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Spain: House Prices, Rents, and Rental Yields

Last Updated: Jun 10, 2008

Yields consistently low in Spain

Last Updated: June 10, 2008
MADRID1 - Apartments COST (€) YIELD (p.a.) PRICE/SQ.M. (€)
TO BUY MONTHLY RENT TO BUY MONTHLY RENT
40 sq. m. n.a. 739 n.a. n.a. 18.47
80 sq. m. 374,080 1,253 4.02% 4,676 15.66
120 sq. m. 523,800 1,604 3.67% 4,365 13.37
160 sq. m. 782,240 1,928 2.96% 4,889 12.05
250 sq. m. 1,382,750 4,563 3.96% 5,531 18.25
350 sq. m. & above 2,539,250 n.a. n.a. 7,255 n.a.
BARCELONA2 - Apartments
40 sq. m. 203,480 796 4.70% 5,087 19.91
80 sq. m. 380,560 1,321 4.16% 4,757 16.51
120 sq. m. 602,400 1,882 3.75% 5,020 15.68
180 sq. m. 1,065,060 2,826 3.18% 5,917 15.70
1 Madrid Apartments located in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Las Rozas, Majadahonda, El Viso (Chamartin), and Castellana (Salamanca).
2 Barcelona Apartments located in Ciutat Vella (La Ribera, El Born, Barrio Gotic, and El Raval), L'Eixample (L'Eixample Esquerra and L'Eixample Dreta), Gracia, Sarria and the Zona Alta (Sarria-Sant Gervasi, Pedralbes, Sant Gervasi, Tres Torres), and Sitges.
Source: Global Property Guide

Renting out continue to be not quite profitable in Spain. Gross rental income on Madrid apartments still very poor at 3.65%, reaching only up to 4.02% for smaller apartments of 40 sq. m. Yields on apartments in Barcelona are slightly higher at 3.95% on the average, with a 40-sq. m apartment generating a yield of around 4.7%.

Apartment prices increased at €5,343 per sq. m on the average in Madrid. Barcelona apartments are less expensive at €5,195 per sq. m. Smaller units have lower per sq. m prices.

 

Your Comments

posted by Anastacia Thomas | 2007-04-02

student, Ansbach Germany

i needed Spains per capita rent for a spanish project and it really helped me.

posted by Rob Innis | 2007-06-29

Real estate, Costa Blanca Spain

The Spanish government has announced tax concessions - including zero tax - on certain rental incomes for landlords to encourage more renting of property to ease the situation for Spanish first time buyers given the higher mortgage rates.

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