More than 8,000 tourist flats to be removed from Malaga province
THE Spanish government has announced that over 8,000 tourist flats in Malaga province will be removed from online platforms such as Airbnb and Booking. Prime
Pedro Sanchez vows to remove 53,000 tourist flats and convert them into ‘permanent rentals’ for young people during Malaga visit
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced plans to remove 53,000 tourist apartments from rental platforms across Spain – with 6,000 of them located in
Where do foreigners buy homes in Spain? Brits dominate south coast but Germans make larger footprint nationwide
BRITISH buyers continue to dominate property searches in southern Spain, but Germans now cast the biggest shadow across the market as a whole. New figures
What’s behind the mysterious closure of a luxury German property empire in Mallorca just three years after it opened?
A HIGH-END German real estate firm has abruptly closed its Mallorca office just three years after launching with ambitious plans to dominate the island’s luxury
Forget tourism: Spain’s property sector is driving growth as one in four new companies are in real estate
SPAIN’S construction and property sectors are driving a business creation surge that signals the strongest market confidence in years, new figures reveal. The latest Business
Barcelona residents fight controversial Thyssen museum project over ‘property speculation’ fears
PLANS to turn one of Barcelona’s most famous cinemas into a new Thyssen museum have sparked fury among residents, who claim the project is property
Spain’s record housing market far from peaking – ‘prices will reach unprecedented levels’
SPAIN’S housing market is showing no signs of cooling down, with a leading property analyst warning that prices will reach ‘levels never seen before in
GUEST COLUMN: What can a small town in Austria teach Spain about tackling its housing crisis?
In a first guest column for the Olive Press, regular reader and commenter Mark Leonard took the time to write about his experiences in the
Rental pressures are actually dropping across Barcelona, Malaga and Spain’s most popular cities – but dozens of people still compete for each room
SPAIN’S overheated rental market is finally showing signs of easing off in some of its most important cities, with several key destinations beginning to offer
Spain’s housing market sees single biggest price surge in history – average Madrid home jumps from €464,000 to €572,300 in just 12 months
SPAIN is witnessing the most dramatic property price explosion in its recorded history, in great news for homeowners – but devastating for first time buyers.
EXPLAINER: Why house prices in Spain are rising twice as much as EU average
HOUSE prices in Spain rose by twice as fast as the European Union average in the first three months of 2025. Figures from Eurostat showed
ERA Costa & Sol: The premier property agency on Spain’s sunshine coast.
ERA Costa & Sol continues to make waves as the standout real estate agency along Spain’s beautiful, sunshine coast. Part of the renowned, international, ERA
A Weekend in Monaco: From Port Hercules to the Palace
MONACO, a jewel on the French Riviera, offers a unique blend of glamour, history, and stunning coastal views, all within a compact area perfect for
Valencia has biggest city property rental demand from foreign tenants in Spain
VALENCIA has become the biggest in-demand city for foreigners looking for long-term rentals in Spain. A study from online property portal Idealista looking between January
Deep pockets needed if you want a home in Spain’s Mallorca
IF you’ve ever dreamed of snapping up a luxury villa in Mallorca, you’ll need deep pockets – because two of the island’s streets have just
This is the most exclusive street in Spain’s Catalunya, where homes average €9m – and it’s not in Barcelona
A QUIET coastal town has knocked Barcelona off its perch as Catalunya’s most exclusive property hotspot, with homes averaging over nine million euros. Avinguda Supermaresme
Non-resident property owners in Spain can now save thousands and even claw back overpaid tax
NON-RESIDENT property owners in Spain have been handed a major victory after the National Court struck down a tax rule that discriminated against non-EU landlords.
New mortgages soar in Spain due to lower interest rates and concerns over further property price rises
NEW mortgages approved in Spain have soared to levels not seen since the first half of 2011. Figures released on Wednesday by the National Institute
The unsurprising reason (€€€) landlords in Spain are switching from long-term to tourist lets – and what can be done to stop it
LANDLORDS in Spain are abandoning long-term tenants for tourists after new data revealed they can almost double their profits by turning homes into short-stay apartments.
This one very sneaky trick might help you snag a property on the cheap in Spain’s overpriced housing market
HOUSE hunters in Spain have been given a cunning tip that could slash thousands off their property purchase – target homes being sold by feuding
REVEALED: The most expensive streets to buy a home in Spain
AN entire Costa del Sol urbanisation has been classified as the most expensive street for property buyers in Spain. The annual price survey by the
Benidorm’s TM Tower will be Europe’s tallest residential complex- surpassing the city’s Intempo skyscraper
THE TM Real Estate Group has confirmed that Benidorm’s TM Tower will become the tallest residential complex in Europe- surpassing the city’s Intempo building. The
IN PICS: Costa del Sol dominates the list of Spain’s top five most expensive homes on the market
SPAIN’S most eye-watering properties are clustered in just two areas – the Costa del Sol and the Balearics – according to new figures from property
€10m Costa Blanca villa is region’s most expensive unsold home- after a year on the market
THE most expensive home being marketed on the Costa Blanca- and for that matter the Valencian Community- has still not been sold after a year.
Spain’s stock market equals record as minister declares ‘we are not in a real estate bubble’
SPAIN’S stock market, the IBEX 35, has broken the 15,000-point barrier for only the second time in its history. The country’s benchmark stock index closed
Marbella’s La Cañada shopping centre to become the biggest in Malaga after €12m expansion gets greenlight
LA Cañada, the largest shopping centre in Malaga province, has been given the green light for a major €12m expansion. In a move set to