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1st May 2016

Spain’s Banks Renewing Homebuilder Loans as Sale Rate Rises

Spain’s Banks Renewing Homebuilder Loans as Sale Rate Rises   Some Spanish banks are advancing more loans to home builders and cutting their borrowing costs, eight years after they froze credit for construction as the nation’s property bubble burst. CaixaBank SA, Spain’s third-largest bank, will this year lend 1.4 billion euros ($1.6 billion) for developer […]

29th April 2016

International buyer enquiries rise 25% between January and March, 2016

International buyer enquiries rise 25% between January and March, 2016 The final government figures for 2015 showed green lights across the board for the property recovery, last week’s mortgage approvals data was healthy and this week’s continued drop in unemployment confirm a steady return in domestic demand. Strong interest from international buyers is the icing […]

3rd April 2016

41,344 House sales in Barcelona in 2015, rising 62.3% compared with 2007

41,344 House sales in Barcelona in 2015, rising 62.3% compared with 2007 The government has released the last of 2015’s property market statistics and they reveal steady growth but wide gaps in Spain’s ongoing housing recovery. The official House Price Index attracted the most headlines by finishing the year up 4.2%. The problem with prices is they tell you very little about the […]