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 Torres
The 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 Torres
The 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
EFE
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
The CEOE estimates 37,600 homes are missing in the Canary Islands
Alert that this lack is a "direct" brake on the economy because it "conditions the ability to attract and retain workers"
Renting in Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria requires 38% of income and buying, 27%
If the necessary savings are available to access financing, the differential in necessary family income between buying and renting is increasingly larger
Lanzarote kicks off 2026 with housing prices 12% higher than a year ago
By municipalities, the most significant increase was recorded in Haría (+45.6%) and the smallest in Yaiza (+2%)
David Merino FernándezHousing asks platforms to remove more than 2,400 illegal vacation rentals from Lanzarote
By municipalities, Tías is the one that has submitted the most applications for registration to the Ministry of Housing and Teguise is the one that has had the most properties have their license revoked for not complying with regulations
Andrea Domínguez Torres
An auction revives the ghost of a luxury tourist development with a golf course in Playa Quemada
The High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands ruled in 2018 that the developer exceeded the nine years that the law granted it to execute the urban development plan
Andrea Domínguez Torres
The Government tries to save the eviction moratorium and agrees with PNV not to include small owners
The Spanish Executive plans to approve this Tuesday in the Council of Ministers the social shield decree, with the revaluation of pensions and anti-eviction measures
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Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria form the sixth most expensive province to rent in Spain
Among autonomous communities, the Canary Islands remains the fourth most expensive in the country to rent, only behind Madrid, the Balearic Islands, and Catalonia
X-ray of the housing crisis in Lanzarote: 60% of seasonal rental and exorbitant prices
The majority of the homes available for rent are between 1,100 and 1,800 euros per month
Andrea Domínguez Torres
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria increases the amounts of aid for rent and the cost caps to access
Thus, the income threshold to access increases by 25% and the monthly rent cap to be able to benefit from the aid grows by 20%
Arrecife kicks off 2026 with housing prices 24% higher than a year ago
According to the real estate portal Fotocasa, the average price of housing in the archipelago as a whole has risen by 18.6% in the last twelve months
Home purchase decline continues in the Canary Islands, down 7.9% in November
In October, the drop was even more substantial, as 11% fewer houses were purchased than during the same month of the previous year
Lanzarote will invest eleven million euros in purchasing homes for protected rentals
The objective "responds to the priority public and social interest of ensuring that the people and families of Lanzarote can access decent housing"
The Spanish province where housing prices have risen the most since 2020 is in the Canary Islands
Prices have risen so much in the western islands that they have surpassed the average price in the province of Las Palmas, which is made up of three tourist powerhouses: Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, and Fuerteventura
Renting a room in the Canary Islands costs 48% more than five years ago, but less than the national average
The archipelago ranks sixth among the autonomous communities with the highest prices for renting a room in a shared apartment
Lanzarote's builders denounce that administrations sink prices and turn to Tragsa
The provincial employers' association denounces the 'dumping' effect when bidding for works at prices below market rates, which are later contracted to Tragsa, doubling their cost
Teguise becomes the second cheapest municipality to buy a house in Lanzarote
Prices in Haría and San Bartolomé, historically with prices below those of Teguise, experienced dizzying increases during 2025
David Merino Fernández
Constructors from Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, and Fuerteventura: with 450 million from the State, 12,000 homes could be built per year
Between 2014 and 2024, "only 1,055 protected housing units have been started and 660 completed, compared to 28,000 market-rate units started and 22,200 completed," explain representatives from the province's Builders Association
Spain proposes to the EU to limit the purchase of non-primary residences in the Canary Islands
The Foreign Ministry's proposal aims to reduce pressure on the real estate market and facilitate access to housing for young people and vulnerable groups in the archipelago
Landlords' income in the Canary Islands doubles that of their tenants
Sumar sources highlight the existing inequality between tenant and landlord to condemn Pedro Sánchez's announcement of a 100% personal income tax rebate for landlords
EFE
Canary Islands, the only region in Spain where the average rent has fallen compared to the previous year
In contrast, at the national level, the average rent in December was 16.6% higher than twelve months prior
Pedro Sánchez: "We will give 100% of personal income tax to landlords who do not increase rent"
The president announced a royal decree with urgent measures to contain rental prices and combat the fraudulent use of seasonal contracts
Home sales soared in the Canary Islands in November, reaching a record high in Spain
The archipelago registered the largest increase among the autonomous communities and almost quadrupled the national average
The young mortgage is extended to all families with children without age limit
Among other measures, the Canary Islands Government increases the purchase price to 250,000 euros to obtain the Executive's endorsement
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