28/05/2026
A couple from Northern Europe arrived on the Costa Blanca earlier this year “just to look.”
They had been talking about buying a home in Spain for years. But like many people, they thought:
“Maybe we should wait. Prices will probably slow down soon.”
Three months later, the apartment they loved in Alicante was gone.
Sold.
Then another one disappeared.
And another.
Because the reality is this:
Spain’s housing market is not slowing down.
The latest numbers just confirmed it.
Spain’s house price index rose 12.8% year-on-year in late 2025, according to Eurostat - one of the strongest increases seen in nearly 20 years.
And now, the forecasts are all pointing in the same direction:
📈 CaixaBank expects prices to rise another 10% in 2026 and 5.5% in 2027.
📈 S&P Global predicts 9.3% growth in 2026 - more than double the European average.
📈 Bankinter has already revised forecasts upward because demand keeps outperforming expectations.
But nowhere is the pressure more visible than on the Costa Blanca.
New figures show that property prices in Alicante province have increased by more than 18% compared to the same period last year.
Foreign buyers continue arriving.
Tourism is breaking records.
And demand keeps growing faster than supply.
The interesting part?
Most experts are no longer talking about a “bubble.”
They are talking about a shortage.
Simply not enough homes for the number of people who want to buy in Spain.
Especially in lifestyle destinations near the coast.
So while many buyers are still waiting for prices to fall…
Others are quietly securing property before the next wave of increases arrives.
And right now, Costa Blanca is one of the places everyone is watching.
