Spanish real-estate is a bit of a jungle. An opinion held by many people looking for a property, especially among foreign nationals planning on buying a second home on the Costa del Sol. Properties are published multiple times, sometimes with different prices. Many of the advertised…
Read MoreEvery village and town in Spain has its own feria - a celebration that attracts locals and tourists alike and is a really fun way to get to know Spanish culture. The ferias are spread throughout the year and today we share the dates of the ferias in Málaga province that are still…
Read MoreIn times of inflation and interest rate increases, it is easy for property buyers to believe that more people need to sell and that housing prices will therefore fall. However, this is not the case on the Costa del Sol, where the market has remained very stable and continued to rise,…
Read MoreThe new law is effective from 25 May and is the first of its kind in Spain's democratic history. Among other things, it imposes new restrictions on rent increases and evictions. To increase the number of private longt term rental properties, it introduces tax cuts for property owners…
Read MoreThe vast majority of Spaniards, and perhaps even more so foreign buyers, prefer to buy a property that is ready to move into, either newly built or renovated. Significantly fewer speculators are looking for a project to renovate themselves and it may therefore be worth investing in…
Read MoreLast year ended with a total of 646,241 registered housing sales in Spain. That was 14.5 percent more than the year before. The number of transactions with foreign buyers increased from 2021 and in Andalusia they account for over 20 percent of the property purchases with a big concentration…
Read MoreThe red carpet has been rolled out and today, Friday March 10th, "El Festival de Málaga" opens for the 26th time with more feature films than ever before! A total of 39 pieces and a total range of 232 films, including documentaries and short films, which is a historical record. This…
Read MoreThe American magazine Forbes has awarded the city of Málaga first place on a list of cities in the world - capitals excluded - that are most worth visiting. In total, the study has evaluated 420 cities in 89 countries. The study was published in Forbes on February 11 and was rewritten…
Read MoreDespite increased mortgage interest rates, housing prices continue to rise both in Spain in general and in the province of Málaga specifically. Málaga ended 2022 with one of the biggest price increases for second-hand homes in all of Spain. The increase in the province ended up at…
Read MoreIt's Christmas time and what fits better than treating yourself to something really tasty and special at an extra luxurious restaurant? The province of Málaga has a lot to offer and one of the things that visitors usually praise the most, is the gastronomy. In the Michelin guide for…
Read MoreJan Agesand and Ylva Ljunggren from Stockholm moved into their apartment in the Limonar district east of Málaga city center this fall. They came here after having a house in Nerja for nine years where they spent part of the year. Felicity Estates interviewed them about their thoughts…
Read MoreLast weekend it was time for the annual real estate fair, SIMED, in the Congress Palace in Málaga. On Friday, we were invited to a major seminar for realtors by the housing portal Idealista, where experts analyzed the situation and predicted the future with a deep dive into statistics,…
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