HOME SALES registered in May showed a fall of 6.4% compared to the same month last year according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE) in figures released on Friday. 56,137 deals were completed and May’s percentage fall was lower than April’s 8.1%, but it was the fourth successive month of negative figures. The sale...
In 2022, foreigners -especially British, German and French- were the main buyers of property in Spain, with a total of 88,858 sales, reported the Colegio de Registradores. According to Uri Geigle, lawyer and founding partner of DAUSS, the legal framework and the geostrategic location in Spain are among the two aspects that encourage the greatest...
NEW HOME construction in Mallorca has fallen by 17% in the first half of the year according to the island’s Official College of Quantity Surveyors. During the first six months of 2023, surveyors approved projects for the construction of 1,023 new homes, which is 211 less than in the previous year. The downward trend is actually...
The Costa del Sol welcomed more than 12.4 million visitors in 2022, as tourists flocked to the region to enjoy its beaches, golf courses, rich cultural life and, of course, plentiful sunshine. Many of those who visit regularly purchase holiday homes in the region. Now, leading Spanish home builder Taylor Wimpey España is presenting them...
THE NUMBER of people living on their own in Spain has gone up significantly in a decade according to a National Institute of Statistics(INE) study. The INE’s Population and Housing Census published on Friday reported a total of 18,539,223 households in Spain as of January 1, 2021- 2.5% more than in 2011. Single-person households come...
The issue of sustainability is weighing increasingly on second home buyers’ minds, according to leading Spanish home builder Taylor Wimpey España. Always ahead of the curve when it comes to anticipating clients’ demands, the company has implemented a range of energy-saving and other eco-friendly measures across the developments it is building. Focusing on energy consumption...
The emblematic building Veles e Vents (or Sails and Winds), in Valencia port, is often singled out as one of the east coast of Spain’s most captivating constructions. But how many people know it was designed by British architect Sir David Chipperfield, 69, whose lifetime achievements have just landed the Pritzker Prize, the industry’s highest...
As new flights head to New York and Nice, what can you get for your money across the pond and on the Cote d’azur, asks...
A UKRAINIAN media outlet tracked down a number of properties in Spain belonging – or supposedly belonging – to sanctioned Russians who support their country’s invasion of Ukraine. Journalists from Ukrainska Pravda travelled the country – armed with a drone – locating and filming these villas, for the world to see. The roll call of...
NEW HOME mortgages granted in April fell by 18.3% compared to a year earlier according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics published on Thursday. 27,053 loans were approved that month- the lowest figure since the height of the Covid pandemic in December 2020. The fall is greater than the 15.7% drop recorded in...
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