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Balearics building land prices jump 27.5% to €567.6

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Building land in the Balearic Islands cost an average of €567.6 per m² in the second quarter of 2026. That was 27.5% higher than a year earlier and 26.4% above the previous quarter. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda figures put the islands at the top of Spain’s autonomous communities for the price of urban building land.

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Higher prices in larger towns

In Balearic municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants, the average reached €661.5 per m². That was 3.1% above the second quarter of 2025 and 19.2% higher than in the first quarter of 2026.

Fewer deals despite the price rise

There were 147 land transactions across the Balearic Islands in the second quarter. That was 12.5% fewer than a year earlier, although 9.7% more than in the previous three months.

Those deals were worth €65.7 million in total, down 9.1% on the second quarter of 2025.

Topics: Politics · Economy · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com