{"id":72563,"date":"2016-08-07T16:17:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-07T14:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=72563"},"modified":"2020-10-25T18:43:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T17:43:25","slug":"buy-real-estate-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/buy-real-estate-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Buy Real Estate in Barcelona?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the crisis, costs have gone down and the prices in real estate have also fallen. However, some positive signs show an improvement in the market. This is why <em>now<\/em> is the time to buy real estate in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whether you are looking for <strong>a main residence<\/strong>, <strong>a secondary<\/strong> one or merely <strong>a rental investment<\/strong>, Barcelona is the city to invest in.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104537\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104537 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104537\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104537' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/owners-services\/sales\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-10.jpg\" class=\"slider-104537 slide-104538\" alt=\"sell apartments barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio venta propietarios\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/buy-real-estate-in-barcelona\/#Why_consider_buying_a_property_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Why consider buying a property in Barcelona\">Why consider buying a property in Barcelona<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/buy-real-estate-in-barcelona\/#Spain_and_the_drop_in_prices\" title=\"Spain and the drop in prices\">Spain and the drop in prices<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/buy-real-estate-in-barcelona\/#Buying_a_property_in_Catalonia\" title=\"Buying a property in Catalonia\">Buying a property in Catalonia<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/buy-real-estate-in-barcelona\/#Possible_traps_when_you_buy_real_estate_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Possible traps when you buy real estate in Barcelona\">Possible traps when you buy real estate in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/buy-real-estate-in-barcelona\/#Live_in_Barcelona_-_an_enticing_city\" title=\"Live in Barcelona \u2013 an enticing city\">Live in Barcelona \u2013 an enticing city<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_consider_buying_a_property_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Why consider buying a property in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spain_and_the_drop_in_prices\"><\/span>Spain and the drop in prices<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the 2008 crisis which caused Spanish real-estate to lose 40% of its value, there has been an evident <strong>drop of real estate prices in Spain<\/strong>. There is a noticeable difference between the prices in France and even more so in Paris, and the ones in Spain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, as we have been able to see in the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpropertyguide.com\/Europe\/Spain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">most recently published numbers<\/a><\/strong>, the year 2015 marked the start of the <strong>recovery of Spanish economy,<\/strong> and as a consequence of that, an increase in real estate prices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/flats-for-sale\">Invest in a property in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is why now is still a good time to invest in real estate in Spain before the rise in prices doesn&#8217;t get out of proportion making flat costs prohibitive, given that <strong>foreign investors <\/strong>have already understood the situation in the market and investments are multiplying.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Buying_a_property_in_Catalonia\"><\/span>Buying a property in Catalonia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At this very moment, prestigious cities such as Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia offer luxury goods at ridiculous prices compared to those we can find overseas.&nbsp;A&nbsp; good example is a 179 000 two room apartment with a terrace, situated in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_104487\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104487\" class=\"wp-image-104487 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/summer-3671282_640.jpg\" alt=\"street with trees in barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-104487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Barcelona, the most expensive neighborhoods in which to buy remain the ones in the central and upper areas of the city, such as Sarri\u00e0-Sant Gervasi, Les Corts, Eixample, Ciutat Vella, Sant Mart\u00ed, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/gracia-district\/\">Gr\u00e0cia<\/a> <\/strong>with prices around 3000-4000 \u20ac\/m2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/el-parc-i-la-llacuna-del-poblenou-barrios-of-barcelona\/\">El Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Possible_traps_when_you_buy_real_estate_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Possible traps when you buy real estate in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before the crisis, Spain built so much housing that there were more places to live than there were inhabitants. These buildings, mostly <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/scariest-places-in-barcelona\/\">abandoned<\/a> <\/strong>or located in ghost towns, contain flats which are being sold at very low prices but are not really a <strong>good deal. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Consequently, you have to pay a lot of attention when getting informed about these real estate offers, especially regarding <strong>their state and their location.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_104473\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104473\" class=\"wp-image-104473 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/barcelona-5290593_640.jpg\" alt=\"coast barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-104473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even so, there are plenty of good deals in Barcelona, a city that has emerged in recent years as a highly desirable holiday destination and place to live, whilst having all the necessary facilities easily available to its inhabitants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/buy-apartment\/\">The right questions to ask before you buy an apartment<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Live_in_Barcelona_-_an_enticing_city\"><\/span>Live in Barcelona \u2013 an enticing city<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Be it for <strong>buying a holiday home <\/strong>or for coming to live there, Barcelona is a city everyone is fond of and where it is impossible to get bored. Its neighborhoods each offer a different page of history and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/important-catalan-architects\/\">architecture<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Come get lost on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/video-gotico\/\">labyrinth-like streets of Gotic<\/a><\/strong>, admire the modernist monuments of Eixample, contemplate the view of Barcelona from Montjuic or take advantage of the bohemian charm of Gracia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/owners-services\/sales\" rel=\"nofollow\">Buy an apartment in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona, capital of Catalonia, yet at the same time, due to the numerous efforts made by the province, a capital of European innovation, favoring business.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_102897\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102897\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/plant-on-a-balcony-3277921.jpg\" alt=\"typical barcelona apartments\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-102897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pexels<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Come live in Barcelona and launch your professional career, whether freelance or even in a start-up. Barcelona&#8217;s business district, 22@, contains numerous <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/startup-scene\/\">businesses and startups<\/a><\/strong> that are recruiting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Are you considering buying a property in Catalonia? <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tell us why or why not in the comment section below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-soft\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#6d0000;border-radius:0px\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#a00121;color:#ffffff;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px\">Top 5 real estate articles &#x1f3e0;<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\"><div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-scrollable pt-cv-colsys\" id=\"pt-cv-view-872d96fohk\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"1\"><div id=\"11ae388oiw\" 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