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Rental Costs Dip Slightly in July

Rental Costs Dip Slightly in July

The average price of renting a house in Spain fell by 1% in July, to stand at an average cost per square metre of 8.37 euros per month. On a monthly basis, the variation showed a small increase in only Madrid (+1.4%) and Murcia (+0.9%), according to data from fotocasa. The current average price returns Continue Reading

Cost of Renting a Room in Spain Increases

Average room rental cost is up 7%

The cost of renting a room in a shared property has increased by 7% over the last year. This brings the average cost to 331 euros per month, according to a study by idealista. At the same time, the amount of available rooms has reduced by 3.3% which is likely to keep prices rising. In Continue Reading

Used Property Prices Increased 1.6% in July

Average used property price is 1,690 euros/m²

The price of used property in Spain registered an increase of 1.6% in July, to stand at an average of 1,690 euros/m², according to the latest figures from idealista. If we look at the data from last year the interannual increase is 9.3%. Autonomous Communities Of all the communities, only Galicia saw a fall in Continue Reading

Mortgage Approvals Increased in May

3,647.8 million euros borrowd in May

There were more than 31,000 new mortgage approvals for home purchases in May, 7.3% more than in May 2017. The average amount of those new loans was 117,044 euros, representing an increase of 2.8%. The total capital borrowed for housing, in May, was 3,647.8 million euros, an annual increase of 10.3%, according to the latest Continue Reading

Marbella Luxury Property Prices Rising

The price of luxury housing in Spain continues to go up. In particular, the Andalusian coast is one of the destinations that most seduce both international and local investors. This has led to luxury housing soaring in price, with the average luxury home in the coastal haven now above 2 million euros. The luxury sector Continue Reading

Used Housing Prices Increased in June

Prices fell in eight communities in June

The price of second-hand housing in Spain registered an increase of 1.1% during June, bringing the average per square metre to 1,664 euros. When compared to the same month in 2017 (1,554 euros), the year-on-year increase is 7.1%, according to the latest data from idealista. Autonomous Communities Prices fell in eight communities in June. The Continue Reading

Spain’s Housing Stock Increasing

Spain's Property Stock Increasing

In 2017, there were 26,645,100 registered homes in Spain, 0.23% more than in 2016, the largest increase since 2013. Thus, in one year the housing stock has increased by more than 58,000 properties, according to data from the Ministry of Development. Andalusia was the community with the most stock, with a total of 4,422,047 registered Continue Reading

Home Sales Increase 4.7% in May

Sales of new homes increased by 9.2%

The number of transferred properties written in the property registers (from public deeds) in the month of May is 183,748, which represents a 9.8% increase over the same month of 2017. Of the total transfers, 93,366 were property sales, representing an annual increase of 4.1%, according to the latest figures from the INE. Nicolas de Continue Reading

Eight Million Tourists Chose Spain in May

May saw a 1% annual increase in international visitors

Spain received 8.1 million international tourists in May, 1% more than in the same month of 2017, according to figures from the INE. The UK was the main country of residence for almost 2 million of those visitors, representing 24.6% of the total, but falling by 3.9%, when compared to May last year. Germany and Continue Reading

Number of New Mortgages Increased in April

New mortgages up 34.2% in April

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