The information on the number of transaction closed in the second quarter of 2021 for Marbella and Benahavis has been recently released by the Ministry of Housing to show what all of us where expecting, extremely good numbers.
Looking at Marbella and the data on Chart 1, it can be seen that, although the number of closed sales has not reached the numbers of the best last years, from 2014 to 2018, it has gone over the number of sales in the first semester of 2019 and it is going to be above the average of the last 17 years. Not to say that if the data is compared with the second quarter of 2020, the quarter of the hard lock down, a 186 % increase is observed. On the field, we noticed some more activity in the third quarter of this year, after the release of travelling restrictions, than even in the second quarter so we expect that the numbers of the year will became even better. The data will be available in December and will be able to confirm that the market is going that line.
CHART 1 - NUMBER OF HOMES SOLD IN MARBELLA 2nd QUARTER 2021
In Benahavis, the numbers are even better as the increase versus the second quarter of 2020 reached 242 % and the year over year 47 %, so better than in Marbella. Observing Chart 2, it can be seen that the number of closed transactions in the first semester of 2021 is the best of the last 17 years and if the number of closed transactions keeps on going with the same tendency, and we noticed more activity in the market in the third quarter when compared to the second quarter, we may be facing the best year ever in the history of the real estate market in Benahavis.
CHART 2 - NUMBER OF HOMES SOLD IN BENAHAVIS 2nd QUARTER 2021
As I commented in my previous Newsletter, prices of second hand properties did not go up, as it happened with the prices of new build units and buying those second hand properties may be the best option in terms of value, even if they have to be refurbished, or even as investments assets before the prices of these second hand residences start to go up now that the market is going with favorable winds.