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Araba/Álava province · report

New homes in Araba/Álava province

8.1% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
809
Per 1,000 residents
2.4

Homes licensed for construction in Araba/Álava province

Dwellings in new buildings approved over the previous 12 months, at each month.

  • Araba/Álava province
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodAraba/Álava province
May 2026809
Apr 2026769
Mar 2026903
Feb 20261,103
Jan 20261,025
Dec 20251,010
Nov 20251,017
Oct 20251,005
Sep 2025798
Aug 2025789
Jul 2025729
Jun 20251,049
May 2025884
Apr 2025891
Mar 2025788
Feb 2025702
Jan 2025760
Dec 2024941
Nov 2024898
Oct 2024909
Sep 20241,157
Aug 20241,122
Jul 20241,206
Jun 2024913
May 20241,023
Apr 20241,098
Mar 20241,108
Feb 20241,036
Jan 20241,020
Dec 2023933
Nov 2023940
Oct 20231,165
Sep 2023969
Aug 20231,017
Jul 2023943
Jun 2023919
May 2023940
Apr 2023918
Mar 2023865
Feb 2023933
Jan 2023912
Dec 20221,009
Nov 20221,150
Oct 20221,030
Sep 20221,046
Aug 20221,013
Jul 20221,105
Jun 20221,290
May 20221,234
Apr 20221,273
Mar 20221,311
Feb 20221,296
Jan 20221,411
Dec 20211,288
Nov 20211,149
Oct 20211,031
Sep 2021994
Aug 2021991
Jul 2021895
Jun 2021715
May 2021641
Apr 2021545
Mar 2021554
Feb 2021465
Jan 2021330
Dec 2020271
Nov 2020292
Oct 2020276
Sep 2020291
Aug 2020313
Jul 2020310
Jun 2020355
May 2020457
Apr 2020521
Mar 2020529
Feb 2020551
Jan 2020585
Dec 2019610
Nov 2019758
Oct 2019774
Sep 2019762
Aug 2019783
Jul 2019781
Jun 2019746
May 2019763
Apr 2019728
Mar 2019694
Feb 2019713
Jan 2019667
Dec 2018637
Nov 2018461
Oct 2018435
Sep 2018437
Aug 2018427
Jul 2018433
Jun 2018474
May 2018400
Apr 2018483
Mar 2018462
Feb 2018398
Jan 2018534
Dec 2017526
Nov 2017524
Oct 2017570
Sep 2017525
Aug 2017478
Jul 2017471
Jun 2017465
May 2017437
Apr 2017362
Mar 2017379
Feb 2017376
Jan 2017246
Dec 2016268
Nov 2016353
Oct 2016330
Sep 2016411
Aug 2016426
Jul 2016427
Jun 2016436
May 2016467
Apr 2016435
Mar 2016427
Feb 2016453
Jan 2016493
Dec 2015481
Nov 2015399
Oct 2015377
Sep 2015307
Aug 2015327
Jul 2015324
Jun 2015277
May 2015231
Apr 2015244
Mar 2015240
Feb 2015267
Jan 2015232
Dec 2014210
Nov 2014208
Oct 2014210
Sep 2014216
Aug 2014180
Jul 2014183
Jun 2014169
May 2014203
Apr 2014226
Mar 2014266
Feb 2014230
Jan 2014237
Dec 2013257
Nov 2013278
Oct 2013282
Sep 2013266
Aug 2013276
Jul 2013276
Jun 2013320
May 2013346
Apr 2013304
Mar 2013342
Feb 2013326
Jan 2013328
Dec 2012403
Nov 2012586
Oct 2012602
Sep 2012616
Aug 2012931
Jul 20121,000
Jun 20121,016
May 20121,047
Apr 20121,145
Mar 20121,255
Feb 20121,297
Jan 20121,458
Dec 20111,371
Nov 20111,457
Oct 20111,485
Sep 20111,871
Aug 20111,620
Jul 20111,720
Jun 20111,843
May 20111,884
Apr 20111,865
Mar 20111,715
Feb 20112,093
Jan 20112,055
Dec 20102,140
Nov 20102,136
Oct 20102,349
Sep 20102,008
Aug 20102,007
Jul 20102,006
Jun 20102,015
May 20102,042
Apr 20102,124
Mar 20102,262
Feb 20101,944
Jan 20102,257
Dec 20092,718
Nov 20093,194
Oct 20093,215
Sep 20093,335
Aug 20093,427
Jul 20093,430
Jun 20093,552
May 20093,882
Apr 20094,105
Mar 20094,229
Feb 20094,156
Jan 20093,919
Dec 20083,768
Nov 20083,087
Oct 20083,196
Sep 20083,587
Aug 20083,754
Jul 20083,700
Jun 20083,722
May 20084,306
Apr 20084,076
Mar 20084,003
Feb 20084,296
Jan 20084,355
Dec 20074,856
Nov 20075,070
Oct 20074,847
Sep 20074,465
Aug 20074,960
Jul 20074,858
Jun 20075,052
May 20074,420
Apr 20074,834
Mar 20074,681
Feb 20075,053
Jan 20075,531
Dec 20065,011
Nov 20065,481
Oct 20065,834
Sep 20065,908
Aug 20065,498
Jul 20065,588
Jun 20065,588
May 20065,739
Apr 20065,753
Mar 20065,713
Feb 20065,304
Jan 20064,855
Dec 20054,563
Nov 20053,931
Oct 20053,595
Sep 20053,600
Aug 20053,363
Jul 20053,257
Jun 20052,889
May 20052,720
Apr 20052,537
Mar 20053,186
Feb 20053,298
Jan 20053,218
Dec 20043,207
Nov 20043,387
Oct 20043,711
Sep 20043,871
Aug 20044,102
Jul 20044,106
Jun 20044,442
May 20044,401
Apr 20044,566
Mar 20044,718
Feb 20044,430
Jan 20044,514
Dec 20034,995
Nov 20034,932
Oct 20034,671
Sep 20034,425
Aug 20034,204
Jul 20034,209
Jun 20034,137
May 20033,936
Apr 20034,041
Mar 20033,464
Feb 20033,528
Jan 20033,267
Dec 20022,892
Nov 20022,776
Oct 20022,691
Sep 20022,873
Aug 20023,163
Jul 20023,161
Jun 20023,059
May 20022,974
Apr 20022,369
Mar 20022,262
Feb 20022,154
Jan 20022,220
Dec 20012,088
Nov 20012,116
Oct 20012,009
Sep 20011,946
Aug 20011,561
Jul 20011,552
Jun 20011,287
May 20011,232
Apr 20011,359
Mar 20011,247
Feb 20011,337
Jan 20011,551
Dec 20001,672
Nov 20001,691
Oct 20001,919
Sep 20002,111
Aug 20002,179
Jul 20002,237
Jun 20002,783
May 20003,216
Apr 20003,402
Mar 20003,401
Feb 20003,356
Jan 20003,252
Dec 19993,106
Nov 19993,133
Oct 19992,936
Sep 19992,701
Aug 19992,842
Jul 19992,784
Jun 19992,517
May 19992,214
Apr 19991,950
Mar 19992,054
Feb 19992,160
Jan 19992,057
Dec 19982,066
Nov 19981,928
Oct 19981,870
Sep 19981,828
Aug 19981,602
Jul 19981,661
Jun 19981,505
May 19981,477
Apr 19981,629
Mar 19981,532
Feb 19981,378
Jan 19981,453
Dec 19971,501
Nov 19971,531
Oct 19971,686
Sep 19971,512
Aug 19971,450
Jul 19971,472
Jun 19971,327
May 19971,210
Apr 19971,000
Mar 19971,005
Feb 19971,054
Jan 1997879
Dec 1996984
Nov 19961,042
Oct 19961,004
Sep 19961,367
Aug 19961,384
Jul 19961,557
Jun 19961,951
May 19962,040
Apr 19962,150
Mar 19962,119
Feb 19962,274
Jan 19962,347
Dec 19952,302
Nov 19952,236
Oct 19952,187
Sep 19951,995
Aug 19952,003
Jul 19951,749
Jun 19951,365
May 19951,288
Apr 19951,196
Mar 19951,259
Feb 19951,047
Jan 1995965
Dec 1994951
Nov 1994870
Oct 1994901
Sep 1994705
Aug 1994806
Jul 19941,068
Jun 19941,031
May 19941,025
Apr 1994956
Mar 1994875
Feb 19941,196
Jan 19941,272
Dec 19931,273
Nov 19931,321
Oct 19931,353
Sep 19931,372
Aug 19931,363
Jul 19931,101
Jun 19931,207
May 19931,231
Apr 19931,266
Mar 19931,305
Feb 19931,054
Jan 1993998
Dec 1992976
Nov 1992930
Oct 19921,057

