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How to buy a home in Spain as a foreigner: step-by-step guide
From the NIE to the notary. Ten real-world steps, no legal jargon, to turn your ideal Costa Blanca home into a title deed in your name.
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Discover Alicante
Fuentes del Algar: 7 natural pools 42 km from Alicante
An underground river surfaces at the foot of the Sierra de Bernia and tumbles through seven limestone pools. 42 km from Alicante via the AP-7, exit 65.
Buyer’s Guide
Fixed, variable or mixed mortgage for non-residents in Spain (2026)
Euribor at 2.804%, fixed mortgages from 2.30% APR, mixed at 1.75% for the first four years. How non-residents on the Costa Blanca pick in 2026.
New Builds
New-build appraisal in Alicante: 6 months, 80% LTV and 300-500 €
For your new-build mortgage in Alicante, a Bank of Spain certified appraiser sets the value your lender uses to grant up to 80% of the price.
Real Estate Investment
Commercial premises in Alicante: 9.9% gross yield in 2026
In Alicante, commercial premises return 9.9% gross, against 6.2% for housing. We cover what you pay, where to look and how a traspaso works.
Resale
Bridge mortgage in Alicante: 12 to 24 months to sell and move
Banks lend up to 100% of your new home in Alicante and give you 12 to 24 months to sell the old one, paying interest only during the bridge period.
Lifestyle
Moros y Cristianos in Alcoi: 28 Filaes and 5,000 kg of Gunpowder
On 25, 26 and 27 April 2026, five thousand festers take Alcoi, 60 km from Alicante: three days, 28 filaes and the 1276 battle that still rages.
Discover Alicante
Corners, streets and secrets of the city that make you fall in love at first sight.
Discover Alicante
Fuentes del Algar: 7 natural pools 42 km from Alicante
An underground river surfaces at the foot of the Sierra de Bernia and tumbles through seven limestone pools. 42 km from Alicante via the AP-7, exit 65.
Discover Alicante
Fondillón of Alicante: 10 Years in Solera, Only 11 Wineries
Fondillón uses only Monastrell grapes overripened on the vine and ages at least 10 years in solera. In Alicante, just 11 wineries are licensed to make it.
Discover Alicante
Palmeral of Elche: 200,000 Unesco Palms 20 km from Alicante
500 hectares of date palms, a 10th-century Arab irrigation network and a 2000 Unesco listing. Walking the Costa Blanca oasis 20 km from Alicante.
Buyer’s Guide
Everything you need to know before, during and after buying a home in Spain: paperwork, taxes, mortgages and contracts.
Buyer’s Guide
Fixed, variable or mixed mortgage for non-residents in Spain (2026)
Euribor at 2.804%, fixed mortgages from 2.30% APR, mixed at 1.75% for the first four years. How non-residents on the Costa Blanca pick in 2026.
Buyer’s Guide
10 common mistakes when buying your first property on the Costa Blanca
The excitement of buying can cloud your judgement. These are the mistakes most often repeated by buyers — nationals and foreigners alike — and how to avoid them.
Buyer’s Guide
Buying from a private seller or a developer: key differences
Taxes, guarantees, negotiation and risks change depending on who you buy from. Here is how a resale purchase compares with a new build.
Areas & Neighborhoods
Explore the Costa Blanca neighborhood by neighborhood: Alicante city, coastal towns, residential areas and inland villages.
Areas & Neighborhoods
Alicante's inland villages: buying away from the crowds
Guadalest, Alcoy, Villajoyosa, Jijona, Finestrat: inland Alicante offers prices from 900 euros/m², nature and a pace of life the coast can no longer provide.
Areas & Neighborhoods
Moraira and Teulada: discreet luxury on the northern Costa Blanca
Turquoise coves, villas among pine trees, Moscatel wine and a fishing village that chose tranquillity over crowds. Moraira and Teulada are the northern Costa Blanca's best-kept secret.
