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New homes in Marbella
Figures for Málaga province: Marbella has no reliable figures of its own.
25.1% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 9,653
Homes licensed for construction in Málaga province
Dwellings in new buildings approved over the previous 12 months, at each month.
- Málaga province
- Ten-year average
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| Period | Málaga province |
|---|---|
| May 2026 | 9,653 |
| Apr 2026 | 10,187 |
| Mar 2026 | 9,289 |
| Feb 2026 | 9,429 |
| Jan 2026 | 9,936 |
| Dec 2025 | 9,459 |
| Nov 2025 | 9,334 |
| Oct 2025 | 9,666 |
| Sep 2025 | 9,287 |
| Aug 2025 | 9,458 |
| Jul 2025 | 9,616 |
| Jun 2025 | 9,487 |
| May 2025 | 9,102 |
| Apr 2025 | 9,041 |
| Mar 2025 | 9,463 |
| Feb 2025 | 9,381 |
| Jan 2025 | 9,025 |
| Dec 2024 | 9,027 |
| Nov 2024 | 8,570 |
| Oct 2024 | 8,606 |
| Sep 2024 | 7,915 |
| Aug 2024 | 7,710 |
| Jul 2024 | 7,936 |
| Jun 2024 | 7,895 |
| May 2024 | 8,056 |
| Apr 2024 | 7,471 |
| Mar 2024 | 7,699 |
| Feb 2024 | 7,854 |
| Jan 2024 | 7,778 |
| Dec 2023 | 7,684 |
| Nov 2023 | 7,578 |
| Oct 2023 | 7,447 |
| Sep 2023 | 8,372 |
| Aug 2023 | 8,499 |
| Jul 2023 | 8,643 |
| Jun 2023 | 8,732 |
| May 2023 | 8,808 |
| Apr 2023 | 8,818 |
| Mar 2023 | 8,461 |
| Feb 2023 | 8,914 |
| Jan 2023 | 8,722 |
| Dec 2022 | 8,715 |
| Nov 2022 | 9,094 |
| Oct 2022 | 9,064 |
| Sep 2022 | 8,390 |
| Aug 2022 | 8,633 |
| Jul 2022 | 8,350 |
| Jun 2022 | 8,109 |
| May 2022 | 7,874 |
| Apr 2022 | 7,914 |
| Mar 2022 | 7,997 |
| Feb 2022 | 7,063 |
| Jan 2022 | 7,332 |
| Dec 2021 | 7,304 |
| Nov 2021 | 6,801 |
| Oct 2021 | 6,666 |
| Sep 2021 | 6,115 |
| Aug 2021 | 6,010 |
| Jul 2021 | 5,863 |
| Jun 2021 | 5,669 |
| May 2021 | 5,447 |
| Apr 2021 | 5,578 |
| Mar 2021 | 5,103 |
| Feb 2021 | 5,610 |
| Jan 2021 | 5,536 |
| Dec 2020 | 5,671 |
| Nov 2020 | 5,736 |
| Oct 2020 | 5,907 |
| Sep 2020 | 6,434 |
| Aug 2020 | 6,196 |
| Jul 2020 | 6,283 |
| Jun 2020 | 6,677 |
| May 2020 | 7,335 |
| Apr 2020 | 7,360 |
| Mar 2020 | 8,557 |
| Feb 2020 | 9,050 |
| Jan 2020 | 9,260 |
| Dec 2019 | 9,814 |
| Nov 2019 | 10,135 |
| Oct 2019 | 10,236 |
| Sep 2019 | 10,864 |
| Aug 2019 | 10,514 |
| Jul 2019 | 10,405 |
| Jun 2019 | 10,841 |
| May 2019 | 10,850 |
| Apr 2019 | 11,260 |
| Mar 2019 | 10,563 |
| Feb 2019 | 10,037 |
| Jan 2019 | 9,807 |
| Dec 2018 | 9,196 |
| Nov 2018 | 9,097 |
| Oct 2018 | 8,323 |
| Sep 2018 | 7,767 |
| Aug 2018 | 8,046 |
| Jul 2018 | 8,210 |
| Jun 2018 | 7,598 |
| May 2018 | 7,257 |
| Apr 2018 | 7,007 |
| Mar 2018 | 6,708 |
| Feb 2018 | 6,809 |
| Jan 2018 | 6,780 |
| Dec 2017 | 6,552 |
| Nov 2017 | 6,304 |
| Oct 2017 | 6,786 |
| Sep 2017 | 6,317 |
| Aug 2017 | 5,943 |
| Jul 2017 | 5,925 |
| Jun 2017 | 5,872 |
| May 2017 | 5,341 |
| Apr 2017 | 5,117 |
| Mar 2017 | 5,118 |
| Feb 2017 | 4,477 |
| Jan 2017 | 4,365 |
| Dec 2016 | 4,128 |
| Nov 2016 | 4,184 |
