The latest figures for sales of Costa del Sol property provide yet more confirmation of the busy market. The first four months of this year registered the highest number of transactions since 2007 and sales averaged 181 properties a day between January and April. Furthermore, the provincial property market continues to be the fourth busiest… [Read more…]
If you’re keeping an eye on the Spanish property market, you’ll have noticed that things are busy. So hectic, in fact, that real estate transactions last year were their highest since 2007. And there’s no sign of things slowing down this year. At the top of many buyers’ wish lists are new homes. As a… [Read more…]
On the back of unprecedented demand from Spanish and foreign buyers, property on the Costa del Sol continues to experience price hikes. No type of real estate is immune to the rise in values, and all sectors have seen sharp upticks over the last two years. Luxury property in Marbella is no exception and the… [Read more…]
The next in our series of articles looking at different parts of areas to buy real estate in the western Costa del Sol, we move to La Quinta. This golf-based residential area offers homeowners multiple benefits, including location, surroundings, scenery, and onsite amenities. Not for nothing is it one of the most popular places for… [Read more…]
Spanish property has long been a favourite buy among foreigners who dominate the market in some parts of the country, such as the Costa del Sol and Balearic Islands. However, the onset of the pandemic put many purchases on hold, but the latest official figures show that international buyers are back in force in Spain. … [Read more…]
Yet again, Benahavis and Marbella topped the national rankings for the most expensive real estate and rentals in Spain in the first quarter of this year. Prices in both localities on the Costa del Sol stood well ahead of the rest of the country. Furthermore, resorts on the Costa del Sol took the lion’s share… [Read more…]
At Realista, our clients often ask us about the advantages of buying property in one area of the western Costa del Sol rather than in another. In this latest post, we list the pros of one of the most sought-after residential areas in Marbella. Read on to discover exactly why you should buy property in… [Read more…]
If you follow the Realista blog regularly, you’ll know that the Spanish property market ended 2021 on a high. The sector was particularly busy on the Costa del Sol, where 91 properties changed hands every day last year. But how would the market perform in 2022? The answers, at least for the first three months,… [Read more…]
The western Costa del Sol has long been a honeypot for buyers keen to invest in prime property. The so-called Golden Triangle, comprised of Marbella, Estepona and Benahavis, stands at the forefront in the market where activity levels have heightened since early 2020. As a result, luxury real estate on the Costa del Sol is more popular… [Read more…]
The time taken to sell a property usually serves as a good indication of a real estate market’s temperature. And according to a recent survey by Idealista, the mercury is riding high on the Costa del Sol, where 20% of properties are selling in less than a week. In fact, the market is so hot that… [Read more…]
Over the last ten years, the Malaga property market has mirrored real estate in Spain. The decade has been something of a rollercoaster, shifting from significant drops in prices and low sales to economic recovery and finally to the arrival of a pandemic. In short, a complete turn of the property cycle with fits and… [Read more…]
There’s no doubt that 2021 was one hectic year for the Costa del Sol property market. Like other estate agents, we certainly noticed it and yet more statistics have just confirmed it. According to the latest figures from the Spanish Institute of Statistics (INE), there were 91 sales of properties on the Costa del Sol… [Read more…]
