Honest writing on the Costa del Sol apartment market.
Long-form editorial — quarterly market reports, comparison essays, opinion, buying-process pieces. Written by Maarten Glaser and the team. New posts roughly every two weeks; quarterly market reports the first week of each quarter.
Costa del Sol apartment market report — Q1 2026
Quarterly market commentary across our eight covered towns, with what we're seeing on inventory, pricing and foreign-buyer behaviour.
Five expensive mistakes British buyers keep making on the Costa del Sol
None of them are about price. All five are about what people forget to check while the terrace view distracts them.
Living in Benalmádena's three districts in 2026
Pueblo versus Arroyo de la Miel versus Costa — three genuinely different ways to live in one town, framed by the buyer each one suits.
The Benalmádena apartment market in 2026
One town, three apartment markets. How the Costa, Arroyo de la Miel and the Pueblo price and behave differently — and where the value sits this year.
Benalmádena's international community in 2026
One of the Costa del Sol's most established international towns — but the expat-to-Spanish balance shifts sharply between the three districts.
The best restaurants in Benalmádena in 2026
Three districts, three ways to eat — the marina fish houses of Puerto Marina, the tabernas of the old Pueblo, and the year-round tables of Arroyo de la Miel.
The best beach clubs in Benalmádena in 2026
From the polished Torrequebrada end to the boho chiringuitos of Carvajal — how Benalmádena's beach-club coast divides, and which stretch suits which day.