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Venezuelans Lead Ranking of Most Active Foreign Residential Investors in Madrid

5 June 2018 – La Vanguardia

Venezuelan immigrants lead the ranking of home acquisitions by foreigners in the Spanish capital, according to data from Redpiso’s Research Service.

This data represents an increase of 10% with respect to the previous year and places investments by Venezuelan immigrants above those made by the Russians and Chinese, who were, until now, the nationalities that purchased the most homes.

The typical investor profile are people with a medium-high purchasing power, educated and employed, who have lived in the country for no more than three years.

Above all, they are buying homes in the areas of Chamartín, Hortaleza, Salamanca and Retiro.

The average cost per home amounts to around €565,000 and purchases are mainly happening in the second-hand housing market, “given that the supply of new build properties is very low and even more so in these areas”, said Redpiso.

In terms of the rental market, the average number of contracts increased by 35%, with the average spend on rent by Venezuelans amounting to €1,700 per month with three-year renewable contracts.

To explain the factors driving this growth, sources at Redpiso allude “to the mass arrival of Venezuelan immigrants who are coming to Spain due to the controversial socio-political situation in their country, as well as the limited and increasingly more expensive supply of rental homes in Madrid”.

Original story: La Vanguardia 

Translation: Carmel Drake