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Alicante Province<\/a> and the Balearic Islands lead foreign demand for rental housing in Spain. They account for 26% of the total number of searches on the Idealista portal, according to the company\u2019s analysis for the first quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n

At the provincial level, they are followed by M\u00e1laga (24%), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (19%), Valencia (18%), Las Palmas and Almer\u00eda (17% each), Girona (15%), Barcelona (14%), Granada and C\u00e1diz (13% each), and Huelva, Castell\u00f3n, Tarragona and Murcia (all at 12%).<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, there are municipalities where interest exceeds nationwide demand \u2013 for example, Andratx in Mallorca (60%), Calpe (53%), Moraira and Calvi\u00e0 (52% each). Among cities located away from the coast, Ja\u00e9n and Badajoz stand out (11% each), surpassing Madrid (9%) and Seville (8%). As for provincial capitals, Alicante<\/a> leads (25%), ahead of Valencia (24%), Palma and M\u00e1laga (20% each), Barcelona (18%) and Madrid (11%).<\/p>\n

Among foreigners in the top three provinces in the ranking, Dutch, German and British nationals predominate, while in municipalities such as Andratx and Calvi\u00e0, Germans make up the majority. Dutch nationals stand out in Moraira, while in the Canary Islands Germans, Italians and British predominate, along with Americans, French, Brazilians and Moroccans depending on the area.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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