What part of family income goes to rent in Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, and Gran Canaria?
A study by idealista reveals the percentage of income that Canary families allocate to housing in 2026, comparing rent and purchase
The 70 families of Valterra accuse the Cabildo of Lanzarote of "unjustified delays" in the transfer
Despite the state transfer being approved by law in 2022 and the houses already appearing registered in the Property Registry in the name of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, they denounce the announcement of the request for a new legal report.
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Almost one in five rentals in Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura last less than 24 hours
The speed of the rental market in the province: 18% of express operations in the first quarter of 2026, despite a slight year-on-year drop
Housing rose in the Canary Islands seven times more than salaries during 2025
The strong increase in housing prices in the Canary Islands compared to salaries raises the cost of an average home in the archipelago to 122 months of gross salary, more than ten years.
The prices of apartments fall in Yaiza and skyrocket in the rest of Lanzarote
In the last year, the biggest increases in the square meter for sale have occurred in San Bartolomé, Arrecife, and Teguise
David Merino Fernández
Foreigners buy fewer and fewer houses in the Canary Islands
The percentage of sales by foreigners has fallen almost six points in three years in the archipelago, although they only occur more in Balearic Islands and Valencian Community
David Merino Fernández
New historic maximum of housing prices in Costa Teguise
An 80-meter apartment costs 26,000 euros more on average than a year ago in the coastal town of Teguise
David Merino Fernández
More than half of the salary of an average tenant in the Canary Islands goes to paying rent
The percentage increases year after year in the Canary Islands, which is the fifth autonomous community where a larger amount of salary is allocated to paying rent
The Euribor approaches 3%: How does the rise affect mortgages?
Since February, the main benchmark index for variable-rate mortgages in Spain has climbed nearly 0.6 points, placing itself at levels not seen since September 2024
A developer secures 11.5 million from ICO for protected housing, backed by ICAVI, in the Canary Islands
In Lanzarote, the construction of protected housing is mainly moving through the public route, although nothing prevents any developer from replicating the model on Lanzarote land.
Homes are no longer selling as quickly in Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, and Fuerteventura
The percentage of homes for sale whose listing lasts less than a week, falls four points in the province and is below the national average
Mortgages signed in the Canary Islands fall, while they continue to increase in the country as a whole
Part of the fall can be explained by the sharp increase in the mortgage requested in the archipelago, which have increased by 28% on average between March of last year and March of 2026
The Cabildo hires an external lawyer to study the transfer of Valterra's 70 properties
The Housing Department hires the services of lawyer Emilio Jiménez Aparicio to issue an external opinion on whether it is legal to give away those homes or if they should charge for them.
Andrea Domínguez Torres
The substandard housing grows in a concrete skeleton of Lanzarote amid a housing crisis
The Teguise City Council initiates sanctioning proceedings against the individuals who have carried out enclosures in some areas of the unfinished construction that has been abandoned for 21 years.
Andrea Domínguez Torres
Homes up to 250,000 euros and applicants up to 40 years old: the future Young Mortgage of the Canary Islands
Pino de León, head of the Canary Islands Housing Institute, advances that the objective is for the measure to be approved in the month of July
The transfer of the 42 social housing units in Montaña Roja to the Canary Housing Institute gets stuck
The Director General of ICAVI, Pino de León, explains that although the regional body has "its foot on the accelerator," the legal operation of the transfer "has its edges."
Andrea Domínguez Torres
Restore rural housing: four municipalities in Lanzarote receive more than 500,000 euros
Discover how four municipalities in Lanzarote will receive more than 500,000 euros in aid to rehabilitate rural housing in 2026. Learn the details of the ICAVI call to combat depopulation.
The supply of housing for sale continues to fall in Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura
First Quarter of 2026: X-ray of the Housing Supply in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, and Spain: Fall in the province of Las Palmas vs. Growth in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
With the average Canary Islands salary, it takes 11 years to gather the money to get a mortgage
Discover how much time you need to gather your mortgage down payment in the Canary Islands, the national average, and the rest of the autonomous communities, according to a study by pisos.com
The failed purchase of housing increases in the Canary Islands: 13% of those who try to buy do not succeed
At the same time, a positive piece of data, the number of Canarians who want to rent an apartment and cannot get one is reduced, in the archipelago
The Commission and the European Parliament invite ASCAV to a high-level meeting on housing
ASCAV had the opportunity to present its vision and proposals to alleviate the shortage of housing for rent in the residential sector on the continent.
Rents have risen 7.3% in the Canary Islands in the last year
The province formed by Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, and Gran Canaria is the sixth most expensive province in the country with the square meter at an average of 15.9 euros for rentals
Housing rises 15% in Arrecife in one year: 23,000 euros more for an average flat
The price increase is even higher for the Canary Islands as a whole, from April to April, prices rose by 18.6%, so an average apartment costs 43,000 euros more than a year ago
David Merino Fernández
Arrecife grants urban planning licenses for 43 new private initiative homes
The Governing Board of Arrecife gives the green light to the construction of 43 private initiative homes and authorizes 40 new parking spaces to improve local infrastructure
Home invasions and unlawful occupation fell more than 10% in the Canary Islands in 2025
Detailed analysis of the drop in home raids and usurpations in 2025: discover which autonomous communities experienced the biggest decreases and increases
Up to 11,000 euros in subsidy to buy a house in Lanzarote if you are 35 years old or less
The ICAVI calls for aid for the acquisition of housing for young people up to 35 years of age. The application can be submitted until next May 18th.
