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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
There were 88,034 property sales/purchases in June, an annual increase of 18.6%. Compared to the previous month the number fell by 1.3%, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics. 86.8% of the properties sold were urban properties, compared to 13.2% rustic property. In the case of urban properties, 57.8% were for home Continue Reading
Total spending by international tourists visiting Spain in May reached a staggering 7,841 million euros. The figure represents an increase of 13.3% over the same month of 2016, according to data released by the INE. Spain received almost 8 million tourists in May. The average expenditure per tourist was 987 euros, an annual increase of Continue Reading
The total number of property transfers registered in March 2017 was just short of 170,000. This represents a 17.7% increase when compared to March 2016. When comparing to the previous month (Feb 2017), the increase is 13.4%. The purchase and sale of residential properties increased by 26.9% when compared to March last year. The monthly Continue Reading
December 2016 saw a little over 60,000 property sales in Spain, an annual increase of 5.9%. 83.6% of purchases registered in December correspond to urban properties, and 16.4% to rustic. In the case of urban property sales, 57.3% were residential property. The number of sales of rural properties increased by 7.4%, year-on-year, while the number Continue Reading
The total number of property sales in Spain increased by 6,8% in November. The number of home purchases increased by 17.3%, when compared to November 2015, according to the latest data from the INE. 84.6% of purchases correspond to urban properties, with 15.4% being rustic. In the case of urban sales, 56.3% were for the Continue Reading
As expected, August was another record month for tourists with Spain receiving 10.1 million international visitors. This represents a 5.8% increase over the same month in 2015, according to the official data from the National Statistics Institute. Visitors from the UK made up the largest proportion with 2.3 million Brits arriving in Spain. There were Continue Reading
The total number of properties sold in May increased by 9.6% when compared to the same month in the previous year, to reach 150,827 transactions. When looking at only residential property the increase over the previous year is much higher at 23.6%, reaching 36,425 transactions, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). This Continue Reading
The number of mortgages approved on homes in April was 23,607, representing a 24.6% increase over the same month in 2015. The average amount of those mortgages also increased to stand at 108,354 euros, 5.1% more than last year. Looking at all property types, the average amount mortgaged was 144,287 euros, an annual increase of Continue Reading
Spain continues to attract record numbers of tourists as the country begins to see signs of summer. Spain received over 6 million tourists in April, representing an increase of 11.3% over the same month in 2015, according to the latest data released by the National Institute of Statistics. As usual, UK travellers accounted for the Continue Reading
