Your seven days news round-up in Mallorca
This week how do the people feel about overcrowding, new record of tourists, guided tours, tour operators, noise, motorhomes and crazy house prices.
The Mallorca municipality where house prices have risen the most in the past year
"The increase in prices is so significant that affordability of housing is at risk."
Seven of the top ten Spanish municipalities that require the most 'effort' to buy a house are in the Balearics
The top five are either in Mallorca or Ibiza.
Britons lead foreign property market in Spain
Almost 15% of property purchases were closed by foreigners.
Slump in the sale of homes in the Balearics ... but foreigners continue to buy a third of them
The highest prices in the country are a reason for the fall.
A general view of Son Vida.
A general view of Son Vida.
“Luxury house hunting” is the new tourist pastime in Mallorca
Spanish love looking round luxury houses, even if they can't afford them.
House prices fall in the Balearics and sales continue to drop
Prices were down in both May and June.
Six of Spain's top ten most expensive coastal municipalities for property are in the Balearics
Two in Mallorca, four in Ibiza.
Mallorca property rental rates hit record high
“We have never seen such a significant rise in prices as in the last two years."
People of the Balearics have far greater difficulty in buying a house than elsewhere in Spain
The 'effort' needed to buy a house is twice as high as in Madrid, which has the second highest effort index.
Housing in Mallorca and the concerns for social conflict
A message of a video by a group of residents in Sencelles was: "They are throwing us out of our homes, out of our town and eventually out of Mallorca."
"Silent majority", "no magic solutions", and motorhomes - Mallorca news round-up
Some of the stories to have made the headlines over the past week.
Average house price in the Balearics double what it was ten years ago
The increase in the Balearics is greater than anywhere else in Spain.
The average price of a home in the Balearics fell by one per cent in 2023
The percentage of sales to foreign buyers dropped by three points.
Coasts, caravans and confusion - Mallorca news round-up
Some of the stories that made the headlines over the past week.
Estate agent window in Mallorca
Year-on-year, the increase in the Balearics was five per cent above the national average.
While house prices fall in much of Spain, they continue to rise in the Balearics
Figures comparing the first quarter of 2024 and the final quarter of 2023.
The four 'neighbourhoods' in the Balearics with the highest house prices
These four neighbourhoods are among the 20 most expensive in Spain.
30% of home sales in the Balearics in 2023 were to foreigners
General agreement that there is a stabilisation of house prices.
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