Used home prices hit record highs in the Balearics, Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Alicante, Guipúzcoa and Girona, says idealista. In August, the average price of second-hand homes for sale in Spain rose by 14.8% year-on-year, reaching €2,498/m² – the highest level since idealista began recording data. Seven provinces also hit record highs, making them the most […]
A large number of Spaniards took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday night to protest a housing crunch and the high cost of renting an apartment in the city. Tens of thousands of people clogged the streets of downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the rising cost of renting an apartment in the popular […]
Spain suffered a seismic shock in October last year when Catalans voted for independence. Much like Brexit, it was a bitter and divisive referendum, with added violence on the streets. The repercussions were swift. Madrid, which had declared the referendum illegal, dismissed the Catalan government and imposed central rule. “The real-estate consequences were immediate,” said […]
