Alicante Tops Spain for Foreign Home Buyers in Q2 2026
Foreign nationals made 46.43% of home purchases in Alicante Province in Q2 2026, the highest share in Spain. The figures and what they mean for Costa Blanca buyers.
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Key points
- In Q2 2026, foreign nationals made 46.43% of registered home purchases in Alicante Province, the highest share of any Spanish province.
- Across Spain, foreign buyers reached a record 15.98% of purchases, more than 26,800 homes.
- Alicante recorded 12,298 purchases in the quarter, around 5,710 of them by foreign buyers based on the reported share.
- A year earlier the share was 43.30% in Alicante and 14.10% nationally.
- The provincial figure is a general indicator, not a verdict on any single town or property.
As of 31 August 2026, source: Colegio de Registradores (Spain's College of Registrars), open statistics portal; Q2 2026 data.
A record quarter for foreign buyers in Spain
Foreign buyers purchased more than 26,800 homes in Spain in the second quarter of 2026, or 15.98% of all registered home sales. That is the highest share the College of Registrars has recorded. In Q2 2025 the figure stood at 14.10%, so it rose by 1.88 percentage points in a year.
Two details matter when reading these numbers:
- They count completed purchases recorded in Spain's Property Registries.
- Buyers are classified by nationality, not tax residence, so a "foreign buyer" may already live in Spain.
Alicante leads the country
Across the Valencian Community, foreign buyers accounted for 31.03% of home purchases in Q2 2026. Alicante Province, home to the Costa Blanca, was well above that at 46.43%. Of its 12,298 registered purchases, around 5,710 involved foreign nationals, and the share was up from 43.30% in the same quarter of 2025.
How other popular provinces compare (Q2 2026)
- Alicante: 46.43%
- Málaga: 37.01%
- Balearic Islands: 32.27%
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife: 32.25%
- Murcia: 23.71%
Alicante therefore tops Spain's main coastal and island markets, with a foreign-buyer share about 2.9 times the national level.
Reading the figure the right way
Nearly half of registered purchases in the province involve foreign buyers, which signals strong international demand on the Costa Blanca. On its own, though, it does not mean that every property is fairly priced or easy to resell.
The 46.43% also does not apply evenly. Alicante Province includes large cities, coastal resorts, year-round residential towns, new-build areas and villa markets, each with its own mix of local and international buyers. The same goes for price ranges and property types: a new-build flat in a resort may draw a very different buyer from a resale apartment in town or a detached villa inland.
In practice: use provincial statistics as a broad market signal. For an actual purchase, look closely at the municipality, neighbourhood, asking price, comparable properties and current local supply.
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