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Home Sales in Spain Down in August

Property transfers in Spain saw a 7.3% fall in August, when compared to the same month of the previous year. The total number of properties transferred in the public registry was 166,982. For the number of sales of properties, the number was 93,917, which is 11.5% higher than in August 2022. Of those sales, 88.3% Continue Reading

Sale and Rental Prices Fell in August

In August, the price of second-hand housing in Spain fell by 0.2%. The annual variation was more significant falling 7.9% since August 2022. This brings the average cost per square metre to €2,145. The monthly fall seen in August is the first fall in the last two years. “Historically, the month of August usually shows Continue Reading

Home Sales Down Slightly in August

Property sales down 0.7% compared to July

The number of transferred properties registered in the property registers in the month of August is 175,824, which is 28.1% more than in the same month of 2020. In the case of registered property sales, the number of sales is 97,224, representing an annual increase of 41.8%, according to data from the INE. 87.7% of Continue Reading

Home Sales Down 12% in August

New Home sales increased 6.4% in August

In August, the number of home sales in Spain fell by 12.1% when compared to August 2019. Considering what the country has been through in recent months this is not a big fall and is far smaller than many expected. This also shows that the property market is resilient and is recovering well from the Continue Reading

Price Of Renting Hardly Moved in August

Rental costs up only 0.1% in August

The price of homes for rent in Spain increased 0.1% when compared to July and increased by 8.6% when compared to the same month in the previous year. This brings the average cost to €10.74 p/m² per month according to data from Fotocasa. This value is -28% below the average for the Community of Madrid, Continue Reading

Cost of Shared Homes Increased in August

Cost of renting a room up 2.7% in August

The average price of renting a room in a shared apartment in Spain rose 2.7% on the interannual variation and stood at 319 euros per month in August, according to a report from Fotocasa. “After the strong increases that we have been registering in recent years, in general, the rental market is tending to stabilize Continue Reading

Housing Market Will Continue to Grow

Housing Market Will Continue to Grow

Mortgage data released by the INE suggests a significant slowdown in lending from banks for the purchase of a home. Specifically, the number of loans granted in August was down 29.9% when compared to August of the previous year. A little over 20,000 new mortgages were approved which is the lowest monthly figure since October Continue Reading

Housing Sales Slow Dramatically in August

The Canary Islands saw an 18.8% fall in sales

The number of home sales in Spain decreased dramatically in August with a 21.1% fall when compared to August 2018. When compared to July 2019, the fall is 26.1%, according to data from the INE. This follows similar data announced by the notaries earlier this week that the housing market had collapsed in August. Figures Continue Reading

Over 10 million Tourists Chose Spain in August

Over 2 million Brits arrived in August

In August, Spain received a massive 10.1 million international tourists, 0.5% lower than in the same month last year. The UK was once again the main source of those tourists. Almost 2.2 million Brits chose Spain for their August holidays, representing 21.5% of the total, but a decrease of 3.1% when compared to August last Continue Reading

Cost of Renting Drops in August

Cost of Renting Drops in August

The price of rental housing in Spain fell again in August with owners now asking 0.5% less than in July. However, when compared to August 2018, prices have actually risen by 7.7%. This brings the average cost per square metre to €8.50 p/month. Shockingly, this national average is a massive 39% lower than the average Continue Reading