| Oct 2016 | 3,679 |
| Sep 2016 | 3,583 |
| Aug 2016 | 3,864 |
| Jul 2016 | 3,749 |
| Jun 2016 | 3,477 |
| May 2016 | 3,542 |
| Apr 2016 | 3,150 |
| Mar 2016 | 3,156 |
| Feb 2016 | 3,096 |
| Jan 2016 | 2,795 |
| Dec 2015 | 2,808 |
| Nov 2015 | 2,473 |
| Oct 2015 | 2,409 |
| Sep 2015 | 2,355 |
| Aug 2015 | 1,920 |
| Jul 2015 | 1,788 |
| Jun 2015 | 1,701 |
| May 2015 | 1,547 |
| Apr 2015 | 1,599 |
| Mar 2015 | 1,346 |
| Feb 2015 | 1,355 |
| Jan 2015 | 1,272 |
| Dec 2014 | 1,217 |
| Nov 2014 | 1,260 |
| Oct 2014 | 1,319 |
| Sep 2014 | 1,201 |
| Aug 2014 | 1,129 |
| Jul 2014 | 1,155 |
| Jun 2014 | 1,197 |
| May 2014 | 1,272 |
| Apr 2014 | 1,142 |
| Mar 2014 | 1,142 |
| Feb 2014 | 1,142 |
| Jan 2014 | 1,357 |
| Dec 2013 | 1,403 |
| Nov 2013 | 1,471 |
| Oct 2013 | 1,612 |
| Sep 2013 | 1,806 |
| Aug 2013 | 1,837 |
| Jul 2013 | 1,905 |
| Jun 2013 | 2,089 |
| May 2013 | 2,006 |
| Apr 2013 | 2,044 |
| Mar 2013 | 2,007 |
| Feb 2013 | 1,977 |
| Jan 2013 | 1,785 |
| Dec 2012 | 1,706 |
| Nov 2012 | 1,732 |
| Oct 2012 | 1,522 |
| Sep 2012 | 1,426 |
| Aug 2012 | 1,653 |
| Jul 2012 | 1,681 |
| Jun 2012 | 1,444 |
| May 2012 | 1,678 |
| Apr 2012 | 1,822 |
| Mar 2012 | 1,841 |
| Feb 2012 | 1,803 |
| Jan 2012 | 1,871 |
| Dec 2011 | 1,944 |
| Nov 2011 | 1,856 |
| Oct 2011 | 1,954 |
| Sep 2011 | 2,058 |
| Aug 2011 | 1,893 |
| Jul 2011 | 1,884 |
| Jun 2011 | 1,961 |
| May 2011 | 1,739 |
| Apr 2011 | 1,589 |
| Mar 2011 | 1,695 |
| Feb 2011 | 1,805 |
| Jan 2011 | 1,812 |
| Dec 2010 | 1,778 |
| Nov 2010 | 1,909 |
| Oct 2010 | 1,864 |
| Sep 2010 | 1,831 |
| Aug 2010 | 1,838 |
| Jul 2010 | 1,907 |
| Jun 2010 | 1,856 |
| May 2010 | 2,051 |
| Apr 2010 | 2,208 |
| Mar 2010 | 2,284 |
| Feb 2010 | 2,274 |
| Jan 2010 | 2,318 |
| Dec 2009 | 2,335 |
| Nov 2009 | 2,874 |
| Oct 2009 | 3,022 |
| Sep 2009 | 3,375 |
| Aug 2009 | 4,980 |
| Jul 2009 | 4,999 |
| Jun 2009 | 5,464 |
| May 2009 | 5,886 |
| Apr 2009 | 6,582 |
| Mar 2009 | 7,700 |
| Feb 2009 | 8,376 |
| Jan 2009 | 9,047 |
| Dec 2008 | 9,760 |
| Nov 2008 | 10,124 |
| Oct 2008 | 11,863 |
| Sep 2008 | 13,025 |
| Aug 2008 | 12,494 |
| Jul 2008 | 13,961 |
| Jun 2008 | 15,002 |
| May 2008 | 17,038 |
| Apr 2008 | 18,666 |
| Mar 2008 | 19,099 |
| Feb 2008 | 21,768 |
| Jan 2008 | 23,539 |
| Dec 2007 | 24,713 |
| Nov 2007 | 26,854 |
| Oct 2007 | 27,665 |
| Sep 2007 | 29,179 |
| Aug 2007 | 32,883 |
| Jul 2007 | 32,368 |
| Jun 2007 | 34,901 |
| May 2007 | 36,233 |
| Apr 2007 | 37,144 |
| Mar 2007 | 37,869 |
| Feb 2007 | 37,569 |
| Jan 2007 | 37,519 |
| Dec 2006 | 38,261 |
| Nov 2006 | 37,080 |
| Oct 2006 | 37,323 |
| Sep 2006 | 36,577 |
| Aug 2006 | 35,275 |
| Jul 2006 | 35,613 |
| Jun 2006 | 35,314 |
| May 2006 | 34,192 |
| Apr 2006 | 34,255 |
| Mar 2006 | 34,737 |
| Feb 2006 | 34,885 |
| Jan 2006 | 35,250 |
| Dec 2005 | 35,298 |
| Nov 2005 | 35,369 |
| Oct 2005 | 35,052 |
| Sep 2005 | 34,912 |
| Aug 2005 | 34,638 |
| Jul 2005 | 35,293 |
| Jun 2005 | 38,239 |
