The number of Belgians looking for a home on Spain's Costa Blanca is rising extremely sharply. This is shown by figures from the region's statistics department. Compared to last year, the number of Belgians looking for a place to live in the region increased by no less than 7.4 percent.
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The attraction of Benidorm, Calpe, and Torrevieja to Belgians is still going strong, if not growing. According to the latest figures from Observatoria, the statistical service of the Alicante region, as many as 713 Belgians purchased a residence in the area in the third quarter of 2022. This marks a sudden and significant increase of 7.4% compared to the previous year.
“The trend on the Costa Blanca is indeed remarkable,” says Carl Vorsselmans, a resident of Antwerp and involved with nieuwbouwinspanje.com, managing various real estate agencies across Spain and having a good overview of the overall Spanish property market. “The reasons for this are the ample supply of homes at reasonable prices, the proximity to Alicante Airport, but above all, the reliability of sunshine, even in winter. This is immediately a major advantage compared to the often chilly Costa Brava with Barcelona as its center.”
“About 80% of our Belgian clients opt for an apartment or penthouse,” adds Vorsselmans. “And remarkably, the profile of buyers in Benidorm or other places is getting younger, leading them to choose multiple shorter trips, especially weekend getaways.”
Belgians after the British
Belgians spent an average of €235,928 on a Spanish property with a swimming pool. This places them fourth among countries spending the most on homes in the Alicante province, after the British, and making them the second largest group of foreigners in the region.
Source: Dirk Coosemans - Nieuwsblad