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Goodbye 2016 – It Was Emotional

As 2016 draws to a close we can all look back and reflect on the lessons learned, the choices made and the rewards earned from a turbulent year. As well as the usual ups and downs associated with the real-estate market there have been a few surprises to contend with this year. We had to Continue Reading

Passenger Numbers Increase at Málaga Airport

November was another busy month for Málaga Airport with almost a million passengers passing through, proving that the allure of the Costa del Sol is more than just sunny weather. Despite being outside of the blistering summer months, and pre-Christmas season, November saw Málaga-Costa del Sol airport handling 965,188 passengers. They were distributed across 7,823 Continue Reading

House Price Index Up 4% in Q3

The House Price Index for the third quarter of 2016, published this week by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), shows an annual increase of 4%. This highlights the “dynamism of the real estate market in much of the country”, according to Beatriz Toribio, head of research at fotocasa. This represents the tenth consecutive quarter Continue Reading

Property Prices Fell Slightly in November

The price of used housing in Spain registered a decline of 1.1% during November. The average price per square metre now stands at 1,497€, according to the latest figures from idealista. If we look at the data in November 2015 (1,564 euros p/m²), the year-on-year fall is 4.3%. Autonomous Communities The price of resale housing Continue Reading

Ojén Development Gets Green Light

The small town of Ojén (population approximately 2,000) sits in the mountains behind Marbella. Despite its proximity to the coast it has remained relatively unspoilt, not attracting development in the way many local towns have. However, London-based investment fund Round Hill Capital plan to invest 250 million euros in the area over the next seven Continue Reading

Mortgage Approvals Up But The Game Has Changed

The mortgage market in Spain is continuing to pick up speed. We are still a long way from the volume of new mortgages that we saw during the property bubble, but recently we have seen double-digit growth in lending month after month. In Malaga over the first three quarters of the year there have been Continue Reading

Spanish Property Owners Not Worried About Brexit

Despite the concerns of the British regarding the Brexit, only three in 10 Spanish property owners believe that the UK’s departure from the EU will affect the Spanish real estate market. However, when you ask those who own properties in areas that are more popular with Britons (Catalonia, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, the Balearic and Canary Continue Reading

Another Month of Growth For Malaga Airport

Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport closed October with another month of growth, with over 1.5 million international passengers. A total of 1,711,802 passengers passed through Malaga Airport, with 1,520,033 being on international flights, an annual increase of 20.9%. This is according to data released by airport network AENA. Passengers were carried on over twelve thousand flights, Continue Reading

Rental Returns Increasing Year-on-Year

Buying a property in Spain and putting it out to rent seems to increase in profitability year on year. This is according to analysis by property portal fotocasa. Their data shows that the annual profitability that can be obtained from renting out a property is currently 5.3%. In 2015 it was 5.2%, in 2014 it Continue Reading

Housing Sales Increased in September

The total number of properties sold in Spain in September was 132,263, representing a slight decrease of -0.5% when compared to September in the previous year. The monthly variation was -1.7% when compared to August 2016. 86.4% of properties sold were urban, while the remaining 13.6% were rustic properties. In the case of urban properties, Continue Reading