The central Government authorizes that 100 million from the RIC go to rehabilitate protected housing
Also, it may be allocated to infrastructures or to the improvement of the environment. The Reserve for Investments in the Canary Islands notably reduces the taxation of business profits
The purchase of houses by foreigners falls 11% in the Canary Islands
The archipelago registers the largest drop in home purchases by foreign individuals in the entire country, only behind the community of Madrid
The national and European associations promoted by ASCAV will advise the European Commission on housing policies
The European Short-Term Rental Alliance (ESTRA) and the national Federation, both led by Doris Borrego, have been selected to contribute to the design of future European housing policies
Canarias signs an agreement with the notaries to accelerate expropriations
The Canary Islands Valuation Commission will be able to access real, updated, and anonymized information on real estate operations to refine the setting of the fair price
Housing continues its escalation in the Canary Islands up to 17.8% year-on-year in the first quarter
Price growth in the archipelago exceeds the national rise by 3.5 points and is only higher in three autonomous communities of the country
Ascav accuses the Government of the Canary Islands of "worsening the conditions that owners suffer"
The Canarian Association of Vacation Housing points out that the Canarian Executive "cannot serve as a mechanism to give life to a new reality"
EFENine companies share more than 1,200 houses in a municipality of Lanzarote
The large holders (who own more than ten homes) control a total of 2,600 residential properties on the island, 3.7% of the total
Andrea Domínguez TorresThe Canary Islands is the fourth Spanish autonomous community with the highest housing price
The price of housing grew by 2.3% in the archipelago during the first three months of 2026 and by 18.4% compared to the same period last year
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How much more is a home worth if it includes a garage in the Canary Islands?
The intense increase in housing prices has not been accompanied by the same pace in the price of garages, which are increasingly less relevant in the final price.
Plunge in mortgage signings at the start of the year in the Canary Islands
Canaries, among the communities with the largest decreases, against the national upward trend
Lanzarote stagnates at 11,000 holiday homes after the approval of the Canarian law
By municipalities, Yaiza has 3,103 registered tourist dwellings, closely followed by Tías, with 2,969
Andrea Domínguez TorresThe housing supply decreased by 6% in Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, and Fuerteventura at the close of 2025
Far from increasing the number of available homes to buy, the supply continues to fall in almost all provinces of the country, except Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Madrid
20% of rental ads last less than 24 hours in Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura
The phenomenon of 'express rental' is spreading across Spain, with Las Palmas among the most affected provinces
The price of housing forces Canarians to wait until they are 50 to be able to buy a house
The Canary and Balearic archipelagos have the highest age in the country of access to housing
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Buying an apartment in Arrecife and Yaiza, cheaper than a year ago, in Haría and San Bartolomé, much more expensive
The square meter costs on average in Lanzarote 34 euros less than twelve months ago, but with enormous differences between municipalities
David Merino Fernández
The Ministry calls for one hundred million to buy private flats for affordable rent throughout Spain
CASA 47, the State Housing Entity, has approved the requirements for the acquisition of housing throughout the country, prioritizing the most strained areas
Housing became 11% more expensive in the Canary Islands in 2025, according to the INE
Nationally, the annual variation of the House Price Index (HPI) was even higher and stood at 12.9%
Housing became 12% more expensive in Canarias in 2025
Sales decreased in the archipelago more than in any other territory of the country except in Madrid, where they fell in the same proportion
Pino de León returns to direct the ICAVI after Ortega's resignation
Antonio Ortega resigned as director of the Canarian Housing Institute after his indictment for an alleged crime against sexual freedom
More than 57,000 households in Lanzarote have indications of being in social exclusion
Exclusion does not affect all residents equally, as it is more frequent among foreign people, single-parent families, or numerous families
Andrea Domínguez Torres
Lanzarote and housing: a social drama and a critical barrier to economic development
Data, diagnosis, and solutions for an island with 20,000 empty homes, 91% of the territory non-developable, and more than 10,000 registered vacation homes
David Merino Fernández
Catalonia will prohibit the speculative purchase of homes
An agreement to reform the Urban Planning Law limits purchases by large holders and only allows small owners to buy for residential rental
The number of mortgages soared 16.8% in the Canary Islands in 2025
In the month of December, the number of mortgages in the archipelago grew by 29.1%, the third largest increase in the country
The average rental price in the Canary Islands has grown by 34% in five years
Prices have increased more than in the Canary Islands in ten other autonomous communities, although the archipelago started from higher prices and low wages
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