real estate

16 December 2015

October Reflects Normalisation of the Property Market

According to the General Council of Notaries, property purchases in Spain increased 2.7% annually in October, reaching a total of 35,088 operations for the whole month. Property prices, on the other...

10 December 2015

Construction Companies Rush to Buy Land and Prices Rocket

When the property crisis hit Spain in 2008, a lot of companies including builders, construction companies and developers went out of business. A huge number of builders stopped buying up plots of...

07 December 2015

Investment into Spanish Real Estate Reaches Record Figures

While it may be hard to believe, taking into consideration that Spain endured a crippling recession for six years and has only really begun to expand economically again since last year, investment...

26 November 2015

Spain Ranked One of the Most Attractive Destinations for Real-Estate Investors

There are a number of factors that have boosted Spain’s ranking in the global positioning of the best markets for real-estate investment over the last few years. A stable economy coupled with...

19 November 2015

Alicante Consolidates Top Ranking in Property Sales Market

As a resident of Torrevieja, a coastal city located in the province of Alicante, I’ve noticed that property is selling at a fairly good rate once again. This is apparent as new estate agents are...

09 November 2015

September Property Sales Concentrated in Four Autonomous Regions

Many estate agents in different parts of the country will confirm that business is booming and that interest in Spanish property is solid. This is what official statistics have revealed also for the...

06 November 2015

Sareb Sells 3,400 Properties with up to 60% Discount

The association known as Sareb, Society of Asset Management from the Restructure of the Banking System, more commonly referred to as the Bad Bank, launched a campaign earlier this week whereby more...

28 October 2015

The Concession of New Mortgages Increased in Every Region except One

The number of new mortgages granted to buy a property during the second quarter of 2015 went up by an average of 26.9% across the whole of Spain, apart from one region in the north. According to the...

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...