Current property investment news, rules and analysis for Spain. This guide brings together 20 source-linked MedRealty stories.
The regional government is preparing a new law that will allow municipalities to prohibit the purchase of apartments not for personal residence. The idea sounds noble: fighting spe…
Read →According to their calculations, Spanish prices will rise by 9.1% this year, then by 7.4% in 2027 and 6.2% in 2028. This is the fastest growth rate among European countries. The re…
Read →Volkswagen is considering laying off 100,000 employees and closing four factories in Germany. The entire sector is struggling with weak demand, Chinese competition in electric vehi…
Read →Dutch purchasers are acquiring Spanish real estate faster than any other nationality. In the first quarter of 2026, buyers from the Netherlands purchased 1,626 properties—a 5 per c…
Read →The Spanish government plans to approve a new housing package in July through Royal Decree-law. The scenario sounds familiar: in March, a similar decree (8/2026) introduced a two-y…
Read →Spanish media outlets have renewed accusations that foreign investors are displacing local residents from coastal and island properties. On the Costa del Sol, in Alicante and acros…
Read →In Moraira, residents are locked in legal proceedings with local authorities over plans to build a waste-sorting facility in a residential area. Residents fear noise, lorry traffic…
Read →Last year, Barcelona's property market saw 15,960 apartments and houses sold. Growth was minimal, rising just 1% year-on-year. However, foreign buyers have set a new record, accoun…
Read →Neil purchased a house near Barcelona in 2005 for €289,000 at the peak of the Spanish property boom. When the crisis struck, he relocated to Germany and, unable to sell, was forced…
Read →Spain's real-estate market has downshifted from turbo mode, with sales in the first quarter of 2026 declining 8% compared with the same period last year. Notaries have released fre…
Read →Spain's Supreme Court has annulled the national register for short-term lettings, prompting property owners to demand reimbursement of registration fees they have already paid. The…
Read →German purchasers acquired 1,510 properties in Spain during the first quarter of 2026, representing a 7.2 per cent decline compared with Q1 2025. By contrast, the overall foreign i…
Read →Spain is tackling its housing crisis through measures that risk confusing and deterring investors from the market. Catalonia has taken this approach to extremes. Local politicians …
Read →Spain is growing faster than other eurozone countries—GDP is forecast at +2.1% in 2026. Yet this masks a deeper problem: property prices are rising while supply is falling. The cau…
Read →British purchases of Spanish real estate have fallen to their lowest point in years, trading nearly 40% below 2016 levels. In the first quarter of 2026, British buyers acquired jus…
Read →The saga began in July 2025 when the Spanish government launched a mandatory registration system for tourist lettings (NRA). Property owners were required to obtain a special licen…
Read →While Germany and France stagnate, Spain's real-estate market continues its steady ascent. According to Eurostat data for Q4 2025, prices in Spain rose 12.9% year-on-year. By compa…
Read →Foreign purchasers completed 24,800 transactions in the first quarter of 2026, representing a 3 per cent decline compared with Q1 2025. This marks the third consecutive quarter of …
Read →The Association of Spanish Notaries has released a fresh report on foreign property purchases in the second half of 2025, revealing a rapidly shifting landscape. Whereas American i…
Read →An English couple, both in their fifties, decided to build a seaside villa in Tarragona before retirement. Everything appeared ideal: a reputable developer, an experienced lawyer, …
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