According to an article on Sur in English, the supply of long-term rentals in Malaga is “timidly” starting to pick up. Real estate portal Idealista has seen a 21% increase in the number of properties available in the city between the first quarter of 2024 and 2025, a figure which contrasts with the general trend nationwide (down 3%). Among the country’s bigger provincial capitals, Malaga is showing the greatest increase in such stock with others trailing behind – Valencia (8%), Alicante (6%), Madrid (4%).
As we know, the problem is the lack of supply. Even here in Malaga, the available rental stock shown by Idealista barely reaches 1,000 flats. To quote Sur, “The seemingly unstoppable rise in seasonal, short-term rentals has slowed down in the face of an upturn in long-term rentals. In the last year, the supply of short-stay properties has fallen by 3% in the city. However, it still represents almost a third of the total rentals advertised on Idealista”.
Sur quotes Francisco Iñareta, spokesperson for Idealista: “While the volume of permanent rental housing supply continues to fall … at a national level, the city of Malaga is showing an opposing trend, as the stock registered during the first quarter of this year is 21% higher than in the same period of 2024. Although it is still too early to confirm a change in trend, it seems that the perceived security of owners that they will not suffer price controls seems to have encouraged them to put their properties on the market, given that prices are currently very high and the very high demand and the large number of applicants that each listing receives ensures that they select only those with a minimum risk profile.”
Read the Sur article here.