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If there’s a housing bubble in Southern Europe, it’s probably Portugal

Mark Stücklin — Sun, 10 May 2026 06:28:14 +0000

Spain’s housing market is booming, but compared to Portugal it still looks relatively grounded. If there’s a genuine property bubble forming in Southern Europe, the latest evidence suggests Portugal is the more likely candidate. After years of rapid house price growth across Southern Europe, concerns about overheating are starting to grow. But while Spain often […]

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Has foreign demand for Spanish property peaked? Latest figures suggest so

Mark Stücklin — Sat, 09 May 2026 09:35:16 +0000

Foreign demand for Spanish property appears to be running out of steam after the extraordinary boom that followed the pandemic, according to the latest figures from the Spanish Land Registrars’ Association. The latest numbers for Q1 2026 reveal that 24,791 Spanish home sales involved a foreign buyer, down 3% on the same period last year. […]

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Why Spain is still one of Europe’s hottest property markets

Mark Stücklin — Fri, 08 May 2026 14:42:22 +0000

Spain continues to outperform most of Europe when it comes to house price growth, underlining just how strong demand remains for Spanish property despite affordability pressures and political noise around housing. The latest European house price data for Q4 2025 shows Spain near the top of the continental rankings for annual price growth, beaten only […]

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Who bought where in the second half of 2025?

Mark Stücklin — Thu, 07 May 2026 15:10:20 +0000

When it comes to foreign buyers of second-homes in Spain, the Dutch are now important players on the Mediterranean coast, the Germans still rule the islands, the Brits are hanging on, and Americans have spread out across Spain. The Association of Spanish Notaries has recently published its latest report on foreign demand for property in […]

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Politics destroys Barcelona’s rental market—despite rents going nowhere for 20 years

Mark Stücklin — Mon, 04 May 2026 11:56:40 +0000

Barcelona’s latest rental data shows how politicians and housing activists have crippled the rental market with price controls, even though rents have barely risen in real terms for nearly two decades. The latest figures from the Catalan government’s INCASÒL agency give us a full-year view of 2025, the first complete year under rent controls introduced […]

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Why removing tourist lets isn’t fixing Spain’s rental shortage

Mark Stücklin — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:14:21 +0000

Spain has cracked down on tourist rentals—but the expected boom in long-term rental supply hasn’t materialised. In fact, the opposite seems to be happening. Spain’s housing debate has long fixated on short-term tourist rentals as a key culprit behind rising rents and limited supply. So in 2025, authorities moved to revoke thousands of tourist rental […]

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Non-EU foreign buyers take a hit in 2025 after political backlash

Mark Stücklin — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:00:13 +0000

Spain’s campaign against foreign buyers may have been all talk—but the latest data suggests it still had consequences. New figures from the Spanish Notaries Association reveal a sharp decline in home purchases by non-resident buyers from outside the EU in 2025—down 17% year-on-year. That’s a striking drop in a segment that had previously been relatively […]

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Why property valuation is so tricky in Spain

Mark Stücklin — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:19:52 +0000

Property valuation underpins the housing market, but in Spain understanding what a home is really worth is harder than it should be. Property valuation is one of the most important concepts in the housing market, but it is often hidden in plain sight. Most people only think about it when they are about to buy […]

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When the dream home never arrives

Mark Stücklin — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:59:33 +0000

Buying off-plan in Spain can still go badly wrong—even today. A new case study from readers shows how easily things can unravel, and why caution remains essential. Anthony & Lesley Briggs, both in their late 50s and from the north of England, thought they had done everything right. Nearing retirement, they set out to build […]

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Where’s hot in Andalusia? Not always the capital

SPI News — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:58:10 +0000

Not all property markets follow the same logic—and in coastal Andalusia, the most expensive homes are often nowhere near the provincial capital. When people think about high property prices in Spain, they tend to assume the most expensive homes are found in big cities—especially provincial capitals. That’s often true, but along the Andalusian coast the […]

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