Homes finished and licensed each year in Araba/Álava 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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YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
20257051,010
2024557941
2023810933
20226151,009
20214971,288
2020449271
2019206610
2018310637
2017425526
2016234268
2015303481
2014611210
20131,084257
20122,421403
20112,2871,371
20102,7062,140
20093,8882,718
20084,4073,768
20073,5794,856
20064,2805,011
20053,2074,563
20042,5433,207
20032,0644,995
20021,7882,892
20012,3822,088
20001,2361,672
19999123,106
19981,3212,066
19972,0371,501
19961,256984
19951,4232,302
19941,323951
19931,0791,273
19921,547976
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
2.1

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.

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Affordability

At the average appraised value, a 90 m² home costs €227,817. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €869 a month. Spain sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's solvency.

Payment, two incomes
22%
Payment, one income
43%

Foreign buyers

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%

Past cycles

Appraised values have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 1995. The deepest began in Q2 2006.

Deepest fall
−27.7%
Recovery from the low
Not yet

People and new homes

In 2024 the population grew by 3,354 while 557 homes were finished: 6.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2024
6.0
Population change, 2024
+3,354

Empty homes

6.5% of the 168,086 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
6.5%
Empty homes
10,965

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €7.8M of housing works here in 2021, and €7.8M since 2017.

Signed in 2021
€7.8M
Per resident, 2021
€23