Overall, the price of unsubsidized housing (vivienda libre) in Spain soared by an average of 12.7% last year—4.3 percentage points higher than the increase recorded in 2024 and its largest spike since 2007, when it rose by 9.8%, according to the Housing Price Index. With the 2025 increase, housing prices have now seen 12 consecutive years of growth. The 2025 figure is the highest in the INE (National Statistics Institute)…
Alphavalue/Divacons | The price of second-hand homes in Spain shot up by 17.7% in February 2026 compared to the same month last year, reaching a new all-time high of €2,673/square metre, according to Idealista on Tuesday. This figure represents the highest price since the company began keeping records. In addition, the ‘Idealista Property Price Index’ reflects a monthly increase of 0.9% and a rise of 2.6% in the last quarter.
Neither the data from the INE (Spain’s National Statistics Institute) nor European statistical services capture the true scale of one of the expenses that suffocates citizens most: housing. The CPI only accounts for rental prices, and with a minimal weighting of just 5%—whereas in the U.S., for example, it represents 40% of the index. Consequently, the Catalan Generalitat has developed a proposal for a new indicator—reported today by the newspaper…
Alphavalue / Divacons | Housing purchases by legal entities in 2024 reached their highest level since 2007, although this increase did not alter the structure of the market, as individuals continue to account for more than 89% of these transactions in Spain. On the other hand, the price of completed housing in Spain rose by 13.4% year-on-year in November, according to the Tinsa IMIE general price index, due to the…
Renta 4 | According to the forecasts included in the 22nd edition of the Real Estate Barometer, prepared by the Union of Real Estate Credits (UCI) and the Spanish International Realty Alliance (SIRA), the price of housing will rise by 10% for sales and 8.6% for rentals in 2025. Transactions, meanwhile, are expected to grow by 4.6%,to 750,000 units. The context of supply-demand imbalance, the fall in interest rates and…
Bankinter | The House Price Index, produced by the INE, points to a price increase of 11.3% in Q4 2024 (year-on-year), against 8.1% previously. In quarter-on-quarter terms, up 1.8% versus 2.8% previously). Analysts’ opinion: House prices are a positive surprise and will exceed our forecast of an 8% rise for 2024. They are supported by a strong labour market, supply shortages and interest rate cuts. We expect further price rises…
Link Securities | According to Tinsa’s IMIE General and Large Markets index, the price of housing in Spain rose by 5.5% in December in year-on-year rate, the Expansión newspaper published yesterday. The final figure for December puts the year-on-year change in house prices in 4Q2024 at 4.6%, two tenths more than the provisional 4.4% published on 30 December in the IMIE Local Markets statistics. In the annual accumulated, all groups…
Link Securities | According to data published by the General Council of Notaries and reported by the newspaper Expansión, 55,033 home sales and purchases were signed in September, representing an increase of 12.5% year-on-year. By type of property, sales of flats increased by 11.4% in September in year-on-year terms, reaching 41,712 units, while sales of single-family homes increased by 16.2% in year-on-year terms, to 13,321 units. The average price per…
Economía Digital | The price of housing was growing at 3.6% a year ago and has shot up to 7.8%. The lack of supply still means skyrocketing prices Although there are many factors behind a market as complex as the housing market, the truth is that the effects of the Housing Law passed a year ago by the Government are striking: only one year later the increase in market prices…
CdM | The price of used housing in Spain has registered a rise of 1% during the month of May, standing at €2,120/m2. This figure is the record for the price of used housing in Spain, surpassing the previous record set in June 2007, according to data compiled by idealista. By Autonomous Communities, all show higher prices than last month. The Balearic Islands (1.6%) lead the increases, followed by Navarre…