Last Updated on March 18, 2026 by Bruno Bianchi
According to the Spanish Colegio de Registradores these are the provinces where foreigners are buying most during Quarter 3 2022, relative to Spaniards.
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| Alicante | 43% |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 40% |
| Málaga | 34% |
| Baleares | 31% |
| Girona | 28% |
| Las Palmas | 21% |
| Murcia | 18% |
| Almería | 17% |
| Tarragona | 16% |
| Castellón | 12% |
| Valencia | 12% |
| Barcelona | 10% |
| Lleida | 10% |
| Huelva | 9% |
| Navarra | 8% |
| La Rioja | 7% |
| Zaragoza | 7% |
| Huesca | 7% |
| Granada | 6% |
| Guadalajara | 6% |
| Cádiz | 5% |
| Soria | 5% |
| Madrid | 5% |
| Cuenca | 5% |
| Toledo | 4% |
| Valladolidad | 4% |
| Asturias | 4% |
| Guipúzcoa | 4% |
| Vizcaya | 4% |
| Cantabria | 3% |
| Zamora | 3% |
| Ciudad Real | 3% |
| Ávila | 3% |
| Sevilla | 3% |
| Burgos | 2% |
| Albacete | 2% |
| Jaén | 2% |
| Teruel | 2% |
| Álava | 2% |
| Badajoz | 2% |
| Cáceres | 2% |
| Palencia | 1% |
| Córdoba | 1% |
| Segovia | 1% |
| A Coruña | 1% |
| Lugo | 1% |
| Salamanca | 1% |
| León | 1% |
| Ourense | 1% |
| Pontevedra | 1% |
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