Spanish Property News

13 October 2015

Annual Property Prices Register Their Most Moderate Drop Since 2008

While demand for property in Spain has been rising, it is interesting to know that annual house prices are falling. But they might not do for much longer, as September registered the smallest decline...

09 October 2015

The Difference between a Ground Floor and Top Floor Apartment in Spain

Being the proud owner of a top floor apartment myself, I know all about the benefits of living in the “ático” of a Spanish apartment block. I wasn’t wholly aware of the disadvantages, but, for me, I’...

Chinese investors interested in Spanish real estate again

08 October 2015

Chinese Investors Return to Spanish Property Market in Droves

There hasn’t been much news about Chinese investors buying up property in Spain for a while, probably since the economic crisis, which has had many worried about what would happen if they did pour...

07 October 2015

Property Purchases Register the Best August in Five Years

The number of property purchases during the month of August this year registered its highest figure since 2010 and sees the most active eighth month in the last five years. In a month that is...

29 September 2015

Property Sales Return to Over 1,000 a Day

The rate at which property sales have taken place in Spain from the beginning of the year until June have finally returned to over 1,000 a day, according to the latest data from the Ministry of...

17 September 2015

Two Provinces Forecast to Dissolve Excess Stock in Less than Four Years

The excess of unsold property in Spain continues to hold the property sector back. It has been calculated that it will take half of Spain’s provinces between six and ten years before all the empty...

16 September 2015

Bankinter Launches New Offer for Fixed Rate Mortgages

Bankinter, one of Spain’s least affected financial institutions during the property crisis, has been the next bank in a line of several that has announced the lowering of its mortgage differential...

10 September 2015

The Property Boom Is in Re-Sales

This year will be referred to as the year that the property sector truly emerged from the crisis and returned to a fast-paced growth at a rate of two digits. Property sales did go up in 2014 from the...

09 September 2015

House Prices Experience Biggest Annual Increase in 7 Years

It depends on where you live in Spain, but many of you will have seen how property prices are gradually starting to rise. This will be more apparent in some places than others – namely major cities...

08 September 2015

Property Sector Recovers at Two Speeds

Property prices have gone up 5%, purchases have increased by 11% and the number of mortgages granted have risen 26%. Spain’s real-estate sector has moved up into second gear, according to the media,...

04 September 2015

Official Property Valuations Now Available Online Through Tinsa

One of the procedures that you have to go through when buying and selling a property in Spain is that of getting your property valued. This is usually arranged by the bank, who tend to use valuators...