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Spanish house prices rise 9pc but market growth stalls in H1 2026

Mark Stücklin — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:11:47 +0000

Spanish house prices continue to climb, but the total value of sales has barely increased despite the market more than doubling in size over the last decade. Are buyers finally reaching their limits? Spanish house prices continued climbing in the first half of 2026, but the total value of homes sold barely increased. The latest […]

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Radical housing decrees defeated as snap election talk grows

Mark Stücklin — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:42:07 +0000

Spain’s government rushed two emergency housing decrees into law early week, only for Parliament to reject both on Friday. Their fleeting existence says more about the politics surrounding Spain’s housing crisis than about serious attempts to solve it. On Tuesday 29 September the Spanish government approved two emergency royal decree-laws on housing. By Friday 2 […]

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New asbestos certificate required to sell or rent property in Catalonia

SPI News — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:33:30 +0000

From 3 October 2026, property owners in Catalonia face another piece of paperwork when selling or renting: a certificate stating whether or not the property contains asbestos. A new Catalan law on the eradication of asbestos introduces the requirement for property transactions and new rental contracts from the beginning of October. What owners need to […]

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Market snapshot: German market in Q2 2026

Mark Stücklin — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:51:44 +0000

German demand for Spanish property continued to grow in the second quarter, but once again failed to keep pace with the wider foreign market. As a result, German buyers’ share of foreign demand fell to its lowest level in this series. German buyers were involved in 1,640 Spanish property purchases in Q2 2026, up 3.1% […]

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New Marbella neighbourhood planned with 156 villas

SPI News — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:41:51 +0000

A new residential development north of Marbella town centre is moving forward after years of planning, with 156 detached homes planned on a site close to La Cañada shopping centre. Marbella council is preparing to approve infrastructure works for the URP-MB-2 sector, covering more than 105,000 sqm north of the town centre. More than 30 […]

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Catalonia creates a new bureaucracy to police landlords

Mark Stücklin — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:37:05 +0000

Catalonia’s new housing enforcement directorate will police rents, contracts and landlord compliance. Once a bureaucracy like this is created, expect it to find plenty of reasons to justify its existence — another deterrent for private investors in Catalan property. The Catalan government has created a new Directorate-General for Housing Discipline, bringing together and strengthening its […]

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Mortgage foreclosures are rising behind borrowing costs

SPI News — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:19:36 +0000

Mortgage foreclosures are rising in Spain, pointing to increasing financial stress among some homeowners. But the numbers are still nowhere near the levels seen after the property crash that began in 2008. Spain recorded 9,596 mortgage foreclosures on homes in the first half of 2026, up 27% year-on-year and the highest H1 figure since 2022. […]

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Barcelona’s mayor Collboni makes common cause with New York’s Mamdani

Mark Stücklin — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:41:46 +0000

Barcelona’s Socialist mayor has returned from New York with plans for an international alliance against housing “speculation” – and even municipal grocery shops inspired by New York. Given Barcelona’s record on housing, a little scepticism seems appropriate. Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni has been in New York rubbing shoulders with fellow big-city mayors at the Urban20 […]

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Balearic government rules out restrictions on second-home buyers despite Brussels opening

Mark Stücklin — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:35:46 +0000

Brussels’ proposed new housing framework has already revived calls to restrict second-home purchases in some of Spain’s most popular foreign-buyer markets, but the Balearic government has ruled out going down that road. Calls to restrict foreigners or other outsiders from buying property have been strongest in the Balearics and Canaries, so it was no surprise […]

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Too many holiday-homes is not Spain’s housing problem

Mark Stücklin — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:16:52 +0000

Spain’s coastal housing problem is not too many holiday homes, but too little housing supply. Restricting second homes and tourist accommodation won’t fix that — making it easier and cheaper to build might. Appraisal-company Tinsa has done some research into the question of housing supply, demand and prices on the Spanish coast in its new […]

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