Areas & Neighborhoods
Dénia: Unesco gastronomy and a port within reach
A UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, ferry to Ibiza, a medieval castle and wild coves. Dénia is the northern Costa Blanca that tastes of the authentic Mediterranean.
Lifestyle
Weather, food, beaches, culture — everything that makes life on the Costa Blanca a daily experience.
Lifestyle
Moros y Cristianos in Alcoi: 28 Filaes and 5,000 kg of Gunpowder
On 25, 26 and 27 April 2026, five thousand festers take Alcoi, 60 km from Alicante: three days, 28 filaes and the 1276 battle that still rages.
Lifestyle
Diving the Costa Blanca: three marine reserves at your door
Tabarca, Sierra Helada and Cabo de San Antonio. Three marine reserves along the coast, a lifetime of dives within reach.
Lifestyle
Costa Blanca by bike: the winter where the pros train
Every November Calpe fills with World Tour teams. The Coll de Rates rings to gear changes and Aitana awaits the 2026 Vuelta. You ride along.
Real Estate Investment
Rental yields, appreciation, non-resident tax treatment and the key indicators for investing on the Costa Blanca.
Real Estate Investment
Commercial premises in Alicante: 9.9% gross yield in 2026
In Alicante, commercial premises return 9.9% gross, against 6.2% for housing. We cover what you pay, where to look and how a traspaso works.
Real Estate Investment
Renting by the room in Alicante: when coliving pays better
Renting by the room delivers the highest yield in 2026 Alicante, but it changes the contract, the risks and the math.
Real Estate Investment
Buying bare ownership in Alicante: patient bricks
The Comunidad Valenciana signed 433 bare-ownership sales in 2025, one in four nationwide. How it works, what you save, and the taxes you pay.
New Builds
Buying off-plan, quality specs, warranties, energy efficiency and everything around a new-build development.
New Builds
New-build appraisal in Alicante: 6 months, 80% LTV and 300-500 €
For your new-build mortgage in Alicante, a Bank of Spain certified appraiser sets the value your lender uses to grant up to 80% of the price.
New Builds
Housing cooperatives in Alicante: up to 25% less than a developer
Buying new-build as a cooperative member in Alicante can save 20% to 25% of the price. How the model works: phases, management firm and legal guarantees.
New Builds
When the new build is late: your rights when delivery is delayed
The keys did not arrive on the date in the contract. Before arguing with the developer, it pays to know what the law says and where the guarantees sit.
Resale
How to value, inspect and renovate a resale home. Grants, permits and tips for spotting issues.
Resale
Bridge mortgage in Alicante: 12 to 24 months to sell and move
Banks lend up to 100% of your new home in Alicante and give you 12 to 24 months to sell the old one, paying interest only during the bridge period.
Resale
Community fees debt when buying a resale flat in Alicante: 3 years
The buyer's flat secures up to 3 years of the seller's unpaid HOA fees. The administrator's certificate is mandatory before the notary and protects you.
Resale
Property Transfer Tax in Alicante: Pay 4% or 6% Instead of 10%
ITP in the Valencian Community stands at 10% until 31 May 2026 and drops to 9% on 1 June. Buyers under 35, large families and disability fall to 6% or 4%.
Moving to Spain
Visas, residency, healthcare, schools and the essential paperwork to start a new life on the Costa Blanca.
Moving to Spain
International school for kids in Alicante: 4 curricula compared
Four curricula, fees from €6,000 to €14,000 a year and different paths into Spanish universities. How to pick an international school for your child.
Moving to Spain
International Baccalaureate in Alicante: 5 IB schools and how to apply
Five IB World Schools across the province, from PYP at age 3 to the Diploma at 18. Who teaches what, when exams happen and how Spanish universities admit you.
Moving to Spain
NIE and TIE in Alicante: the two acronyms that open Spain
You arrive on the Costa Blanca and everything pauses on one letter and seven digits. Here is how to get your NIE first, and your TIE after, in Alicante.