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Category: Real Estate Market in Spain
How the End of the Golden Visa Is Reshaping Spain’s Property Investment Market
Spain’s decision to phase out its Golden Visa residency programme is beginning to reshape the country’s property investment landscape. For more than a decade, the scheme allowed non-EU investors to obtain residency rights in Spain by purchasing property valued at €500,000 or more. Although foreign nationals remain free to buy property in Spain, the removal…
Spain’s Capital Sees Sharp Housing Slowdown as Madrid Sales Fall 20%
Spain’s capital recorded one of the steepest declines in housing transactions among major regional markets at the start of 2026. Introduction Note: All figures cited in this article are provisional data for January 2026 based on statistics from the Spanish College of Registrars (Registradores). The housing market in Madrid recorded one of the largest declines in residential…
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Andalusia Leads Spain’s Housing Market Despite Slight Sales Decline in Early 2026
Southern Spain remains the country’s most active housing market as international demand continues to support coastal regions. Introduction Spain’s housing market entered 2026 with signs of moderation in some regions, but Andalusia continues to stand out as the country’s most active property market. According to provisional data from the Spanish College of Registrars, Andalusia recorded the highest number…
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Spain Housing Market: Canary Islands and Madrid Record Sharpest Sales Declines
Regional housing data reveals widening differences across Spain’s property market. Introduction Spain’s housing market entered 2026 with increasingly visible regional differences. While residential property sales across the country declined compared with the previous year, the impact has varied significantly between regions. According to provisional data from the Spanish College of Registrars, home sales in Spain fell approximately…
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Coastal vs Inland Property Markets: How Spain’s Housing Divide Is Shaping 2026
International demand continues to support coastal property markets while inland regions offer affordability and long-term stability. Introduction Spain’s housing market is becoming increasingly regional in character. Rather than moving in a single national direction, housing activity across the country is now influenced more strongly by local demand patterns, international investment, and regional economic conditions. Recent…
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Spain Mortgage Lending Extends 19-Month Growth Streak Despite Falling Home Sales
Mortgage activity continues to expand across Spain even as residential property transactions decline at the start of 2026. Introduction Spain’s housing market began 2026 with mixed signals. While residential property transactions declined compared with the same month in the previous year, mortgage lending continued its steady expansion. According to provisional data from the Spanish College of…
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Spain Housing Market 2026: Sales Fall but Mortgage Lending Continues to Rise
Introduction Spain’s property market entered 2026 with contrasting signals. While property sales declined at the start of the year, mortgage activity continued to expand, highlighting a complex dynamic between demand, financing conditions, and housing supply. According to provisional data from the Spanish College of Registrars, the number of property transactions in January fell compared with the…
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Legal Tech and Digital Notary Platforms Begin Transforming Spanish Property Transactions
Legal Tech and Online Notary Platforms Begin Changing Spanish Property Transactions Spain’s traditionally paper-heavy property transaction system is beginning to evolve as legal technology and digital notarial processes gain traction across the country. While the Spanish conveyancing system remains one of the most secure in Europe – built around the roles of notaries and the…
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Spain Moves to Grant Legal Status to Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants
Spain’s government has announced plans to grant legal status to around 500,000 undocumented migrants, in what would become one of the country’s largest regularisation programmes in decades. The proposal aims to bring a significant number of residents currently living in Spain without formal documentation into the legal economy. If implemented, the measure could allow…
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Gibraltar’s New Border Deal: A Turning Point for Spain, the UK and British Residents in Southern Spain
A long-anticipated agreement between the United Kingdom, Spain and the European Union is moving closer to implementation, reshaping the future of Gibraltar’s border and redefining cross-border mobility in southern Spain. The new post-Brexit treaty aims to remove the historic land border controls between Gibraltar and La Línea de la Concepción, creating a fluid frontier that will benefit both…
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