The technology giant has also announced the first private underwater cable to connect Spain with the United States and the United Kingdom. Google has chosen Malaga as the headquarters of a cybersecurity centre of excellence that will have an international reach. It will be located in the old military government building on Paseo de la […]
The number of residents registered in the Costa del Sol town has now passed 80,000 for the first time. Despite a lack of space remaining for development, Fuengirola has seen its population grow again this year. Passing the 80,000 mark for the first time, (with 82,000 people on the population census), Fuengirola is now the […]
The distortion of data during the coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult to draw valid conclusions regarding the state of the Spanish property market in 2020, but figures published this week by the governments central statistics unit could be seen as an indication that despite the coronavirus the underlying conditions remain healthy. The figures published […]
The leading Spanish property valuation firm Tinsa has published its latest batch of monthly data regarding the market value of housing across the country, reporting that in November 2020 the downward trend sparked by the coronavirus pandemic continued, albeit only gradually in most areas. Following a long period of slight increases in property values, the […]
Two firms are interested in building the proposed marina with 500 to 600 berths in the San Andrés area, at the mouth of the Guadalmedina river in Malaga city, and managing it for 50 years. Both are joint venture companies: one is formed by Marina Malaga San SL and Marina de Formentera SA, while the […]
The latest home sales figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), and the Association of Spanish Notaries, both show the Spanish housing market back in positive territory in August and September, but much of that growth came from sales postponed during the lockdown, and so far this year the market is still 20% smaller […]
Hoteliers’ representatives are fearful that the funds’ focus on return on investment could shorten the length of season In the wake of hotels being forced to close early this season due to a lack of demand, investment funds have started to turn their attention to the Costa del Sol, looking to buy hotel properties in […]
The proposal from the Berenguer Ingenieros firm says the port will take three years to build; the council is now preparing to deliver the plan to the regional government There has been a step forward in the project for Fuengirola’s new marina. The council has now officially revealed the initial plan for this project, which […]
The iconic hotel, due to reopen to guests in 2022, will be redeveloped into a 200-room resort and will offer an abundance of luxury amenities. The iconic Byblos Hotel in Mijas Costa is set to reopen its doors to guests in 2022 after being brought by the Hyatt Hotels Corporation. The property, which has been […]
The SPI House Price Index Tracker plots the progress of the six most-watched house price indices in Spain, and brings them together in one chart. Some of these indices are updated monthly, and some quarterly with a delay of several months, making them somewhat tricky to compare purely on the basis of publication dates. Then, […]