| May 2005 | 38,371 |
| Apr 2005 | 37,927 |
| Mar 2005 | 37,382 |
| Feb 2005 | 37,608 |
| Jan 2005 | 37,185 |
| Dec 2004 | 37,132 |
| Nov 2004 | 38,390 |
| Oct 2004 | 39,748 |
| Sep 2004 | 40,433 |
| Aug 2004 | 40,064 |
| Jul 2004 | 39,594 |
| Jun 2004 | 37,236 |
| May 2004 | 37,624 |
| Apr 2004 | 37,637 |
| Mar 2004 | 37,898 |
| Feb 2004 | 37,760 |
| Jan 2004 | 37,693 |
| Dec 2003 | 38,690 |
| Nov 2003 | 38,418 |
| Oct 2003 | 36,677 |
| Sep 2003 | 36,667 |
| Aug 2003 | 36,242 |
| Jul 2003 | 36,476 |
| Jun 2003 | 35,524 |
| May 2003 | 34,478 |
| Apr 2003 | 34,495 |
| Mar 2003 | 35,952 |
| Feb 2003 | 34,858 |
| Jan 2003 | 34,357 |
| Dec 2002 | 32,657 |
| Nov 2002 | 31,754 |
| Oct 2002 | 32,668 |
| Sep 2002 | 31,876 |
| Aug 2002 | 32,093 |
| Jul 2002 | 32,367 |
| Jun 2002 | 34,375 |
| May 2002 | 34,466 |
| Apr 2002 | 34,004 |
| Mar 2002 | 32,059 |
| Feb 2002 | 32,582 |
| Jan 2002 | 33,020 |
| Dec 2001 | 32,727 |
| Nov 2001 | 32,917 |
| Oct 2001 | 32,000 |
| Sep 2001 | 31,796 |
| Aug 2001 | 30,669 |
| Jul 2001 | 31,433 |
| Jun 2001 | 29,500 |
| May 2001 | 29,909 |
| Apr 2001 | 31,330 |
| Mar 2001 | 32,664 |
| Feb 2001 | 33,286 |
| Jan 2001 | 33,226 |
| Dec 2000 | 35,422 |
| Nov 2000 | 35,581 |
| Oct 2000 | 35,720 |
| Sep 2000 | 36,949 |
| Aug 2000 | 39,173 |
| Jul 2000 | 37,553 |
| Jun 2000 | 37,999 |
| May 2000 | 38,112 |
| Apr 2000 | 36,965 |
| Mar 2000 | 35,602 |
| Feb 2000 | 33,898 |
| Jan 2000 | 33,914 |
| Dec 1999 | 31,610 |
| Nov 1999 | 31,231 |
| Oct 1999 | 30,574 |
| Sep 1999 | 30,042 |
| Aug 1999 | 27,847 |
| Jul 1999 | 26,715 |
| Jun 1999 | 26,106 |
| May 1999 | 25,959 |
| Apr 1999 | 25,095 |
| Mar 1999 | 25,394 |
| Feb 1999 | 25,093 |
| Jan 1999 | 24,069 |
| Dec 1998 | 23,656 |
| Nov 1998 | 22,361 |
| Oct 1998 | 22,135 |
| Sep 1998 | 21,132 |
| Aug 1998 | 20,590 |
| Jul 1998 | 21,068 |
| Jun 1998 | 19,475 |
| May 1998 | 17,367 |
| Apr 1998 | 16,679 |
| Mar 1998 | 15,499 |
| Feb 1998 | 14,503 |
| Jan 1998 | 13,759 |
| Dec 1997 | 13,459 |
| Nov 1997 | 13,115 |
| Oct 1997 | 12,034 |
| Sep 1997 | 11,014 |
| Aug 1997 | 10,682 |
| Jul 1997 | 9,950 |
| Jun 1997 | 9,148 |
| May 1997 | 8,804 |
| Apr 1997 | 8,142 |
| Mar 1997 | 7,545 |
| Feb 1997 | 8,079 |
| Jan 1997 | 8,163 |
| Dec 1996 | 8,418 |
| Nov 1996 | 8,240 |
| Oct 1996 | 8,185 |
| Sep 1996 | 8,134 |
| Aug 1996 | 8,111 |
| Jul 1996 | 8,111 |
| Jun 1996 | 8,121 |
| May 1996 | 8,498 |
| Apr 1996 | 8,402 |
| Mar 1996 | 8,294 |
| Feb 1996 | 8,009 |
| Jan 1996 | 7,806 |
| Dec 1995 | 7,603 |
| Nov 1995 | 7,984 |
| Oct 1995 | 7,980 |
| Sep 1995 | 7,654 |
| Aug 1995 | 7,231 |
| Jul 1995 | 7,231 |
| Jun 1995 | 6,942 |
| May 1995 | 6,428 |
| Apr 1995 | 6,330 |
| Mar 1995 | 6,590 |
| Feb 1995 | 6,445 |
| Jan 1995 | 6,504 |
| Dec 1994 | 5,759 |
| Nov 1994 | 5,429 |
| Oct 1994 | 5,199 |
| Sep 1994 | 5,155 |
| Aug 1994 | 5,056 |
| Jul 1994 | 5,075 |
| Jun 1994 | 5,170 |
| May 1994 | 5,518 |
| Apr 1994 | 5,217 |
