New detached villas in Las Rozas, Spain start at €1,386,000
A new-build detached house in Las Rozas, near Madrid, now costs €1.4 million — the same as a century-old flat in central Madrid. Who can afford it?
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Detached houses in Las Rozas from €1.4 million: the entry price to Madrid's northern belt
A new-build detached house in Las Rozas can no longer be found for under €1.4 million, according to recent listings. The paradox is that this figure matches the price of a 100-year-old flat in central Madrid, or even a property in less exclusive areas. The housing market in the Spanish capital and its outskirts has spiralled to the point where only very high-income households can afford a single-family home in the northern belt.
Painful comparisons: from Las Rozas to Vallecas
While detached houses in Las Rozas start at €1.4 million for around 140 square metres, neighbourhoods like Vallecas or Villaverde still have new-build flats from €170,000. However, supply in the capital has become so expensive that a 74-square-metre flat in La Guindalera, a fairly ordinary area, is now approaching €410,000. Prices per square metre in areas like Arturo Soria or the Salamanca district far exceed those of Las Rozas, leading some to see the town's detached houses as a relative bargain.
The investor phenomenon and impossible mortgages
Some of these homes are already sold tenanted, a practice that usually lowers the price, but in this case it does not stop sellers asking around €1.4 million. With a mortgage of €6,000 a month, the risk of tenant default becomes a nightmare for the buyer. Scarce supply and demand from investment funds are driving prices up, while average Spanish salaries fall far short of such figures.
The end of the middle class in the premium suburbs?
Current prices in Las Rozas and other towns in Madrid's northern belt shut out the working middle class. Some argue these figures are still low compared with central Madrid neighbourhoods, and that the market will keep rising. But the open question is whether this model is sustainable when most salaried workers cannot even contemplate buying in these areas. Meanwhile, listings for €1.4 million detached houses keep appearing — and finding buyers.
A new-build detached house in Las Rozas can no longer be found for under €1.4 million, according to recent listings. The paradox is that this figure matches the price of a 100-year-old flat in central Madrid, or even a property in less exclusive areas. The housing market in the Spanish capital and its outskirts has spiralled to the point where only very high-income households can afford a single-family home in the northern belt.
Painful comparisons: from Las Rozas to Vallecas
While detached houses in Las Rozas start at €1.4 million for around 140 square metres, neighbourhoods like Vallecas or Villaverde still have new-build flats from €170,000. However, supply in the capital has become so expensive that a 74-square-metre flat in La Guindalera, a fairly ordinary area, is now approaching €410,000. Prices per square metre in areas like Arturo Soria or the Salamanca district far exceed those of Las Rozas, leading some to see the town's detached houses as a relative bargain.
The investor phenomenon and impossible mortgages
Some of these homes are already sold tenanted, a practice that usually lowers the price, but in this case it does not stop sellers asking around €1.4 million. With a mortgage of €6,000 a month, the risk of tenant default becomes a nightmare for the buyer. Scarce supply and demand from investment funds are driving prices up, while average Spanish salaries fall far short of such figures.
The end of the middle class in the premium suburbs?
Current prices in Las Rozas and other towns in Madrid's northern belt shut out the working middle class. Some argue these figures are still low compared with central Madrid neighbourhoods, and that the market will keep rising. But the open question is whether this model is sustainable when most salaried workers cannot even contemplate buying in these areas. Meanwhile, listings for €1.4 million detached houses keep appearing — and finding buyers.
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