Spain received 9.2 million international tourists in October 2025, a 3.2% increase over the previous year. The accumulated total for the first ten months reached 85.7 million visitors, a 3.5% rise, marking the highest figure in the INE's FRONTUR seri ...
Blame it on the Guiris?
OPINION: The housing market along Spain’s coast, particularly in areas like Marbella, operates on principles that defy local economics. Recent Eurostat data shows Spanish household incomes grew 11% between 2004 and 2024. Property prices in the same ...
Little Stockholm
Swedish nationals completed an estimated 1,212 property transactions across the five major Costa del Sol municipalities: Fuengirola, Mijas, Marbella, Benahavís, and Estepona. Swedish buyers concentrate heavily in certain areas while maintaining a str ...
Stats Deep Dive: Golden Triangle vs O.G. Costa del Sol
If you like stats, you´re going to love this... There is a lot to unpack here. The real estate market on the Costa del Sol shows a clear division in price and buyer demographics, according to data from the new Spanish Notaries portal for the 12 mon ...
September Property Sales +5%
The Notaries’ report for September shows that home sales in Spain increased by 5 percent compared with the same month last year. A total of 58,845 property transactions were completed. Mortgage lending for housing rose by 11.4 percent, reaching 29,61 ...
Explained: Branded Residences
Branded residences real estate has seen exponential growth, becoming the fastest-growing sector in the luxury real estate market. Here is a breakdown of this booming industry, based on insights from industry specialist Chris Graham, given during th ...
The Dutch Wave
The Netherlands is currently one of the fastest growing sources of property demand in Spain, rapidly climbing the ranks of foreign buyers. This surge is not accidental; it is driven by powerful financial and cultural shifts happening back home, pus ...
My Takeways: Panorama’s Marbella Property Market Report
If you only read one market report this year for Marbella, this should be it. Christopher Clover, Managing Director of Panorama Properties, has been writing about the Marbella property market for over 55 years. Together with Diana Morales' annual ma ...
Mijas by the Numbers
Mijas recorded 3,446 property sales in the last year, comparable to Estepona, significantly higher than Benahavis, but about 1,000 fewer than Marbella. This was revealed by real estate data for the extensive municipality of Mijas over the 12 mont ...
Spain’s Regulator Considers Limits on Risky Mortgages
The Bank of Spain is considering imposing strict limits on high-risk mortgages to pre-empt a housing market imbalance. The review centres on mortgages with high loan-to-value ratios (LTV), extended durations, large debt relative to borrower income, o ...