Spain records 49,319 home sales in August

Spain recorded 49,319 home sales in August 2026, according to provisional data from the National Statistics Institute. The total was 3.4% higher than in August 2025.

Property registers logged 47,708 sales in the same month last year. The annual rise shows that activity increased compared with August 2025, although the monthly total was below the 61,417 homes sold in July 2026.

The figures are provisional and may be revised. They cover sales entered in Spain’s property registers.

Resales make up most transactions

Resale homes accounted for 38,798 transactions in August. That figure was 3.0% higher than a year earlier and made up most of the month’s sales.

New-build homes recorded 10,521 transactions. Sales in this part of the market rose 4.9% from August 2025, a faster annual rate than for resales.

Both parts of the market therefore grew over the year. The much larger resale total meant existing homes still drove the national figure.

The August rise did not change the direction of the longer running total. From January through August, 458,200 homes were sold across Spain. That was 2.3% fewer than in the same eight months of 2025.

This means the annual gain in August came within a year-to-date market that remained below last year’s level. The data do not give prices, mortgage use or reasons for the change.

Andalusia leads the regional count

Andalusia had the highest number of sales in August, with 9,427. Catalonia followed with 8,407, while the Valencian Community recorded 7,571.

The provincial figures singled out Alicante and Málaga. Alicante registered 3,661 sales, up 1.0% from a year earlier. Málaga recorded 2,564, an annual rise of 6.0%.

Those regional and provincial totals are part of the national count rather than extra sales. They show where the largest volumes were recorded, while the annual rates for Alicante and Málaga show how each compared with August 2025.

The next releases may revise August’s provisional figures. For now, the data show a stronger month than a year earlier but a weaker first eight months overall.

Source: Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE).