A new law is coming to the Valencia region that will reduce red tape in regards to building permissions on urban land. The regional government has developed legislation to streamline bureaucracy and land management. The critics have expressed concern that the new law will result in a reduction of land for the much needed social housing. This has been denied …
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Spain’s housing crisis: Pedro Sanchez promises landlords 100% tax break if they freeze rents and slams seasonal lets as ‘speculation and greed’
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced ‘urgent and decisive’ measures to address Spain’s deepening housing shortage. Landlords that extend long-term leases without increasing the rents in the future will be given a tax exemption of 100% on rental income. Sanchez spoke Monday at the launch of the Campamento housing project, which will build 10,700 new homes on an ex-military site …
Read More »Property costs in Spain rise by 13.1% over the last three months of 2025
REAL property costs in Spain rose by 13.1% ‘year-on yr’ within the final three months of 2025, in keeping with property appraisal firm Tinsa by Accumin. The appraiser described the scenario as ‘”a continuation of the acceleration of residential costs’ that’s taking out extra from household revenue to spend on mortgages. Demand has benefited from beneficial situations to get a …
Read More »Costa Blanca real estate sales are up compared to 2007 boom prices
The National Institute of Statistics(INE) reports that the Alicante region has sold 46,334 properties in the first ten months of 2025. This total is higher than 2007 when the country was in the midst of a real estate boom. The figure at the time was 46,196. According to the INE, 5,160 transactions took place in October. This makes it the …
Read More »In the period July to September, almost half of Costa Blanca real estate sold was bought by foreigners
In the period July to September, foreign buyers made up 43.29% in Alicante’s province. Spain’s Association of Registrars reported that the percentage of non Spanish buyers who reached the average national of 13.6% was the highest in the nation. Malaga’s province has a percentage of 31.8%. Santa Cruz de Tenerife is next (29.6%), followed by the Balearic Islands at 29.4%. …
Read More »IN PICS: Spain’s most expensive house for sale is priced at €29.5m with an indoor swimming pool, cinema, and its own vineyard
THE most expensive property listing in Spain has been revealed as a €29.5 million house on Mallorca. Real estate and rural homes in Puigpunyent Pisos.com It is on a 130,000-m2 plot. The building covers 1,500m2 over three floors, and has nine bedrooms with 11 bathrooms. READ MORE OUTDOOR POOL(Pisos image) The property is presented as ‘the embodiment of elegance and refinement …
Read More »House purchases led by ‘locals’ while non-EU property buyers fell last year in Valencia
The non-EU market has decreased in importance. The National Federation of Real Estate Associations and the Association of Valencian Community Real Estate Agents conducted a joint study of 69 regional agencies and their real estate transactions. The company said that 62.3% deals were for primary or secondary homes while just under 29% were for investments. READ MORE ‘LOCAL’ BUYERS DOMINATE …
Read More »On Spain’s Costa Blanca, the property boom is continuing with prices up by 15% a year.
Tinsa’s figures show that house prices in Alicante rose 15.3% between the third quarter of last year and the third quarter this year. In Alicante City, prices stood at €1,907 per square metres- up by 14% on a year earlier and a 4% hike on the previous quarter. Tinsa’s Cristina Arias said that the levels of demand were close to …
Read More »Mortgages in Spain are on the rise due to low interest rates and concern over future property price increases
The number of NEW mortgages in Spain has risen to levels that have not been seen since the beginning of 2011. According to figures released by the National Institute of Statistic on Wednesday, 243,257 mortgages for home purchases were approved between January and June of this current year. It was a 25% increase compared to 2024. READ MORE Mortgage costs …
Read More »Valencia is the most popular city in Spain for foreigners to rent property
VALENCIA is the most sought-after city in Spain for those looking to rent long-term. The study by online property portal Idealist Between January and March, the city surpassed Barcelona, the leader in the market, with 17%, as it attracted more clients. Madrid and Sevilla are next on the list with 9.1% each.. READ MORE VALENCIA CITY – AERIAL VIEW The …
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