| Mar 1994 | 4,833 |
| Feb 1994 | 4,541 |
| Jan 1994 | 4,112 |
| Dec 1993 | 4,067 |
| Nov 1993 | 3,988 |
| Oct 1993 | 3,950 |
| Sep 1993 | 4,002 |
| Aug 1993 | 4,216 |
| Jul 1993 | 4,197 |
| Jun 1993 | 4,080 |
| May 1993 | 3,988 |
| Apr 1993 | 4,260 |
| Mar 1993 | 4,236 |
| Feb 1993 | 4,268 |
| Jan 1993 | 4,638 |
| Dec 1992 | 4,838 |
| Nov 1992 | 5,038 |
| Oct 1992 | 5,420 |
Homes finished and licensed each year in Málaga province
Homes certified complete (columns) against homes in approved works plans (line), each year since 1992. MIVAU.
- Homes finished
- Homes licensed
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| Year | Homes finished | Homes licensed |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,831 | 9,459 |
| 2024 | 6,956 | 9,027 |
| 2023 | 6,310 | 7,684 |
| 2022 | 4,500 | 8,715 |
| 2021 | 6,304 | 7,304 |
| 2020 | 6,158 | 5,671 |
| 2019 | 5,070 | 9,814 |
| 2018 | 3,435 | 9,196 |
| 2017 | 2,828 | 6,552 |
| 2016 | 1,505 | 4,128 |
| 2015 | 2,025 | 2,808 |
| 2014 | 1,448 | 1,217 |
| 2013 | 2,190 | 1,403 |
| 2012 | 4,065 | 1,706 |
| 2011 | 4,469 | 1,944 |
| 2010 | 8,796 | 1,778 |
| 2009 | 14,277 | 2,335 |
| 2008 | 26,552 | 9,760 |
| 2007 | 30,276 | 24,713 |
| 2006 | 28,366 | 38,261 |
| 2005 | 32,076 | 35,298 |
| 2004 | 30,625 | 37,132 |
| 2003 | 30,918 | 38,690 |
| 2002 | 27,517 | 32,657 |
| 2001 | 26,130 | 32,727 |
| 2000 | 22,440 | 35,422 |
| 1999 | 16,856 | 31,610 |
| 1998 | 11,796 | 23,656 |
| 1997 | 8,798 | 13,459 |
| 1996 | 7,069 | 8,418 |
| 1995 | 6,706 | 7,603 |
| 1994 | 6,030 | 5,759 |
| 1993 | 6,479 | 4,067 |
| 1992 | 8,816 | 4,838 |
- Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
- 4.4
A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. A visado is the architects' association's approval of a works plan, which comes before the municipal licence; not every approved home is built. Ceuta and Melilla publish none.
Other reports for Marbella
At the average appraised value, a 90 m² home costs €407,547. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,554 a month. Spain sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's solvency.
- Payment, two incomes
- 52%
- Payment, one income
- 104%
Renting a 90 m² home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the appraised value; rent is the mean of new leases. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €1,144
- Owning per month
- €1,442
Figures for Málaga province: Marbella has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 27.5% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q2 2026.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 27.5%
Appraised values have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 2005. The deepest began in Q4 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −34.6%
- Recovery from the low
- 96 months
20.2% of the 100,282 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 20.2%
- Empty homes
- 20,276