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 […]
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 […]
It seems that the pandemic has definitely changed people’s preferences when it comes to buying a home. What the experts pointed out months ago as a possible new trend, is now being confirmed by official statistics. Those looking to buy a property are leaning towards chalets and single-family houses with larger surface areas than before […]
“If the situation doesn’t improve we’ll have to take more difficult decisions,” said regional president Juanma Moreno on Monday after figures showed a record number of Covid patients in Andalusian hospitals. The Andalusian president, Juanma Moreno, said on Monday that “more difficult” decisions would have to be made in terms of measures to curb the […]
1.18 million workers remain in ERTE temporary redundancy situations. Unemployment in Spain fell by 89,849 in July (-2.33%), the first decline since the start of the pandemic, to a total of 3.77 million unemployed. The beginning of summer has given a welcome boost to economic activity in Spain after the economic paralysis of lockdown, although […]
The leading Spanish property valuation firm Tinsa published its latest batch of monthly data regarding the market value of housing across the country on Wednesday morning, reporting that in February 2020 the recovery in market prices of recent years continued to progress at a minimal rate. A year-on-year increase of just 2.4 per cent was […]
International ratings agency S&P forecast that Spanish house prices will continue rising this year, albeit at a lower rate than in recent years. However, the Coronavirus was an external shock they were not expecting, and the assumptions of their forecast could now be out of date. Without taking account of any potential negative impact of […]
Strong property market activity and growth is being experienced in five of Spain’s key cities, giving potential buyers a renewed sense of confidence, according to new analysis. The highest residential prime property prices are in Madrid where values increased 9.7 per cent during the year to March 2019, and are 50.1 per cent higher than […]