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The data doesn’t lie: Why global funds are massively investing in Spain’s property market

SPAIN has now established itself as the preferred European destination for institutional capital, confirmed by a surge of investment that is rewriting the continent’s real

28 Nov, 2025 @ 16:30

Lead·Other News·Property

PP claims 45 homes are taken over by squatters every day in Spain – as problem ‘surges 55% since Pedro Sanchez took charge’

SPAIN’S conservative opposition have gone on the offensive, accusing prime minister Pedro Sanchez of ‘handing over the keys of the housing market to squatters’ amid

26 Nov, 2025 @ 15:27

Lead·Politics·Property

British investors target Spain’s housing crisis to build ‘affordable homes’ in big city and coastal hotspots

SPAIN’S crisis-ridden housing market is coming into the crosshairs of major British investors seeking to profit from so-called affordable housing schemes. UK-based Octopus Capital says

26 Nov, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Property

Spain’s housing crisis will continue for years because ‘house building is just not profitable’

Spain’s housing crisis will continue for years because ‘house building is just not profitable’ in the country, according to a housing consultant and mortgage expert.

25 Nov, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead·Property

This is where house prices are actually FALLING in Spain – including two towns in rising expat hotspot

ONE of Spain’s up-and-coming most popular regions for expat home buyers boasts two towns on the list of places where used-home prices are actually falling,

25 Nov, 2025 @ 12:14

Lead·Murcia·Property

Polish cooperative of 40 families is set to buy up nearly all the homes in new high-end development on the Costa del Sol

A POLISH cooperative of 40 families is set to buy up nearly all of the homes in a new high-end Costa del Sol development. The

24 Nov, 2025 @ 13:15

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Meet the 22-year-old ‘professional squatter’ who blackmails institutional owners to leave homes – and has never been to jail despite 31 arrests

On July 17 this year, a man shattered the glass of a first-floor balcony window in Cardedeu, a small town south-west of Barcelona, and slipped

23 Nov, 2025 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Lead·Property

Here’s what the new British-designed tower in Malaga port will look like – if it ever gets built

PLANS to erect a new British-designed skyscraper in Malaga port are facing fresh backlash after local experts filed an 80-page complaint to Spain’s Ministry of

22 Nov, 2025 @ 08:30

Lead·Malaga·Property

Modelo 210 Explained: The Essential Guide for Non-Resident Property Owners in Spain (2025 Update)

Are you a non-resident property owner in Spain? If so, there’s a major tax date coming up soon. Many owners wrongly assume that if their

21 Nov, 2025 @ 11:13

Business & Finance·Other News·Property

Revealed: Where house prices are soaring by over 50% — and how expat hotspots in Spain’s Mediterranean arc are driving the surge

THE property market on parts of Spain’s Mediterranean coast is exploding at an eyewatering pace as house prices practically double in two years. Several expat-heavy

20 Nov, 2025 @ 13:28

Alicante·Lead·Murcia·Property

Spain’s luxury property market sees a ‘Mamdani boost’ – here’s where fleeing Americans are shovelling their capital

FOLLOWING political shifts in the states, Americans are fleeing to Spain and hoovering up Spain’s luxury property in a new ‘Mamdani boost’, according to Idealista.

19 Nov, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead·Property

New blow against squatters in Spain as proposed law will finally allow homeowners to stop paying bills

A PROPOSED law will allow homeowners to cut off utilities if their property is occupied by squatters without the landlords being deemed criminals. The Partido

19 Nov, 2025 @ 12:15

Catalunya·Lead·Property

Affordable housing all but disappears in Malaga and Valencia as luxury homes increasingly dominate

SPAIN’S coastal property market has undergone one of its sharpest transformations in decades, with new data showing that affordable homes have almost vanished from the

16 Nov, 2025 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Property·Valencia

Sky high rents in Spain’s top cities are pushing people into popular hotspots in Alicante, Valencia and Andalucia

RISING rents are pushing tenants out of the major cities and into some of Spain’s most popular expat hubs, according to new figures from property

15 Nov, 2025 @ 08:00

Alicante·Lead·Property

Marbella homes now three times pricier than Spain’s national average reveals influential Panorama Market Report

AVERAGE property prices in Marbella are now more than three times the Spanish national average, confirming its status as Europe’s ‘new ultra-luxury capital’. According to

13 Nov, 2025 @ 17:17

Lead·Málaga·Other News·Property

Revealed: How conmen in Spain are targeting foreign arrivals with illegal €200 ‘address-for-cash’ service

REGISTERING on the local census has become a lucrative business in Madrid as foreign arrivals pay up to €200 for illegal ‘address-for-cash’ services. If done

13 Nov, 2025 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid·Property

Renting in Spain? It requires more income than buying a property, alarming study reveals

RENTING a property in Spain requires more income than paying off a mortgage, an alarming new study has revealed. According to research by property portal

13 Nov, 2025 @ 14:44

Lead·Property

Foreigners bought almost half of Costa Blanca properties sold between July and September

FOREIGN buyers accounted for 43.29% of home purchases in Alicante province between July and September this year. Spain’s Association of Registrars said it was the

13 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja

Foreign home buyers should pay more taxes to fund housing benefits for Spaniards, argues Vox

SPAIN’S far-right party VOX has proposed higher taxes on non-Spaniards who purchase homes across the country, insisting that the extra revenue could fund housing benefits

10 Nov, 2025 @ 13:15

Lead·Property

Santiago Calatrava’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciencesin Valencia celebrates its 25th anniversary

VALENCIA’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciences is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Museo de les Ciencies – and it’s still one of Europe’s

9 Nov, 2025 @ 13:49

La Cultura·Lead·Property·Valencia

EXCLUSIVE: British expats despair as their Alicante community is terrorised by feral squatters – while authorities do nothing

A BAND of British expats have told the Olive Press they have almost given up hope for their Alicante community, which has been terrorised by

9 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Property

Property prices in Spain soar by average of 9.4% with big growth in sales in 'non-tourist' areas.

