News: Spanish Home sales soar by almost 14.6% in 2017

Throughout the year, a total of 464,423 transactions have been recorded, the highest number of transactions in the last nine years.

Home sales rose by 14.6% in 2017 compared to the previous year, with a total of 464,423 operations, the highest figure since 2008, as reported by the National Statistics Institute (INE for its acronym in Spanish).

Both the second-hand market and the new housing market have driven this annual growth, the fourth consecutive one after home sales rose by 2% in 2014, by 11.5% in 2015 and by 14% in 2016.