Category: Real Estate Market Costa del Sol

Hungarian buyers are increasingly turning to Spain’s coastal property market, with demand growing for modern apartments in Marbella, Estepona, Mijas and Manilva. Interest in Spanish real estate among Hungarian buyers has increased by 15% compared with last year, according to new figures from international real estate agency Duna House. The rise reflects continued demand for…

A new hotel development in Rincón de la Victoria will introduce 120 serviced apartments, with prices starting from €278,000 and an estimated net return of 6%. Basque property developer Kategora has announced the launch of Kategora Malak, a €36 million hotel investment project in Rincón de la Victoria, on the eastern Costa del Sol. Scheduled…

Regional government unveils major housing investment alongside €25 million scheme to unlock more land for affordable development The Andalusian regional government has announced plans to allocate more than €1 billion to housing, youth and spatial planning in its 2027 budget, as the region looks to increase housing supply and accelerate new development. Regional president Juanma Moreno…

Three days after Congress voted down two emergency housing decrees, the fallout has moved from the chamber to the streets and the Moncloa. What it means for landlords, tenants and agents on the Costa del Sol. On Friday 2 October, Spain’s Congress rejected both of the government’s emergency housing decrees. The rental-stability decree (RDL 27/2026)…

After almost four decades without an up-to-date planning framework, Marbella has a new General Municipal Plan. Here is what was actually approved, what is still to come, and how it affects owners, buyers and investors. On 18 September 2026, Marbella’s municipal council unanimously approved the city’s new Plan General de Ordenación Municipal (PGOM). It is…

Marbella has once again put the Costa del Sol at the very top of Spain’s luxury property market. Villa Bellagio, an extraordinary estate on Marbella’s Golden Mile, has been named the most expensive home currently for sale in Spain, according to a ranking compiled by property portal Idealista. The asking price? €70 million. And Marbella isn’t…

Marbella has entered a major new phase in its urban development — but the transition to the city’s new planning framework won’t happen overnight. Following the definitive approval of Marbella’s new General Municipal Development Plan (PGOM), the municipality is moving away from the planning framework that has shaped development for decades. However, the historic 1986…

Málaga has long been one of Europe’s most international property markets. But the profile of the overseas buyer is changing. New Idealista data reported by SUR in English shows that US buyers are now the leading source of international property demand in Málaga city, ahead of traditionally dominant European markets such as the UK and the…

Marbella has definitively approved its new Plan General de Ordenación Municipal (PGOM), replacing a general planning framework dating back to 1986 and opening a new chapter for one of Spain’s most important property markets. Last week, NLS Spain reported that Marbella was approaching one of its most significant urban planning decisions in decades. Now, the…

On Friday, September 18, Marbella’s town hall will hold an extraordinary plenary session to give definitive approval to the city’s new General Urban Development Plan (PGOM) — a document that has been seven years in the making and that will formally retire a planning framework dating back to 1986. The vote will make Marbella the…