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Author: Conor O Connor
Dutch Buyers Surge to Second Place in Spain’s Property Market – And May Soon Challenge the UK
Spain’s foreign property market is undergoing a quiet but significant shift. According to the latest data from the Colegio de Registradores (Q4 2025), Dutch buyers now account for 6.77% of all foreign property purchases in Spain, making the Netherlands the second-largest foreign buyer nationality. The UK remains in first place at 7.93%, but the gap is narrowing – and…
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Brookfield in €1 Billion Talks to Acquire Blackstone’s Fidere in Spain – Major Residential Real Estate Deal Emerging
Spain’s residential real estate sector could see one of its largest transactions of 2026 as Brookfield Asset Management enters exclusive negotiations to acquire Fidere, the Spanish residential platform owned by Blackstone, according to reporting from Reuters and Spanish financial daily Expansión. If confirmed, the deal could be valued at approximately €1 billion, positioning it among the most significant property transactions in Spain…
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Andalucia Cancels 13,037 Tourist Rental Licences to Protect Housing Supply and Boost Community Stability
The regional government of Andalucia has taken decisive action against over-tourism by cancelling 13,037 tourist rental licences – a policy move designed to rebalance the housing market, protect long-term rentals, and improve quality of life for residents in one of Spain’s most visited regions. This marks one of the most ambitious regulatory enforcement drives in Southern Europe and signals…
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Spain’s 5-Year Digital Nomad Visa vs Portugal’s D8
Southern Europe is intensifying its bid to attract digital nomads, remote workers and location-independent professionals. Spain has strengthened its position with a long-term Digital Nomad Visa (DNV) pathway allowing residence of up to five years, while Portugal remains one of Europe’s most established and lifestyle-driven remote work hubs. For globally mobile professionals and for investors…
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Spain’s Affordable Housing Crisis Deepens
Spain is facing a widening crisis in affordable housing access, with public and regulated housing (“vivienda protegida”) failing to keep pace with soaring demand. As rents and property prices escalate across major cities and coastal areas, the ability for middle- and low-income residents – particularly young people and local workers – to secure stable housing is…
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Spain’s Proposed Migrant Regularisation: Economic Opportunity, Labour Stability and Long-Term Growth
Spain is once again debating a large-scale migrant regularisation (legalisation) programme that could affect hundreds of thousands of undocumented residents. While the proposal has sparked political debate, history and data suggest that measures like this have often delivered net economic, labour market, and social benefits for Spain over the long term. Far from being only a political story, this…
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Spain’s Tourism Reputation Under Pressure in 2026: Overcrowding, Housing Pressures and the Shift to Sustainable Travel
Spain enters 2026 at a crossroads in its tourism story. Once the undisputed global magnet for sun-seekers and culture lovers, the country now grapples with deepening over tourism pressures, housing affordability challenges, and visible local backlash – forces reshaping the travel landscape and testing Spain’s tourism brand. This is not isolated to the Balearics. The same dynamics are now evident across…
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Spain Ranked #1 in the World for Quality of Life – What It Means for Lifestyle, Migration and Property Demand
Spain has once again been ranked the #1 country in the world for Quality of Life, marking the third consecutive yearat the top of the global table in the Expat Insider survey. For anyone watching migration trends, second-home demand, or real estate flows into Spain, this is more than a lifestyle accolade – it is a macro signal. Because…
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Madrid Emerges as a Top Luxury Real Estate Destination in 2026 – Latin American and U.S. Buyers Lead Demand
Madrid has rapidly positioned itself as one of Europe’s most compelling luxury real estate markets for 2026. As global wealth looks for stability, lifestyle quality, and value relative to other capitals, the Spanish capital is seeing surging demand from Latin American and U.S. ultra-high-net-worth buyers seeking both asset security and long-term European living. This is not a trend driven…
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Tourist Rentals in Spain Drop for the First Time in Years: Market & Policy Implications
Spain’s short-term rental landscape – long defined by rapid growth and holiday-home proliferation, experienced a notable nationwide decline in tourist rental listings in 2025, marking the first recorded drop in years. According to data from the tourism industry association Exceltur, the number of properties available for short-term tourist lets in Spain’s 25 most visited destinations fell by 4.1…
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