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Despite a handful of scaremongering articles suggesting Spain’s tourism market is under threat, Spain dealt with 10 million international tourists in July, 4.9% less than in the same month last year, according to data from the INE. This is not a huge drop and is easily explained. For a few years, following terror attacks, Turkey, Continue Reading
There were 30,600 new home mortgages approved in June. This represents an increase of 3.9% when compared to June in the previous year. The average amount of the new mortgage loans was 123,896 euros, an increase of 5.1%, according to the latest figures from the INE. The total amount of capital loaned in June reached Continue Reading
The number of unsold new housing stood at 476,938 units, at the end of 2017. This figure is not far from those seen before the bubble burst. In 2007, unsold stock amounted to 413,642. In 2016, the stock fell by 3%, and from the highs of 2009 (649,780 units), the stock has fallen by 26.6%, Continue Reading
Properties in Spain that are on the rental market without furniture are, on average, 39.2% cheaper than those that are rented furnished. Nationally, less than one in three properties offered for rent are offered without furniture (30.6%). Within that 30.6%, there are two groups: 21.4% are offered with a fitted kitchen (refrigerator, washing machine, oven/hobs), Continue Reading
Second-hand housing for sale in Spain has an average age of 45 years, according to a study carried out by idealista. Rental properties currently on offer are slightly younger at an average of 44 years old. However, the differences in property ages in different provincial capitals are notable. This can be said of both sale Continue Reading
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
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
Despite the late start to the warm weather, Spain still managed to attract 8.5 million international tourists in June. This represents an increase of 1.2% when compared to the same month of 2017, according to data from the INE. The UK was once again the main country of residence for the visitors, with almost 2.2 Continue Reading
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
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
