MADRID – The price of rental properties in Spain has increased by 8.4% in the past year 2022, according to the latest report from housing portal Idealista. At the end of December 2022, renting a home in our country cost 11.40 euros per square meter, which is 2% more than at the end of the third quarter. Prices are clearly higher than a year ago. The reason for the price increase of rental properties in Spain is the lack of available supply. The growing demand is accompanied by a dwindling supply that cannot be replenished. Fewer homes and more applicants lead to this price pressure, the International real estate agency reports Casalunya.
Barcelona is the capital where rents have risen the most in the last 12 months, with an increase of 25.7%. With increases of more than 20% are Alicante (23.4%), Valencia (20.9%) and Malaga (20.7%). They are followed by increases in Girona (19.2%), Ourense (15.9%), Teruel (13.8%), Palma (11.9%), Jaén (11.4%) and Madrid (11. 2%). The only three decreases were registered in Palencia (-4%), Córdoba (-0.3%) and Zamora (-0.1%).
Barcelona is the most expensive capital to rent a home at 19.3 euros/m2, followed by San Sebastian (16.3 euros/m2) and Madrid (16.2 euros/m2). In fourth place is Bilbao (13.3 euros/m2) and fifth place is Palma (12.9 euros/m2). At the bottom of the table are Zamora (5.6 euros/m2), Ciudad Real (6.1 euros/m2), Ávila and Lugo (6.2 euros/m2 respectively), Cáceres (6.3 euros/m2) and Palencia ( 6.4 euros/m2).
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