Barcelona property market

Official figures for the province of Barcelona: sales, who is buying, mortgages, housing costs and people. Updated as the sources publish, last on Aug 2026.

Q2 2026

House sales

19,777

Down 1.9% on a year earlier

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Q2 2026

Bought by foreign buyers

15.2%

Down 0.3 pts on a year earlier

Who is buying

Jul 2026

Mortgage approvals

6,476

Up 3.3% on a year earlier

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Aug 2026

Housing costs index

104.6

Up 4.7% on a year earlier

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1 Jan 2025

Population

5,983,325

Up 84,262 people on a year earlier

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House sales, five years

Source: Ministry of Development

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Foreign buyers, share of sales

Source: Ministry of Development

Who is buying

Mortgage approvals, three years

Source: National Institute of Statistics

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Housing costs index

Source: National Institute of Statistics

See cost of living

Catalonia, province by province

Lower1,813–1,8133,793–3,7934,476–4,47619,777–19,777Higher

Source: Ministry of Development

Source: National Institute of Statistics

Sources

House sales and foreign buyersMinistry of Development: Q2 2026
Mortgage approvalsNational Institute of Statistics: Jul 2026
Consumer price index: housingNational Institute of Statistics: Aug 2026
PopulationNational Institute of Statistics: 2025