Analysis, area guides and buying intelligence for the Costa del Sol
On paper this is a comparison between Marbella and Mijas — the coast’s most valuable municipal name against its fastest-improving one. In practice the two
Fifteen minutes of coast road separate La Cala de Mijas from Calahonda. They sit in the same municipality, pay into the same town hall, look
A tourist rental licence on the Costa del Sol now depends on the municipality. Málaga city is closed, Mijas open. All 8 municipalities compared, August 2026.
Why Scandinavian and Northern European capital keeps choosing the Costa del Sol — where it concentrates, the tax interface to map, and the pattern that works.
Off-plan or resale? A capital deployment framework for Costa del Sol buyers in 2026 — capital efficiency, risk governance, and the tax stack compared.
Family offices have rotated back into real assets. How Costa del Sol residential fits a capital-preservation mandate, and what the investment committee should scrutinise.
From gross promise to net reality: rental yields on the Costa del Sol under the 2026 holiday-rental rules — and the operating models that still work.
The Costa del Sol leads Europe in branded residences. What the premium buys, where it is justified, and how investors should underwrite the segment.
Spain’s golden visa is gone — property ownership rights are not. The residency routes, tax-residency triggers, and buying strategies for non-EU buyers in 2026.
Record prices, constrained supply, and a changed rule set: how HNWIs, investors, and family offices should read the Costa del Sol property market in 2026.
Plexo Properties, the boutique agency founded by Costa del Sol advisor Mikael Hansen, has been named Best Scandinavian Real Estate Agency 2026 – Spain at the LUXlife Leaders in Luxury Awards.
Benalmádena is the value-and-convenience municipality between Mijas Costa and Málaga. It is closer to the airport than anywhere else on the prime western coast —