Home hunters from the Netherlands bought a total of 6,289 properties across Spain last year, figures from Spain’s Notary Council show. This puts them ahead of German buyers, who purchased 6,233 homes in 2025, and British buyers, who acquired 6,152.
The shift comes as foreign demand continues to reshape Spain’s housing market, with British purchases falling by 8.5% year-on-year and German transactions declining by 2.6%.
According to the same dataset, resident and non-resident Dutch buyers bought a combined 8,354 homes in 2025. The figure marks a 12.2% annual increase and one of the strongest growth rates among all foreign buyer groups.
Data also shows that Dutch home hunters are flocking to the Costa Blanca – particularly Alicante – alongside Malaga province, with particular interest in areas like Marbella, Estepona, and Mijas.
Foreign buying in Spain eased slightly in 2025, with transactions falling 0.8% year-on-year to just over 138,250 properties, according to notaries. The figure, however, still accounted for nearly 19% of all home sales.
This follows a post-pandemic surge that saw foreign demand peak in 2022 at 143,649 purchases, representing 20.6% of the total Spanish housing market. Although volumes dipped in 2023 to around 131,400 transactions, foreign buyers actually increased their market share to 21%.
