A new residential complex in the north of Marbella is moving forward after years of approvals.
Marbella Council is preparing the approval of infrastructure works for the URP-MB-2 sector with an area of more than 105,000 sq.m.
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Spain residency and visas
Current residency and visas news, rules and analysis for Spain. This guide brings together 15 source-linked MedRealty stories.
90% of Catalonia’s population lives in rent-controlled zones – and this is just the beginning of a war between…
The regional government is preparing a new law that will allow municipalities to prohibit the purchase of apartments not for personal residence.
Read →Foreign buyers account for nearly half of ultra-luxury property sales in Spain, concentrated in five key locations
Analysis by Idealista reveals that the market for homes priced above €3 million is dominated by five locations: the Golden Triangle of Costa del Sol (Marbella, Estepona…
Read →Foreign buyers purchase nearly 100,000 homes annually in Spain, hitting record high
Spanish media outlets have renewed accusations that foreign investors are displacing local residents from coastal and island properties.
Read →Catalonia's price controls on seasonal rentals threaten to destabilise the entire rental market
Spain's Constitutional Court has agreed to hear a complaint from more than 50 opposition deputies against Catalonia's housing and planning law of 11/2025.
Read →Waste-sorting facility dispute on Costa Blanca exposes risks for Spanish property investors
In Moraira, residents are locked in legal proceedings with local authorities over plans to build a waste-sorting facility in a residential area.
Read →Spain may double waiting period for permanent residency status
The Vox party has proposed extending the residency requirement from five to ten years for foreign nationals seeking long-term residence permits.
Read →Foreign buyers lose appetite for Spanish property as demand falls 17.6% year-on-year
The first official data for 2026 reveals a cooling Spanish market, with demand from overseas buyers declining at the sharpest pace.
Read →Spain versus France: where foreign buyers can still purchase holiday homes without punitive taxes
France imposes additional taxes on second homes of up to 60 per cent, British county councils have doubled property taxes, and Wales could raise them by as much as 300 per cent.
Read →German buyers slow their pace in Spanish property market
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.
Read →Spain struggles to contain housing crisis as prices surge 13% annually and residents face displacement
Thousands of Spaniards took to the streets of Madrid in May.
Read →IMF identifies housing crisis as Spain's economic Achilles heel, warns against price controls and regulatory volatility
Spain is growing faster than other eurozone countries—GDP is forecast at +2.1% in 2026.
Read →British buyers retreat from Spanish property market to decade-low levels
British purchases of Spanish real estate have fallen to their lowest point in years, trading nearly 40% below 2016 levels.
Read →Portugal overvalued by 35%, warns European Commission as Spain offers better value
Portugal is paying 35 per cent more than fair value for property, according to the European Commission.
Read →Foreign buyers slow their Spanish property purchases for third consecutive quarter
Foreign purchasers completed 24,800 transactions in the first quarter of 2026, representing a 3 per cent decline compared with Q1 2025.
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