marbella rea estate market update
Quarterly Review
July 29, 2026

Costa del Sol Property Market Review: Q2 2026

The Costa del Sol property market delivered mixed results during the second quarter of 2026. Official notary data showed transaction volumes falling across many municipalities compared with the same period in 2025. However, prices remained relatively resilient in most areas, suggesting that lower activity has not yet translated into widespread price reductions. The discussion also highlighted the growing importance of looking beyond regional averages. While […]

Stats
July 8, 2026

Ranked: Foreign Buyer Footprint on the Costa del Sol

Data 12 months to April 2026 via Notaries portal Penotariado.com. Where is has “unknown”, this means the nationality in question is not in the top 5 foreign buyer nationalities for a given area, so the data is not available and thus sales volumes cannot be calculated. It does not mean there were no sales by that nationality in that town. 1. Regional Market Overview  Málaga […]

marbella rea estate market update
Stats
July 8, 2026

Costa del Sol Foreign Buyers: Residents vs Non-residents

What percentage of foreign buyers on the Costa del Sol are residents vs non-residents? Analysis of real estate transaction data from Spain’s Portal Penotariado.com for the 12 months ending April 2026 reveals distinct patterns between resident and non-resident foreign property buyers across different municipalities on the Costa del Sol. Note about Methodology: You won’t find these stats as I have presented them anywhere other than […]

Branded Residences
July 7, 2026

The Fairmont Residences La Hacienda, Costa del Sol

The Fairmont Residences La Hacienda project launched in June 10, 2026, on the Costa del Sol, located between Sotogrande and Alcaidesa. This project is the first branded residences initiative by Fairmont in Europe, owned and developed by ActivumSG, operated by Accor Group, and commercialised in partnership with Colliers. The development consists of 31 completed private villas, in a direct fronline golf and beach position, with […]

Marbella
June 30, 2026

49 Real Estate Acencies Raided In Spanish Tax Crackdown

Estate agencies in Spain are under investigation for failing to fully declare commissions, among other things. The Spanish Tax Agency (Agencia Tributaria) has launched “Operación Insulae,” an investigation into tax fraud within the real estate sector, according to the press release on the official government website lamoncloa.gob.es dated 29th June 2026. The operation targets estate agencies providing brokerage services for property sales and rentals. Tax […]

marbella rea estate market update
Stats
June 30, 2026

Idealista: Spain’s 5 Hottest Markets for €3M+ Homes

According to Q1 2026 data from Spain’s largest property portal Idealista, five destinations dominate the luxury real estate market for homes priced over €3 million in Spain, and three of them are on the Costa del Sol. The coastal properties consistently outpace Madrid, with the Golden Triangle of the Costa del Sol – comprising Marbella, Benahavis, and Estepona – holding over 5,000 listings priced over […]

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News
June 27, 2026

Spain Updates Tax Haven List: Gibraltar Removed, Russia Added

Spain’s Ministry of Finance has updated its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions (commonly referred to as ‘tax havens’), removing Gibraltar, Barbados, Dominica, Samoa, the Seychelles, and Trinidad and Tobago, according to an article in Expansión. This decision follows confirmation of the effective exchange of tax information and greater convergence of their tax regimes with international standards, according to a ministerial order published this Saturday in the […]

Spanish Property Market
June 23, 2026

Explained: Spain’s 26.1% New-Build Property Tax Burden

While public debate routinely centres on rising material costs and high demand, an Ernst & Young (EY) report commissioned by the Madrid Promoters Association (Asprima) has brought a startling reality to light: taxes and administrative fees now account for a staggering 26.1% of the total cost of a new-build home in Spain. To unpack what this means for developers and everyday buyers, property expert Alfredo […]

Stats
June 12, 2026

Spanish Housing Market Update: April 2026 Land Registry Data

Let’s dive straight into the latest provisional data from Spain’s land registry (Colegio de Registradores) for April 2026. If you are tracking the Spanish property market, the headline figure shows a gentle tapping of the brakes nationally, but as always with Spanish real estate, the real story is entirely local. Here is exactly what happened to residential property sales in April 2026 compared to the […]

Stats
June 11, 2026

Wtf: Why Nobody Can Agree on the Numbers

If you’ve ever tried to figure out exactly how many homes are selling in Spain in a given month, you’ve probably ended up staring at a bunch of conflicting numbers, scratching your head. Take March 2026, for example. If you look at the official headline news, you are told one thing. If you log into the back-end statistical portals (Penotariado), you see another. And if […]