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Foreign buyers in Bilbao
Figures for Bizkaia province: Bilbao has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 0.4% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q2 2026.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 0.4%
Homes bought by buyers living abroad in Bizkaia province
Share of dwellings sold to buyers not resident in Spain, by quarter, from notarial deeds (MIVAU). Foreigners living in Spain count as residents.
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| Period | Bizkaia province |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3% |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3% |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6% |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5% |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | 0.9% |
| Q3 2024 | 0.8% |
| Q2 2024 | 0.5% |
| Q1 2024 | 0.6% |
| Q4 2023 | 0.6% |
| Q3 2023 | 0.8% |
| Q2 2023 | 0.5% |
| Q1 2023 | 0.8% |
| Q4 2022 | 0.6% |
| Q3 2022 | 0.7% |
| Q2 2022 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2022 | 0.4% |
| Q4 2021 | 0.4% |
| Q3 2021 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2021 | 0.5% |
| Q1 2021 | 0.4% |
| Q4 2020 | 0.4% |
| Q3 2020 | 0.3% |
| Q2 2020 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2020 | 0.5% |
| Q4 2019 | 0.3% |
| Q3 2019 | 0.6% |
| Q2 2019 | 0.5% |
| Q1 2019 | 0.5% |
| Q4 2018 | 0.5% |
| Q3 2018 | 0.6% |
| Q2 2018 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2018 | 0.2% |
| Q4 2017 | 0.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 0.8% |
| Q2 2017 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2017 | 0.5% |
| Q4 2016 | 0.3% |
| Q3 2016 | 0.6% |
| Q2 2016 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2016 | 0.5% |
| Q4 2015 | 0.4% |
| Q3 2015 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2015 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2015 | 0.3% |
| Q4 2014 | 0.3% |
| Q3 2014 | 0.3% |
| Q2 2014 | 0.3% |
| Q1 2014 | 0.3% |
| Q4 2013 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2013 | 0.2% |
| Q2 2013 | 0.2% |
| Q1 2013 | 0.5% |
| Q4 2012 | 0.4% |
| Q3 2012 | 0.3% |
| Q2 2012 | 0.2% |
| Q1 2012 | 0.5% |
| Q4 2011 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2011 | 0.2% |
| Q2 2011 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2011 | 0.2% |
| Q4 2010 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2010 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2010 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2010 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2009 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2009 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2009 | 0.5% |
| Q1 2009 | 0.5% |
| Q4 2008 | 0.3% |
| Q3 2008 | 0.2% |
| Q2 2008 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2008 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2007 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2007 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2007 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2007 | 0.1% |
Who lives here
Net migration: the people who moved in, from abroad or the rest of Spain, minus those who left (INE, from 2021).
- Net migration, Bizkaia province, 2024
- +13,433
- 11.6 per 1,000 residents
Residence is not nationality: a foreigner living in Spain buys as a resident, and a Spaniard living abroad as a non-resident. MIVAU publishes counts by province, not prices, so the report describes how many homes buyers abroad take, not what they pay.
Other reports for Bilbao
At the average appraised value, a 90 m² home costs €317,637. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,211 a month. Spain sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's solvency.
- Payment, two incomes
- 29%
- Payment, one income
- 58%
Figures for Bizkaia province: Bilbao has no reliable figures of its own.
41.9% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 1,833
Appraised values have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 2005. The deepest began in Q1 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −41.3%
- Recovery from the low
- Not yet
5.5% of the 165,685 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 5.5%
- Empty homes
- 9,179