Spain's real estate sector now employs 187,700 people, a record high that surpasses pre-2008 crisis levels. The workforce grew 14.1% over the past year, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE)'s Labour Force Survey for Q3 2025. This marks ...
The sale of properties illegally occupied by squatters, known locally as okupas, is creating a distinct segment in Spain’s housing market. Data from Idealista for the third quarter of 2025 shows over 23,000 homes listed for sale that are currently squatte ...
Estate Agents on the Costa del Sol, I have to talk to you. Not about the latest property tax, not about the danger of another bubble forming, but about a corner of your digital domain that has become a graveyard for originality: your "About Us" page. ...
In the latest episode of the LPA Podcast, host Sean Woolley, a committee member of the LPA, spoke with Carlos Rodríguez, CEO of Sierra Blanca Estates, about branded residences and how Marbella has become one of the key locations for this type of developme ...
This is huge. Spain's notaries have taken a significant step forward by launching penotariado.com, the Portal de la Vivienda del Notariado, a free and public platform that provides actual sales prices based on notarised deeds updated monthly with real not ...
Cataluña is considering restricting property purchases to primary residences in areas with high housing demand. This proposal, supported by local authorities including Barcelona City Council, aims to curb speculative buying and ensure housing availability ...
It’s the kind of glass-half-full story that agents love to tell at the office, even if the coffee is lukewarm. 53% of Spanish real estate agencies are feeling optimistic, or maybe just hopeful, about home sales rising in the final quarter of 2025, accordi ...
The number of foreign workers contributing to Social Security in Spain now totals about 3.1 million as of September. Official data shows this represents a growth of over 7% in the past year.More than 200,000 foreign workers have joined the system over the ...
Being self-employed in Spain may suck even more next year... The Spanish government is preparing to raise the Social Security contributions for self-employed workers (autónomos). The increases would range between €11 and 206 per month starting next year. ...
Hot on the heels of Malaga City, the mayor of Palma de Mallorca has announced a ban on all new tourist rental licences across the city. Only the 639 legally authorised properties will remain. Once a licence is cancelled, it will not be reissued, so 639 is ...