A report on the residential real estate market of the West Costa del Sol, including Malaga city and Sotogrande

This report brings together all the key data from different public sources to identify the main trends in the market, illustrated in charts and infographics. The aim is to provide the reader with an informed picture of the property market in the key municipalities of the West Costa del Sol, set in both a regional and national context. This should be of value to anyone with an interest in Costa del Sol’s property market, including buyers / investors, vendors, property professionals and journalists.

West Costa del Sol residential real estate market

The West Costa del Sol is one of the most popular destinations in Spain for house buyers from abroad looking for second-homes and holiday-homes, and has one of the biggest expatriate communities in the country, many of them owner-occupiers living in their primary residence. Hence the need for a property market report that focuses on the West Costa del Sol.

Although not strictly part of the West Costa del Sol, this report includes property market data for San Roque / Sotogrande and Malaga city due to the high or growing level of interest in those areas amongst foreign investors.

The West Costa del Sol is made up of the following coastal municipalities of Malaga province, which are all included in this report (with the exception of Torremolinos, which is only included in the aggregate data):

  • Benahavis
  • Benalmadena
  • Casares
  • Estepona
  • Fuengirola
  • Manilva
  • Marbella
  • Mijas
  • Torremolinos

The latest annual report is for the year 2023. The latest West Costa del Sol residential real estate market update is for the first half of 2024 (H1 2024). If you fill in the form below you will be provided with links to download all the latest reports. Note that the half-year update only looks at the latest key market metrics and does not go into the same detail as the annual market report.