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There were 27,724 new mortgages for home purchases in April, 34.2% more than in the same month of the previous year. The average amount of the new mortgages was 123,256 euros, according to the latest figures from the INE. The average amount showed an increase of 9.1%. when compared to April 2017. Compared to the Continue Reading
The average Spanish property buyer has a budget of 166,000 euros, a figure that falls short of the average house price in Spain, which is currently 241,145 euros. This means there is a 69% gap making it hard for Spaniards to get on the property ladder. The average Spanish buyer is looking for a property Continue Reading
The average price of renting a home in Spain decreased by 1.1% in May to stand at €8.44 p/m² per month, according to data from fotocasa. On a monthly basis, rental costs increased in eight communities and decreased in nine. The highest monthly increase was recorded in Murcia (+2.6%), followed by the Canary Islands (+1.1%) Continue Reading
Following a slight dip in March, property transfers across Spain rebounded in April, registering a year-on-year increase of 20.8%, according to figures from the INE. The total number of properties transferred in the property registers in April reached 161,444. However, as Holy Week was in March this year and in April last year, it makes Continue Reading
Second-hand house prices in Spain increased in May with a 0.8% increase over April. This brings the average price per square metre to 1,645 euros, according to the latest price index from idealista. When comparing to the previous year, when the average price was 1,526, the year-on-year increase is 7.8%. Autonomous Communities Prices fell in Continue Reading
The number of new mortgages approved in March was 26,350. This represents a fall of 5.2%, when compared to the same month in the previous year. The average mortgage amount was 119,783 euros, an annual increase of 4.6%, according to the latest data from the INE. The total value of new mortgages on urban properties Continue Reading
The final 2017 figures are in and they show that it was a great year for home sales in some areas and not so great for others. This article follows on from one I wrote following the release of the Q1 figures, which you can find here. Firstly, here are the home sales figures for Continue Reading
Over the last twelve months, the demand for rental housing has fallen by 36%. In 2017, 14% of people over 18 years old had rented or sought to rent a home. In 2018 that percentage is 9%. This is the conclusion of the study “X-Ray of the Housing Market 2017-2018” carried out by property portal Continue Reading
Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport handled 2.8% more operations in April, and 0.1% more passengers than in the same month of the previous year. Specifically, 1,697,759 travellers moved on 12,311 flights. It should be noted that last year saw Holy Week entirely in April, while this year it was mostly in March (between Thursday, March 28 Continue Reading
The National Police have arrested five people in Marbella – four men and one woman – for allegedly cheating more than half a million euros out of people responding to adverts in a massive fake property scam. The five are alleged to have promoted “new developments” on real estate websites at very attractive prices in Continue Reading