Foreign property buyers in Spain surge in early 2025 — but slowdown might be on the way

By Mark Stucklin of Spanish Property Insight FOREIGN appetite for Spanish property continued to boom in the first half of 2025, according to the latest

8 Nov, 2025 @ 13:40

Columnists·Property

Haunted by hackers: How to avoid online shopping scams this Black Friday

JUST when you thought Halloween was over, the real ghosts come out to play and they’re hiding in your inbox. Forget haunted houses and creaky

7 Nov, 2025 @ 13:13

Business & Finance·Other News·Property

BY DESIGN: From Mallorca’s brutalist concrete bunker to Venice’s frescoed masterpiece, where buying your groceries feels more like visiting an art gallery

THINK all supermarkets look the same? Think again. Across the globe, a handful of architects are turning the humble weekly shop into something extraordinary –

6 Nov, 2025 @ 14:19

La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Property

The Agency Costa Blanca: How Moraira-based luxury estate agency has the phone ringing “constantly” with valuation requests

ASK any agent in the Costa Blanca luxury property market and they’ll say the same thing. Plenty of demand – but not enough homes. Spain’s

5 Nov, 2025 @ 07:24

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Property·Sponsored·Sponsored Interview

Looking to retire in Spain? This is the cheapest town in Malaga province to buy a property

Malaga’s beauty, culture, and food make it a top retirement destination, but its steep property prices put much of the province out of reach –

4 Nov, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Malaga·Property

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The data doesn’t lie: Why global funds are massively investing in Spain’s property market

PP claims 45 homes are taken over by squatters every day in Spain – as problem ‘surges 55% since Pedro Sanchez took charge’

British investors target Spain’s housing crisis to build ‘affordable homes’ in big city and coastal hotspots

Spain’s housing crisis will continue for years because ‘house building is just not profitable’

This is where house prices are actually FALLING in Spain – including two towns in rising expat hotspot

Polish cooperative of 40 families is set to buy up nearly all the homes in new high-end development on the Costa del Sol

Meet the 22-year-old ‘professional squatter’ who blackmails institutional owners to leave homes – and has never been to jail despite 31 arrests

Here’s what the new British-designed tower in Malaga port will look like – if it ever gets built

Modelo 210 Explained: The Essential Guide for Non-Resident Property Owners in Spain (2025 Update)

Revealed: Where house prices are soaring by over 50% — and how expat hotspots in Spain’s Mediterranean arc are driving the surge

Spain’s luxury property market sees a ‘Mamdani boost’ – here’s where fleeing Americans are shovelling their capital

New blow against squatters in Spain as proposed law will finally allow homeowners to stop paying bills

Affordable housing all but disappears in Malaga and Valencia as luxury homes increasingly dominate

Sky high rents in Spain’s top cities are pushing people into popular hotspots in Alicante, Valencia and Andalucia

Marbella homes now three times pricier than Spain’s national average reveals influential Panorama Market Report

Revealed: How conmen in Spain are targeting foreign arrivals with illegal €200 ‘address-for-cash’ service

Renting in Spain? It requires more income than buying a property, alarming study reveals

Foreigners bought almost half of Costa Blanca properties sold between July and September

Foreign home buyers should pay more taxes to fund housing benefits for Spaniards, argues Vox

Santiago Calatrava’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciencesin Valencia celebrates its 25th anniversary

EXCLUSIVE: British expats despair as their Alicante community is terrorised by feral squatters – while authorities do nothing

Foreign property buyers in Spain surge in early 2025 — but slowdown might be on the way

Haunted by hackers: How to avoid online shopping scams this Black Friday

BY DESIGN: From Mallorca’s brutalist concrete bunker to Venice’s frescoed masterpiece, where buying your groceries feels more like visiting an art gallery

The Agency Costa Blanca: How Moraira-based luxury estate agency has the phone ringing “constantly” with valuation requests

Looking to retire in Spain? This is the cheapest town in Malaga province to buy a property

YOU’RE COOKING THAT?: The Christmas dishes of half a dozen top Spanish chefs, some who won’t touch the festive favourite Jamon

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Looking back at the biggest news stories of 2022 – including the Queen’s death, the invasion of Ukraine – and Covid

Tourist beds hit record 700,000 in Andalucia – can the region handle the boom?

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Spain’s 10 unbelievable WORST drivers and parking offenders for 2019

Illegal marijuana farms are syphoning energy from Malaga’s grid – enough to power 2,500 homes a year, authorities say