In February 2025, residential property sales in Andalucia, sales surged by 24.5%, making it one of the regions with the highest growth. Residential property sales in Spain reached nearly 59,000 transactions, marking a 12.2% year-on-year increase, acc ...
Staycation Nation
In 2024, domestic tourists comprised nearly 64% of Andalucia's total visitors. Domestic tourists in Andalucia reached 23.1 million visitors in 2024, a 5.5% increase from the previous year. This surge contributed to an economic impact of €30 billion, ...
What Swedish Buyers Want
Swedish buyers are an important segment of the Spanish real estate market, particularly in sought-after coastal areas like Marbella & the Costa del Sol. However, key differences between the Swedish and Spanish property markets can create misunder ...
62% of Spaniards Trust Estate Agents
According to a Fotocasa analysis, 62% of Spaniards have either used or are considering professional real estate services for property transactions. Of these, 43% have already employed such services, while 19% are contemplating future engagement. E ...
STR Shake-up
The short-term rental market on the Costa del Sol in Andalucía, Spain has undergone significant regulatory changes in recent years, requiring all stakeholders to adapt to new compliance requirements. Industry expert Alfredo Bloy-Dawson, Swish Marbell ...
Swedish Sonata
If you think there are too many agencies in Marbella at the moment, just be glad you’re not a Swedish agent because that particular market is supersaturated.
Post COVID the first bounce back we saw were from Swedish buyers as early as late 2020 a ...
Spanish Mortgages +11% in 2024
Spanish mortgage market shows 11.2% growth in 2024, with 423,761 new home loans registered, according to Spain's National Statistics Institute (INE). Key findings from INE's annual mortgage data: Total mortgage value reached €61.73 billion, up ...
𝐅𝐎𝐌𝐎 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
Too many estate agents on the Costa del Sol spend their time worrying about what the competition is doing instead of focusing on what they do best. I know this because I am a consultant, so this is the recurring theme... I know this how? I am a marke ...
It Is What It Is
Spain is a great place to spend money. Getting a job as an expat? No so great - As Craig Stewart, of estate agency We Sell Homes in Paradise based near Sotogrande in Southern Spain says: "I think one thing to make very clear is Spain is a great place ...
Robust & Resilient
Despite best efforts by Brexit stupidity, apocalyptic pandemics, Pedro Sanchez throwing grenades at investor confidence, Scandinavian currency wobbles, Trumpmania, wars and the cost of living crises throughout Europe, all indications suggest that Cos ...