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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

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

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

Property Prices Fell Slightly in October

Prices are up 3.2% compared to last year

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

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

Third Quarter Sees Rental Costs Rise

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

Property Sales Increased in August

Sales of Spanish property increased in August

There were 142,976 property transfers (sales/purchases, inheritance, exchange, donation) registered in the property records in August. This is 5.9% more than in the same month last year. This is yet another increase and adds further confirmation that the Spanish property market is recovering well from years of slowdown following the 2007 crisis. In terms of Continue Reading

Tourist Spending Increased in August

Tourists spend 10% more than last August

Total tourist spending in Spain by international visitors in August reached a staggering 11,342 million euros. This represents an increase of 10.3% when compared to the same month last year. The average spend per tourist also increased with visitors spending 1,088 euros each during their trip, up 6.1% from last year. The average daily spend Continue Reading