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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
In 2016, 44% of buyers looked online for properties for sale. Among younger buyers that number is even higher with 58% of Millennials* using the internet to find their next home. Most buyers will have seen a dozen or so properties online before they step foot inside any of them. This is why your photos Continue Reading
The average cost of renting increased by 10% year-on-year in Spain in August. This is the third year-on-year increase over 10% in 2017, in addition to 30 consecutive months of annual growth, according to the latest data from fotocasa. The year-on-year variation recorded this month is the third highest recorded this year: in May it Continue Reading
According to the latest figures from the INE, July saw a 16.8% increase in the number of homes sold in Spain, when compared to the previous year. So, has the market stabilised? Are sales back up to pre-crisis levels? To try and answer those questions we take a brief look at the Q1 sales results Continue Reading
According to the latest monthly sales price report from pisos.com, the average price of second-hand housing in Spain was 1,528 euros per square metre in August 2017. This figure represents an increase of 0.2% compared to the previous month. On a year-on-year basis the variation is -1.99%. The price of housing has recently been fluctuating 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
The urbanisation La Zagaleta, located in Benahavís, Malaga, holds the record for being the most expensive residential area in the whole of Spain. Homes in this exclusive development exceed 5.6 million euros on average. Despite being private homes, not hotels, most properties in La Zagaleta have more than 8,000m² plots, elevators, a cinema room and/or Continue Reading
The average price of rental housing in Spain fell by 0.4% in July. The average now stands at 8.08€ m²/month. This monthly decrease breaks the trend of recent months which saw costs steadily rising. The current average price takes us back to November 2010 when the rental average was 8.10€ m²/month. “Today, renting a flat Continue Reading
The average price of used property in Spain stood at 1,700€ p/m² in July, a monthly increase of 0.4%. This increase shows we are seeing prices stabilise and we are leaving behind the large price falls of recent years. The price in July was 4.6% more than the same month in 2016 and is the Continue Reading
