Coronavirus

It has been five years since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and the real estate market has undergone significant changes, particularly in the rental sector. During the period of isolation, the supply of long-term rental properties doubled, peaking in December 2020 as prices fell. However, since then, rental supply has declined by 56%, while prices have risen by 30%. Political measures implemented in response have only reduced stock to minimal levels, placing further strain on the market with heightened demand and record-high prices in many capital cities.

In 2023, Spain reached a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita expressed in purchasing power standards equivalent to 89% of the EU measure (100), after reducing the gap with the EU-27 by three percentage points compared to 2022.

Four years have passed since Covid fully hit our lives and began a long period of lockdowns and limited mobility, which awakened a desire in many Spaniards to leave the city behind and move to live in the countryside. This phenomenon reached its peak in the spring of 2021, when 5.8% of all contact with advertisers on idealista was for properties in towns with less than 5,000 inhabitants.

Remote working closed 2023 increasing 19.4% year-on-year, equivalent to 3.06 million people who at least occasionally worked from home in the fourth quarter of the year, according to Adecco's Employment Opportunities and Job Satisfaction Monitor. Before the pandemic, 1.64 million people worked from

Face masks are back for 2024, as Spain has once again decided to make masks mandatory in hospitals and health centres. Beginning on Wednesday 10th January, face masks became compulsory in hospitals and health centres across Spain, responding to a rise in cases of flu, COVID, and other resp

Spain's COVID restrictions are about to change. The Spanish Government is set to put an end to the compulsory use of face masks on public transport, with a vote to take place on 7th February 2023 in the Council of Ministers.

85% of Spanish companies will have hybrid working models by 2023, with 64% of companies having already joined this trend, according to a study by IDG Research for Logitech and Microsoft.

The pandemic has created a major shift in the way people work in Spain and across Europe.

COVID rules for Spain 2022: as millions of holidaymakers plan to travel to Spain this summer 2022, there are still some COVID restrictions to keep in mind, both when travelling to Spain and rules when in the country. Unlike some other European countries, Spain has not entirely scrapped its COVI

In another step towards normality after the coronavirus pandemic, the end of wearing face masks indoors in Spain is set to become a reality.

Activity in the housing market is recovering faster and faster, following the lifting of most measures restricting people's mobility implemented due to the coronavirus pandemic.

One in four construction companies in Spain has had to stop or delay the execution of some of its works, as a result of the sharp increase in the price of raw materials needed for construction over the last year.

The beginning of 2021 has been tough. The downward trend of foreign investment in Spain seemed to continue following the first year of the Coronavirus pandemic. However, an effective vaccination campaign opened up a more optimistic outlook that fostered the general economic recovery in Spa

Natural light, good orientation, a spacious living room and kitchen, terrace or garden, large rooms, a quiet location and an efficient home.

The UK government has announced that travellers coming from the EU and the USA who have been fully vaccinated will no longer need to self-isolate upon arrival in the UK.

Earlier this year, Spain's PM Pedro Sánchez announced that face mask rules would be relaxed in the country as the vaccine roll-out continues to speed up. The Spanish health authorities confirmed the new face mask rules in Spain which came into force on Saturday 26th June 2021.

One of the effects of the pandemic is the increase in remote working, teleworking and working from home with its many names. This trend has also given rise to holiday working, i.e. working from locations considered to be touristy.

If you are dreaming of a holiday in Spain this summer 2021, it may now be possible, as Spanish President Pedro Sanchez has announced that the country will be "delighted to receive British tourists" this summer.

International home buyers in Southern European countries are looking for more outdoor space, connectivity and efficiency.

As the world tries to return to post-pandemic normality, many tourists are longing to travel again after over a year of travel and movement restrictions in most of Europe.

One of the measures introduced by the Spanish Government during the worst of the coronavirus crisis was the mortgage moratorium for homeowners whose income was directly affected as a result of the pandemic.

According to data collected by idealista/data during 2020 concerning relative demand, 9.5% of people looking for a home on idealista, Spain's leading real estate website, came from other countries.

Holy Week in Spain, known as “Semana Santa”, is one of Spain’s most important festivals and this year takes place between 28th March and 4th April 2021. Will travelling be allowed within Spain this Easter? Will Spain’s traditional Easter celebrations be cancelled in 2021?

The European Commission's new growth forecasts for 2021 and 2022 place Spain at the head of the recovery in the EU. The EU has raised Spanish GDP forecasts from 5.3% to 5.6% for 2021 and from 4.8% to 5.3% in 2022, although without yet recovering its pre-pandemic gross domestic product.

Will house prices drop in Spain in 2021? Is 2021 a good time to invest in property in Spain? These are just some of the questions on the minds of those planning to move to Spain in 2021, but who may have put plans on hold due to uncertainties such as Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic.