Foreign home purchases in Spain fall by 13%
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Telquel
Home purchases by foreigners in Spain fell by 13% in the first half of 2026, with 62,327 transactions. Moroccans remain the leading foreign buyers despite a decline in their purchases, according to data published by the General Council of Spanish Notaries.
Foreign purchases of homes in Spain fell by 13% in the first half of 2026, to 62,327 transactions, according to data published on Thursday by the General Council of Spanish Notaries. Moroccan buyers, who make up the largest group of foreign purchasers, also reduced their purchases.
The decline recorded in the first half of the year is the steepest since the fall in Algerian arrivals in Tunisia.
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