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Where do most foreigners purchase real estate in Spain (Quarter 3 2022)

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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Province% of total properties bought by foreigners
Alicante43%
Santa Cruz de Tenerife40%
Málaga34%
Baleares31%
Girona28%
Las Palmas21%
Murcia18%
Almería17%
Tarragona16%
Castellón12%
Valencia12%
Barcelona10%
Lleida10%
Huelva9%
Navarra8%
La Rioja7%
Zaragoza7%
Huesca7%
Granada6%
Guadalajara6%
Cádiz5%
Soria5%
Madrid5%
Cuenca5%
Toledo4%
Valladolidad4%
Asturias4%
Guipúzcoa4%
Vizcaya4%
Cantabria3%
Zamora3%
Ciudad Real3%
Ávila3%
Sevilla3%
Burgos2%
Albacete2%
Jaén2%
Teruel2%
Álava2%
Badajoz2%
Cáceres2%
Palencia1%
Córdoba1%
Segovia1%
A Coruña1%
Lugo1%
Salamanca1%
León1%
Ourense1%
Pontevedra1%
Source: Colegio de Registradores – Quarter 3, 2022

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