The acquisition of housing in Spain by foreign buyers is recovering “strongly after two years of hiatus”, which began with the pandemic, according to the conclusions of a study published this by idealista.
For British buyers, Torrevieja comes out top, with the majority of British searches focus on homes with prices below 300,000 euro, located mainly on the coast, where 95% of all searches lead buyers to Torrevieja, as well as Orihuela (89%) and Alicante (85%).
Buyers from the United Kingdom also searched for homes of less than 300,000 euro in Madrid (42%) and Barcelona (47%) throughout the second quarter of 2022. However, when it comes to finding a luxury home, of more than 1 million euro, the British prefer Marbella (32%).
Torrevieja is popular for German searches too, as Germans looking to buy homes with a price of less than 300,000 euro also prefer Torrevieja (93%).
Data relating to the second quarter of this year show that the Balearic Islands are also popular with Germans looking to buy a residence. Palma de Mallorca leads the German preferences, with 45% of buyers looking for houses below 300,000 euro.
Second place is occupied by Calviá. In this Mallorcan town, 27% of Germans were looking for a house for less than 300,000 euro and another 27% opted for luxury residences of more than 1 million euro.
A similar picture is painted from Sweden, as the municipality preferred by the Swedes to look for a house in Spain is Torrevieja, with 94%, in the price range of less than 300,000 euro.
In second place is Marbella, although in this town 35% of all buyers in Sweden are willing to spend between 300,000 and 600,000 euro, and 25% want homes that exceed one million euro.
When buying a home in Spain, the French opt for Barcelona, especially in the case of homes for less than 300,000 euro (53%). However, among those who prefer luxury houses, of more than 1 million euro, the chosen destination is La Moraleja (95%).
Idealista data also shows the preference of the French for cities such as Peñíscola (93%), Alicante (84%) or Valencia (80%) to acquire properties for less than 300,000 euro.
The search for housing for a price of less than 300,000 euro by Moroccans was concentrated in Algeciras, Melilla and Ceuta, in that order. In the case of Ceuta, buyers from Morocco also looked at houses between 600,000 and one million euro.
In that price range, Dos Hermanas also appears among the searches of Moroccans. In addition, in this Sevillian town, Moroccan citizens prefer homes between 300,000 euro and 600,000 euro.
However, their preferences are focused on homes for less than 300,000 euro also located in the Castilian-La Mancha towns of Ocaña, Mora and Puertollano, or in areas further north, such as Lérida, Teruel or Ferrol.
Romanians looking for a house in Spain from their country are concentrated in coastal areas, such as Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Castellón de la Plana, Oropesa del Mar, Málaga and Arona.
Preferences focus on homes under 300,000 euro, although searches for houses between 300,000 and 600,000 euro also stand out, as occurs in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (3% of the total), Castellón de la Plana (2%) and Oropesa del Mar (4%).
In the case of buyers from Romania, the case of Puerto de la Cruz also stands out, where 14% of the total look for homes between 600,000 euro and 1 million euro, and 15% look for residences between 300,000 euro and 600,000 euro.
