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Used Property Prices Up in November

Used property prices up 0.4% in November

Average second-hand property prices in Spain stood at 1,733 euros/m² in November, a monthly increase of 0.4%, according to data from property portal fotocasa. The slight increase shows that the price of second-hand housing is stabilising and that we are leaving behind the large price drops witnessed in recent years. On the annual variation, the Continue Reading

Marbella For Sale Recognised for Professionalism

Marbella For Sale Recognised for Professionalism

After 10 years of serving our clients to the best of our abilities, it is nice to have our hard work recognised. Marbella For Sale were honoured to be nominated for, and win, an award from the Institute for Professional Excellence for “Recognition of Professional Work and Commitment to Excellence”. Our founder and managing director, Continue Reading

Spanish Property Market in Good Shape for 2018

Some cities suffer from lack of space for new builds

A report by pisos.com says the good performance of the Spanish property market has been clearly demonstrated by the statistics for 2017 and has continued to move in a positive direction throughout the year. Everything seems to indicate that prices, purchases, mortgages and new construction licences are in a state of stable growth and may Continue Reading

Costa del Sol and Malaga Tourism Breaking Records

Autumn on the coast is signified by a few clouds

During the month of October more than 30 million overnight stays were recorded in hotel establishments across Spain. This represents an increase of 1.1% when compared to the same month of 2016. Overnight stays of travellers’ resident in Spain decreased by 2.2%, while those of non-residents increased 2.6%. The average stay decreased by 0.9% compared Continue Reading

Sales to Foreign Buyers Increasing

Spanish property attracts foreign buyers

In the first half of this year, the purchase of free housing by foreign buyers increased by 13.4% year-on-year. The number of British buyers fell slightly as expected in the wake of the Brexit referendum and an uncertain future. However, the number of Chinese and continental Europeans buying in Spain increased, according to a report Continue Reading

Q3 Marks 10 Quarterly Price Increases

Evolution of house prices q3 2017

The average price of housing continues to rise in Spain but at a moderate pace. According to data from the Ministry of Development, the average price stood at 1,540 euros/m² at the end of September. This follows price increases of 0.7% quarter-on-quarter and 2.7% year-on-year. The third quarter of this year is therefore the tenth Continue Reading

Mortgage Clause Claims Exceed Expectations

The courts are overwhelmed by the number of claims

The provincial courts that were created at the beginning of summer to handle the barrage of lawsuits against banks for abusive mortgage clauses are receiving around 1,000 cases per day. According to the data handled by the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), between January 1st and November 5th, the 54 courts have registered a Continue Reading

Home Sales Increased 11% in September

18.3% of sales in September were for new property

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

Tourists Still Flooding to Spain in September

Close to 9 million tourists arrived in September

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

2017 Real Estate Investment Tops 8,950 million

Investment in residential property reached 1,180 million euros

The total volume of real estate investment in Spain (residential, office, retail, hotels) closed the third quarter of the year at around 8,947.4 million euros. This represents an increase of 40% over the same period in 2016. Additionally, this figure represents 94% of the total investment for the whole of 2016, which amounted to 9,564 Continue Reading