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  • Marbella’s Prime Property Market Surpasses €70 Million in Sales

    Marbella’s luxury real estate market continues to demonstrate remarkable strength, with prime property sales exceeding €70 million during the first half of 2026, according to market insights presented at the Forbes Real Estate Forum Costa del Sol. The analysis, presented by luxury real estate specialist Drumelia, revealed an average transaction value of €3.76 million, highlighting

  • Housing Sales Surge 41% in September, Reaching Highest Levels Since 2007

    In September 2024, Spain saw a dramatic increase in housing sales, with 61,887 transactions registered nationwide—an impressive 41.5% rise compared to the same month last year. This marks the largest increase since August 2021 and the highest number of transactions in 14 years. To find a higher volume, one would have to go back to

  • Luxury Boutiques in Puerto Banús Record Nearly 9% Sales Growth This Summer

    Puerto Banús, the iconic marina in Marbella known for its luxury shopping, has recorded an 8.9% increase in high-end retail sales this summer compared to the same period last year. According to Juan Núñez, CEO of the marina, this surge in sales has been primarily driven by international tourists, who make up 75% of the

  • Vista Lago Wins “World’s Best Residential Development”

    Vista Lago has won the award “Best Residential Development in the World” at this year’s prestigious International Property Awards. Up against more than 500 other developments from every corner of the globe, Vista Lago also won “Best Architecture in Europe”. How to define excellence? Say it yourself and it means little, because excellence cannot be

  • Additionally 1,000 professionals from Malaga’s private health system have also received their first jabs

    The coronavirus vaccination campaign in Andalucía has entered the phase of injecting the second dose in care homes and to public health professionals who fight the pandemic on the front line. Twenty-one days after the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine was injected, nurses began administering the second yesterday. The vaccine is claimed to be

  • The number of residents registered in the Costa del Sol town has now passed 80,000 for the first time.

    Despite a lack of space remaining for development, Fuengirola has seen its population grow again this year. Passing the 80,000 mark for the first time, (with 82,000 people on the population census), Fuengirola is now the fourth largest municipality in the province – in terms of population – after Malaga city, Marbella and Mijas. This

  • Despite current restrictions, Andalucia will allow skiers to travel between provinces.

    In order to stop the advance of the third wave of Covid-19, Andalucia has approved a new decree by which it restricts the entry and exit to and from towns which exceed 500 positive cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past 14 days and does not allow travel between the region’s eight provinces (Malaga, Sevilla,