Dutch Buyers Drive Growing Demand for Costa del Sol Property
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There is an increasing imbalance in the property market: demand for homes is growing, while the supply of new properties is becoming more difficult and expensive to deliver.
So, what is behind the shortage of new-build homes on the Costa del Sol, and what could it mean for property buyers and the wider market?
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Q2 2026 housing numbers just published by the notaries
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Buyers are pushing back against high house prices in Spain
Spain’s property market is losing some of its momentum as buyers become more cautious and start negotiating harder on price. Homes are taking longer to sell and transactions are falling, but this looks more like a return to normality than the start of a slump.
Spain’s housing market is finally showing signs of cooling, with buyers pushing back against high asking prices and homes taking longer to sell.
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Spain set to raise VAT on tourist rentals to 21%
Spain plans 21% VAT on tourist rentals and new rules on lease extensions, written contracts and tax breaks.
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Foreign buyers flock to Spain’s ultra-prime hotspots
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Posted on July 3, 2026
Can owners claim compensation after Spain’s tourist rental register was annulled?
Spain’s Supreme Court has struck down the national short-term rental register, but one question remains for the owners who paid to comply with it: can they get their money back?
According to property lawyer Alejandro Fuentes-Lojo, the answer is potentially yes, although recovering those costs may require navigating Spain’s administrative claims process.
Foreign demand slumps as Spain’s housing market cools in Q1
The first Housing Ministry sales figures of 2026 are now out, and they suggest the Spanish property market has shifted down a gear. Sales are still running well above long-term norms, but the market is cooling, with foreign demand weakening particularly fast.
Why Spain is still one of Europe’s hottest property markets
Spain continues to outperform most of Europe when it comes to house price growth, underlining just how strong demand remains for Spanish property despite affordability pressures and political noise around housing.
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Record prices and rising demand: foreigners still driving Spanish real estate
Foreign buyers remained a key force in Spain’s property market in 2025, despite the end of ‘golden visas’, record prices, and government proposals to raise taxes on foreign purchases
Notaries launch new portal giving deeper insight into Spain’s property market
Spain’s notaries have launched a new public information portal offering access to housing market data based on actual transactions rather than advertised prices.
New-build warranty in Spain: what it covers and how long it lasts
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Spain ranks in Europe’s top five lifestyle destinations
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Málaga province housing market – Q4 2024
Unlock critical insights into the Spanish property market with our data-driven reports. We analyse data from multiple public sources to reveal key trends and emerging opportunities in segments of most interest to foreign investors.
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Property prices in Spain reached all-time highs. Can they continue to rise?
Larraín Nesbitt Abogados
14 July 2025, 9:00
In short, yes. Property prices will continue to soar over the next years.
Not only can, but it is my view they will climb to new heights.
Sounds unreasonable?
At a first glance, it would appear so, yes. But if we dig deeper, it becomes apparent that we are not in 2008, and there are strong fundamentals on why property prices will continue to increase over the next years.
It is no secret that property and rental prices have ballooned out of control in Spain, particularly off-plan properties (new construction). Especially in large Spanish cities (such as Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga and Valencia) and sought-after coastal areas. Property prices have soared by two digits year-on year in these areas, and by 8% in the remainder of the country.
Whilst wages have barely moved over the last decade, property prices have tripled! The exception is the Spanish minimum wage, which the government keeps raising every year, exacerbating Spain’s record youth unemployment further, the highest in Europe and out of any OECD country (38 countries).
Is this rise in property and rental prices sustainable long-term?
In this article, I’ll strive to take a shot at this question and reach some conclusions.
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