Honest writing on the Costa del Sol apartment market.
Long-form editorial — quarterly market reports, comparison essays, opinion, buying-process pieces. Written by Maarten Glaser and the team. New posts roughly every two weeks; quarterly market reports the first week of each quarter.
Costa del Sol apartment market report — Q1 2026
Quarterly market commentary across our eight covered towns, with what we're seeing on inventory, pricing and foreign-buyer behaviour.
Five expensive mistakes British buyers keep making on the Costa del Sol
None of them are about price. All five are about what people forget to check while the terrace view distracts them.
The best restaurants in Fuengirola in 2026
Where we actually send buyers to eat — from the Carvajal seafront seafood houses to the old-town tapas streets and the port.
The best beaches and chiringuitos in Fuengirola
Eight kilometres of Blue-Flag sand from Castillo Sohail east to Carvajal, and the beach bars worth walking to.
The Fuengirola apartment market in 2026
The best value-per-square-metre on the coast with a Cercanías station, and why year-round demand makes it a buy-and-hold town.
Fuengirola’s international community in 2026
Roughly a third foreign-born, with a year-round resident base — what the buyer mix means if you are choosing where to live on the coast.
The cost of living in Fuengirola in 2026
The value case for the eastern coast — the Cercanías line, why many residents skip the car, and what a year actually costs.