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The provincial courts that were created at the beginning of summer to handle the barrage of lawsuits against banks for abusive mortgage clauses are receiving around 1,000 cases per day. According to the data handled by the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), between January 1st and November 5th, the 54 courts have registered a Continue Reading
The number of property sales in Spain stood at 47,145 transactions in May, according to data released by the General Council of Notaries. This represents a year-on-year increase of 17.5% when compared to May in the previous year. By type of housing, the sale of used property showed an annual increase of 20.4% while sales Continue Reading
The total amount of housing purchase and sale transactions in April 2017 was 40,005, representing a year-on-year decline of 2%. Transactions involving resale property increased by 1.2%, while the sale of new property fell by 10.7%, year-on-year. The sale of single-family properties showed an annual variation of -3.8%, while sales of flats fell by 1.5%. Continue Reading
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
There were over 20,000 new mortgages taken out on property in Spain during August. This represents a 6.4% increase over the same month in 2015. When comparing to July the variation is +10.2%. This is the first time in five years that August has shown an increase over July. The average amount borrowed was 110,121 Continue Reading
The number of new mortgages taken for a home purchase in July was 18,706, representing a decrease of 14.9% when compared to the same month in 2015. The average amount of those loans was 115,540 Euros, an annual increase of 10.1%, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute. The value of mortgages taken Continue Reading
The number of foreclosures carried out in the second quarter of 2016 was 20,927. This represents an increase of 8.1% when we compare the figures to the previous quarter. When comparing to the second quarter of 2015 the number actually fell by 27.7%. Amongst the actions, 6,398 were on a primary residence (26.2% less than Continue Reading
The number of mortgages granted for home purchases in May was 26,579, an increase of 34.1% over the same month in 2015. The average amount mortgaged was 126,394 euros, which is actually 2.6% lower than in the previous year, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The total value of mortgages constituted Continue Reading
According to data released by the General Council of Notaries, houses in Spain have dropped in value by 5.1% between January and May of 2016, reaching an average cost of 1,261€ p/m². When comparing to the same period in 2015 the decline in prices is 1.6%. The property market slowed in May following two months Continue Reading
The number of mortgages approved on homes in April was 23,607, representing a 24.6% increase over the same month in 2015. The average amount of those mortgages also increased to stand at 108,354 euros, 5.1% more than last year. Looking at all property types, the average amount mortgaged was 144,287 euros, an annual increase of Continue Reading
