British dominate expat market for homes in Spain
It’s no secret that the British are important players in Spain’s property market, but it may come as a shock to see quite how important. Having done some digging with new figures, it turns out that the British completely dominate the expat market for homes in Spain, much more so that many ‘experts’ thought. That [...]
New Spanish mortgage approvals fall 37pc
New Spanish mortgage approvals in February fell by 37% year on year, to 51,827, according to new figures from Spain’s National Institute of Statistics (INE). Falling mortgage approvals are a clear feature of a shrinking property market.
Spanish housing market bubble and bust explained
What to know a bit more about Spain’s housing bubble? Mihály Borsi, a Hungarian student at Corvinus University in Budapest, has written a thesis on real estate cycles using Spain as a case study. It’s slightly technical, but if you read this summary of his thesis you will have a better idea of the madness [...]
Stylish contemporary property in San Cugat, near Barcelona
If you like contemporary architecture you may struggle to find property that suits your taste in Spain. Despite a reputation for wacky architecture ( for example Gaudi in Barcelona, the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the ‘City of Arts and Sciences’ in Valencia), most of the residential construction in the last decade has been a dreary variant [...]
New building regulations to make Spanish homes quieter but more expensive
New building regulations came into force last Friday that triple the statutory level of sound proofing built into new homes in Spain. This will make new homes built from now quieter to live in, but more expensive to build.
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