{"id":100882,"date":"2026-03-16T08:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/?p=100882"},"modified":"2026-03-16T08:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:38:12","slug":"buying-property-costa-del-sol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/buyers\/buying-property-costa-del-sol\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Buying a home in the Costa del Sol: everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buying a home in the Costa del Sol is one of the options that generates the most interest within the real estate market in Andalusia<\/strong><\/a>. It is a well-known coastal area for its warm climate, beaches and relaxed lifestyle, where primary residences and second homes coexist.<\/p>\n

Before making a decision, it is important to clearly understand where it is located, what daily life is like, how much property costs and which municipalities stand out. At Fotocasa, we analyse what you need to know if you are considering buying a home in the Costa del Sol.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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How to buy a house in Spain as a non-resident foreigner<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/span><\/p>\n

Where is the Costa del Sol located and what defines it?<\/h2>\n
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Costa del Sol map<\/p><\/div>\n

The Costa del Sol is located in the province of M\u00e1laga<\/strong>, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is a stretch of coastline in southern Spain, known for its beaches and its mild climate for much of the year.<\/p>\n

It is an area with significant residential and tourism activity<\/strong>. It includes municipalities with year-round activity and others where the population increases during certain seasons.<\/p>\n

In addition, it is a destination that attracts both national and international buyers, which influences the dynamics of the real estate market.<\/p>\n

Which airport is closest to the Costa del Sol?<\/h2>\n

The main reference airport is M\u00e1laga-Costa del Sol Airport<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fotocasa is the expert real estate portal if you are looking for your home in Spain and want to resolve your doubts about housing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":282,"featured_media":100888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"yes","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13472],"tags":[14354,13692,13548,14351,14019,14352,13552,13551,13549,13550,14353,13547],"class_list":["post-100882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buyers","tag-andalucia","tag-buy","tag-buy-in-spain","tag-buying-property-in-costa-del-sol","tag-casas-en-malaga-capital","tag-costa-del-sol","tag-housing-doubts","tag-housing-experts-in-spain","tag-housing-purchase-market-spain","tag-live-in-spain","tag-malaga","tag-real-estate-market"],"modified_by":"Patricia Andr\u00e9s","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/282"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}