The number of properties bought in Spain by foreigners rose for five consecutive quarters between 2011 and 2012 as they took advantage of falling prices. The third quarter of last year saw the greatest rise in home sales to foreigners, 18% more than the equivalent quarter in 2011 and a total of 8,803 transactions, official [...]
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“Recession, what recession?” some may say as Brits proved the biggest spenders in 2012, parting with a total of 1.46 billion euros, up 12% from 2011, according to data provided by the Spanish Government. The French came in second at 515 million euros, up 16.6%, whilst spending from Scandinavian tourists grew by 17.5% and the [...]
With the financial crisis making real estate in Spain more affordable than ever, the number of people looking to snap up a bargain Spanish property is ever increasing. Indeed, the volume of foreigners buying property in Spain has increased by 18.0% from last year as reported by online Spanish news portal, Invertia. Marc Pritchard, Sales [...]
During the first nine months of the year the Spanish province of Alicante recorded the highest number of property sales by foreigners, a total of 2,501, followed a long way behind by Malaga (1111), Barcelona (692), Baleares ( 605) and Girona (586). According to figures released by the Ministry of Development, there were 225,297 sales [...]
