Reading
The price of housing in Spain increased by 2.3% during the third quarter of 2017. This leads to the average for a square metre rising to 1,590 euros, according to the latest price index from idealista. The annual variation is +3.7%. Fernando Encinar, head of idealist studies, says “The real estate market, both for sale Continue Reading
As the summer draws to a close and the country begins to relax, the tourist statistics released by the INE once again break records. Spain received a massive 10.5 million international tourists in July, 10.1% more than in the same month last year. Source No prizes for guessing where the majority of those tourists came Continue Reading
The average cost of renting increased in Spain by 4.8% during the second quarter of 2017. The average price per square metre now stands at 9.4 euros per month, according to a report from idealista. Average rental prices increased in all the autonomous communities during the second quarter except for Euskadi where prices fell by Continue Reading
13% of house purchases in Spain are for second homes, according to the report “Profile of the second home buyer in Spain”, by fotocasa. Second homes are the second most popular reason for buying a property. The most popular reason is of course for a primary residence with 75% of sales being for that reason. Continue Reading
