Real Estate

24-Dec-2025

Tecnitasa expects the price of new construction to rise by 10% in 2026, and rental prices to increase even more, by up to 12%

Resale homes are also seeing a price increase of 8%. These are all forecasts from the Tecnitasa Group.The rental market remains under considerable pressure. Prices are rising, primarily because supply is decreasing. The reason? Many landlords feel insecure abo...

Real Estate

23-Dec-2025

Bankinter is clear: housing prices will continue to rise, at least for another couple of years

The bank has revised its forecasts and now calculates that prices will grow more than they anticipated a few months ago. According to their latest report, housing prices in Spain will end 2025 12% higher, four percentage points above their previous expectation...

Relocation to Spain

22-Dec-2025

Trend shift: young people move from renting to buying

The real estate market is about to undergo a transformation: young people are going to switch from renting to buying en masse.The latest report from the real estate agency Forcadell makes this clear. In Catalonia, the number of homes purchased by people under...

Real Estate

19-Dec-2025

Catalonia Regulates Seasonal and Room Rentals and Sets Price Limits

This Thursday was an important day in the Parliament of Catalonia. At a time of significant housing crisis, the Parliament approved a new law to regulate seasonal and room rentals. These forms of rental have become widespread in large cities and have led to pr...

Real Estate

18-Dec-2025

Rising prices in city centers push rental demand to the suburbs

Now, the race to find a rental apartment is no longer confined to the centers of major cities. More and more people are looking to the suburbs, to those more affordable towns surrounding the capital. The reason is simple: families are looking for a place to li...

Relocation to Spain

18-Dec-2025

The end of tourist apartments: an effective remedy or a false solution?

May 2015. Ada Colau became mayor of Barcelona with a clear idea: to curb licenses for tourist apartments. Her plan had two goals: to reduce the city's dependence on tourism and, at the same time, to cap rent increases.During her two terms, licenses rose from 9...

Business

18-Dec-2025

The Supreme court tightens tax scrutiny on family loans

The Supreme Court has just made it crystal clear: when it comes to loans between individuals, especially within families, which is the most common scenario, the Tax Agency will no longer be satisfied with a simple private contract. In a ruling dated November 2...

Real Estate

17-Dec-2025

The European Housing Plan: More Tourist Regulation and Rejection of Price Controls

Europe has just launched its first major plan for affordable housing. The idea is clear: to facilitate access to decent housing, especially for young people, working families, and the homeless. No price controls, but a firm hand with tourist apartments and spe...

Real Estate

17-Dec-2025

BBVA: The problem in the real estate market isn't demand, but supply

BBVA makes it clear: home sales in Spain are cooling down, but not due to a lack of desire to buy. The real problem is that there isn't enough supply and prices continue to rise. In October, for example, sales transactions fell by 2.5% compared to last year, m...

Real Estate

16-Dec-2025

Idealista anticipates continued rising housing prices and a scarcer supply in 2026

By the end of 2025, the housing situation in Spain is, quite simply, a national emergency. There is a housing shortage everywhere. It's already a chronic problem. But instead of focusing on the root of the problem—the lack of supply—the political debate remain...

Real Estate

16-Dec-2025

Goodbye to the Seasonal Rental Law in 2025: Junts Delays It Until 2026

The law that sought to regulate seasonal and room rentals, promoted by Sumar, ERC, Bildu, Podemos, and BNG, has been stalled in Congress for a year. Junts has blocked the government's initiative, so if it is ever approved, it will not be before 2026.The object...

Real Estate

15-Dec-2025

The real estate market is entering a phase of stability, according to Variant's CEO

Chema de los Ríos, CEO and co-founder of the real estate consultancy Variant, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary, analyzes the current state of the real estate sector. In his opinion, there are no signs of a bubble or a change in the economic cycle, but...