Real estate investment

Electrification is reaching all buildings, both refurbished and newly constructed, helping to decarbonise the building stock, thereby promoting energy savings and reducing environmental impact. Terrassa Haus in Terrassa, Barcelona, is a fully electric building consisting of 14 homes and two commerc

Nestled along the sun-kissed shores of the Costa del Sol, Marbella continues to enchant and entice with its allure of luxury living and investment opportunities. As 2024 is well underway, the real estate landscape in Marbella paints a picture of resilience, innovation, and unmatched potential.

Spain has experienced remarkable growth in its luxury real estate market, attracting affluent investors and buyers worldwide.

The "quiet luxury" trend is redefining luxury homes in Spain, offering a serene escape from the ordinary. This burgeoning movement prioritises elegance, quality, and discretion over ostentation, creating spaces that soothe the senses and nurture the soul.

Galicia's favourable weather conditions, with mild winters and balmy summers, are driving a growing demand for property in the region. According to luxury real estate specialist Lucas Fox, this trend is reflected in international, national and local buyers. Areas of greatest interest are in the south of the region, especially around Pontevedra and Vigo, known as the Rías Baixas.

The company specialised in asset management and financial advice predicts normality in asset valuations and a general increase in rental profitability, in the midst of a change in the interest rate cycle. According to Abante, the "new rate scenario that allows a return to historical average returns on rental investment, moving away from the ridiculously low returns of recent years", which offers investment opportunities.

The financial institution's research service has revised upward the growth estimates in 2024 in all the autonomous communities, except in the Basque Country, which remains stable. According to BBVA Research, seven regions will grow above what is estimated for the country as a whole (2.5%), with the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands and Madrid, followed by Navarra, Aragon, Castile and Leon and Catalonia.

The Lithuanian fund Evernord and the Estonian fund Novira have announced their landing on the Costa del Sol through a partnership that will build six luxury homes in Marbella (in the area of Cascada de Camaján) with an estimated investment of €34 million. The operation follows the general interest

The real estate network is optimistic about the coming months. Despite the economic and geopolitical uncertainty, he affirms that the housing market will offer opportunities for buyers, sellers and investors alike.

As part of Construtec and International Construction Week, IFEMA Madrid will host the First Spanish Home Staging and Real Estate Marketing Forum on Friday 8 November. The event will bring together Spain's leading experts in the field and feature two of the world's leading home staging experts.

Home buying in Spain will increase 7%–10% this year, according to the real estate brokerage company donpiso, which assures that there has been a significant increase in demand for properties in holiday destinations in Spain since the beginning of March. Spring caused the second home market to accelerate, which is why real estate transactions skyrocketed in recent months in Spain.

In a climate of ever-changing interest rates, and after a period of savings and reduced investment such as the pandemic and following years, collective real estate investment, either through real estate crowdfunding or by tokenising real estate, is booming. Luis Miguel Larriba, partner in Garrido's tax department, explains the main aspects of this real estate investment opportunity.

Spain is crowned the most attractive European country to invest in hotels in the latest sector report published by the consulting firm CBRE, which analyses investors' appetite and their preferred investment destinations for 2024.

Spain captured a total of $2.210 billion (€2.060 billion) in real estate investment in the second half of 2023, placing it among Europe's top four countries to invest in real estate and the world's top 10. As revealed in Colliers' 'Global Capital Flows' report for the second half of 2023, Spain ranks eighth in the world, while the United Kingdom is in first place.

The Council of Ministers approved removing golden visas for foreigners investing over €500,000 in housing, just one day after the President Pedro Sánchez, announced the decision. idealista/news speaks with Spain's main luxury real estate agents to see what they think. They believe that, although it is a blow for the sector, since it removes an appealing option in some cases, they expect limited damage, since most foreign investors do not invest in Spain to obtain a residence permit. Furthermore, only 0.1% and 0.5% of homes sold to foreigners from 2016 to 2023 received golden visas.

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has announced that the next Council of Ministers this Tuesday will address removing the Golden Visa for foreigners who invest more than €500,000 in properties. During an event on housing in Dos Hermanas (Seville), Pedro Sánchez explained that the Coun

Madrid and Barcelona are among the top 10 cities in the world where the price of luxury housing will grow the most in 2024, according to forecasts from Savills' 'World Cities Prime Residential' index.

Real estate investment in Barcelona is on the road to recovery.

Despite the challenges posed by the cost of living crisis, escalating house prices, and inflation, the Spanish property market still presents significant opportunities for finding affordable homes for sale.

Spain ranks fourth in the top 10 most attractive European countries for investors in 2024, being the only country with two cities in this ranking – Madrid and Barcelona – demonstrating good forecasts for the real estate sector. According to the latest '2024 European Investor Intentions Survey' prep

Many of us have the dream of owning a big house, but the cost can often be a barrier, especially nowadays when getting a mortgage can be tricky.

On dealing with property in Spain, you will often come up with a series of property values that may seem somewhat confusing at a first glance. Some people are surprised to find these valuations differ significantly from one another. In today’s post we briefly explain each one and their purpose. 1.

Real estate investment in Spain is one of the most attractive options for those seeking medium- and long-term returns.

Article written by Lourdes Barriuso, lawyer in real estate law at Barriuso Legal In the heat of the hotel investment boom, a new hotel investment product is rapidly developing in Spain: serviced apartments, called branded residences in the luxury segment. This "asset class" is currently taking off

At the end of last year, experts gave us their real estate conclusions. Investment in real estate in Spain was weighed down by rising interest rates, political uncertainty and the Housing Law, although it did benefit from stock market instability and foreign investment.