[ad_1] The property market in Spain is booming, but where are the most sought-after locations by buyers? Idealista, a property platform, has released its latest ranking which highlights the Spanish housing markets with the highest demand. Alicante has 28 of Spain’s top property hotspots, including one in five. El Campello, Gran Alacant and tourist destinations such as Benidorm or Denia …
Read More »The Dutch have now moved into the top five for property purchases in Spain – here is where they are snapping up homes
[ad_1] The Dutch have risen to the top of the list for foreigners buying property in Spain. According to the Spanish property platform Idealista in 2025, foreigners will account for 13.5% of all home sales in Spain, underlining their continuing influence on the market. Dutch buyers accounted for 6.77% of all foreign property purchases in Spain, making them the fourth …
Read More »Costa Blanca agents arrested after scamming foreign clients who ended up almost penniless
[ad_1] The Policia Nacional arrested four people, including a couple who run an Alicante-based real estate agency. They were all accused of scamming mostly foreign clients. Three men and one woman were accused of fraud, forgery of documents, coercion, and violation of employee rights in relation to the illegal employment by a non Spanish national. The Policia Nacional said that …
Read More »Revealed: More than 700,000 homes were bought in Spain in 2025 – the highest figure in 18 years
[ad_1] The booming Spanish property market continues to grow after reaching a record high in the number of sales last year. The National Statistics Institute (INE) released figures showing that more than 700 000 homes were sold for the first since 2007 when the peak sales of 775 300 homes occurred. In total, 714,237 property transactions took place last year …
Read More »Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling
[ad_1] Alicante is the province with the highest overseas share, just below 43%. The Association of Registrars reported 178,270 sales in the United States, an increase of 3.31% on a year-over-year basis. Foreign sales accounted for 13.52% of total. The UK still leads the overseas market despite a decline of 10.74% annually, followed by buyers in the Netherlands, France, and …
Read More »The new sovereign wealth fund of Spain will provide up to 15,000 affordable rental homes per year.
[ad_1] The new sovereign fund in SPAIN will pay for up to 15,000 rental homes that are affordable each year. Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain, pledged the money on Monday at the official launch of the fund. España Crece(Spain Grows) aims to create a pot of up to €120 billion in public and private funds. READ MORE SANCHEZ, MONDAY …
Read More »Foreign buyers almost hit the 100,000 sale mark in Spain as they continue to gobble up property market – Brits still king
[ad_1] BRITS was again Spain’s top foreign home buyer last year. They purchased thousands of homes as overseas purchases edged closer to 100,000 despite rising prices. The UK is still Spain’s largest market overseas. Buyers continue to prefer established hotspots on the Costa del Sol and in the province of Alicante, as well as the Balearic Islands. Agents report that …
Read More »Spain is selling six houses a minute – one in three in cash – despite prices soaring by double digits
[ad_1] According to the figures compiled by Spain’s registrars, a boom in house prices has not deterred buyers. Six properties are bought every minute, a third of which is in cash. This despite the fact that prices have risen by 10% on average across the country. With 705,357 sales, the number of transactions reached levels not seen since 2008 after …
Read More »A deep dive into Mallorca’s luxury tourism boom: Record spending creates rental pressure – can ‘quality tourism’ save the day?
[ad_1] MALLORCA’S luxury travel market is having a record year — and the numbers behind it are hard to ignore. The island continues to absorb demand through private accommodation, especially villas and vacation homes. Residents and local authorities face the same pressure points: the housing shortage, the infrastructure capacity and the environmental costs of the peak season intensity. What follows …
Read More »What will the cost of a Costa Blanca property be in 2026? What British buyers should know before it is too late
[ad_1] Demand from abroad is shaping the market in a way that has never been seen before. Credit: kallerna / Creative Commons The Costa Blanca will still be a huge draw for British buyers who dream of Mediterranean sun and views of the sea in 2026. But the landscape of property purchase here is changing fast – from buyers and …
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