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As well as Massive distributing thousands of copies to over 300 agents and growth in buyers from abroad, FOREIGN other property related businesses on the Costa del Sol, it with the British leading the way also appears inside every copy of the Andalucia edition, despite Brexit fears AN avalanche of foreign buyers is setting Spain’s propertyFIREBALL Second up come the French, who bought 4,211 properties (a Destination-wise, Valencia was the favourite province for in- with smaller versions appearing in Costa Blanca, Gibraltar market on fire! drop of 5% on last year) and the Germans, who bought 4,138 vestors, accounting for a third of all foreign sales, with 15,613 A total of 53,359 homes were acquired by foreigners in the homes, some 2% less than last year. sales. first half of 2018. When it comes to buying trends it turns out that the Irish, Da- It was the region with the highest year-on-year growth at The massive figure dwarfs the 33,000 sales recorded in the nish - and most interestingly, the Moroccans - are the fastest 16.7%. same period of 2007, when Spain’s property market was at its growing nationalities. Andalucia came in second with 8.2% of the foreign market and Mallorca. peak. Spicing up the market, Moroccans bought 3,662 properties, a (9,737 sales), followed by Catalunya with 7,570 sales, unsurpri- And, no surprise, the British continue to lead the way, accoun- growth of 29% on last year, while the Danes were up by 18% singly a 5.3% decline from the same period last year, much to ting for a record 7,613 purchases, up 8.8% on 2017. and the Irish 25%. do with current political tension. 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The outlook for Spain’s housing market remains upbeat, INSIDE with house sales expected to rise by between 10% and 15% October 2018 demand for Spanish property. In 2017, the total number of home sales in Spain increased 14.6% to 464,423 units from the previous year, according to to reach about 550,000 transactions this year, according to P roperty TINSA, the country’s official valuation and surveying body. Also found Vol. 13 Issue 303 www.theolivepress.es October 24th - November 6th 2018 www.theolivepress.es FREE P WITH RESERVATION Spain looks to protect its social and industrial past, with new laws guaranteeing the safety of key buildings... Asses See pages King of cool Preserving the old... III & IX Spanish maestro celebrated for in five decades in the business,page XII inside see STARchitect gear CAMPAIGNERS remain sceptical over new plans to improve the lives STRANDED of Mijas’ famous donkeys. 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