Almeria has emerged as Spain’s new property hotspot, reveals new research from TheMoveChannel.com, as the country remains the most sought-after destination among international buyers.
TheMoveChannel.com’s latest Hotspots Index, which maps the most searched-for locations on the international portal, saw Spain hold on to its top position in Q2 2017 for the second quarter in a row.
Spanish property’s popularity hit a three-year high in Q1 2017, as Malaga knocked Florence of its perch, the first time in 18 months that Italy had not topped TheMoveChannel.com’s Index. Now, the familiar favourite of the Costa del Sol has been trumped by an up-and-coming hotspot, with Almeria climbing from second place into first. Almeria accounted for 2.75 per cent of all searches by location on TheMoveChannel.com in Q2 2017. Malaga slipped into fourth place, with 2.2 per cent of searches.
Second place went to another new hotspot: Alessandria, which led interest in Italian property, with 2.47 per cent of searches. Indeed, Italy’s appeal rebounded in Q2 2017, accounting for 13 of the top 50 hotspots, up from 8 in Q1 2017. The country was also responsible for 4 of the top 10, double its share in Q1 2017. Portugal accounted for 6 of the top 50, down from 8 in Q1 2017.
Spain’s most popular property hotspots are now Almeria (1st), Malaga (4th), Benidorm (5th), Tenerife (7th), Barcelona (8th). Italy’s top property hotspots are Alessandria (2nd), Florence (3rd), Rome (6th) and Verona (10th). Interest in Portugal is fuelled by Albufeira (13th), Cascais (16th) and Vilamoura (25th).
Thailand, Greece and the UK both had one hotspot apiece in the top 50: Pattaya (33rd), Liverpool (47th) and Zante (44th), respectively.
