Housing

Madrid approved a public guarantee line of up to €50 million on 4 November. It backs new-home payments during construction, but buyers must wait for publication and partner SGRs to join.

Around 40 national and local police officers inspected Benidorm’s Intempo towers and identified at least seven flats suspected of operating as unlicensed tourist accommodation. The council can pursue administrative sanctions, while police may examine whether operators met guest-record duties. No final penalty from this inspection has been announced.

Spain’s two largest unions have called a 24-hour nationwide general strike for 11 November, bringing housing campaigners’ concerns into a labour mobilisation. The call follows protests over an 87-year-old Madrid tenant’s eviction and death, and Congress’s rejection of tenant-protection proposals. Unions are also seeking higher wages, improved working conditions and stronger employment rights ahead of the 29 November general election.

Catalonia had 9.8% fewer new rental contracts in Q2 2026 than two years earlier, despite higher average rents. The Generalitat is defending the caps and expanding enforcement.

Spain recorded 49,319 home sales in August 2026, up 3.4% from a year earlier, provisional data show. Resales accounted for 38,798 transactions and new builds for 10,521. The first eight months still ran 2.3% below 2025. Andalusia, Catalonia and the Valencian Community had the largest regional totals.

Spanish house prices rose 12.2% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, down from 12.9% in the first quarter, while increasing 3.4% quarter on quarter. Resale homes rose 12.9% annually and new builds 7.4%. Regional changes ranged from 15.2% in Ceuta to 9.5% in Navarre.