Everything filed in August 2026. Their news, our eyebrow, sources linked as always.
The local business association has created a working group to address the rental shortage blocking staff recruitment. The town holds the province's highest share of tourist homes at 16.36%.
Sales to the United States fell by more than 46% in the first half of the year. Italy filled the gap with a 49% increase to EUR 334.6 million.
Málaga Hoy →The province has power but not where the cranes are. Estepona has 2,000 homes planned and zero grid capacity to connect them.
Málaga Hoy →Villa Bellagio on the Golden Mile tops the national ranking at EUR 70 million. Three of the ten priciest homes in Spain are now on the Costa del Sol.
The province recorded 12,864 mortgage contracts in the first half of the year. This is the highest figure since 2010 and represents a 19% increase.
SUR in English →The country recorded 46.5 million visitors in the first half of the year. Infrastructure investment has fallen to 3.4% of GDP.
The Olive Press →Cenizas Mediterráneo facilitates ceremonies where biodegradable funeral urns are placed in the Mediterranean. The service operates from bases in Fuengirola and Marbella.
The town hall plans to install 465 new street lights at a total cost of over half a million euros. Most of the work involves 325 solar-powered units on nine roads outside the town centre.
Euro Weekly News →The family behind the children's clothing brand has pledged EUR 100 million to acquire a 6% stake in telecom operator Digi. This follows a move to take control of rival Parlem through a debt conversion and cash injection.
The average price of a home in Marbella has reached EUR 803,522 for the first time in a calendar year. This figure represents a 38.3% increase since 2022.
The average price per square metre in Torremolinos is EUR 3,420. This sits just behind Marbella at EUR 3,641 and ahead of Fuengirola at EUR 3,142.
SUR in English →A viability study for the Trapiche del Prado residence allocates 26 beds to a private operator. The concession runs for 13 years with no annual canon paid to the town hall.
Ecologistas en Acción has assigned two black flags on the Málaga coast for 2026. Maro in Nerja is cited for untreated wastewater discharge; the Marbella leisure residence beach for dune management.
Málaga Hoy →The utility has tendered three contracts to rehabilitate 7.89 kilometres of pipe between Marbella and Estepona. The work uses structural lining to seal the network against saltwater intrusion.
Idealista places the Benahavís urbanisation at number three with an average price of EUR 10.5 million. It has slipped from the top spot it held last year.
Málaga Hoy →Black Horse Partners is building 20 residences on a plot bought for roughly EUR 2,500 per square metre. The units are priced between EUR 2.5m and EUR 5.3m.
A Tinsa report places the Costa del Sol at the top of Spain's affordability league. A household must commit 57% of its income to purchase a home here.
Málaga Hoy →Marbella Town Hall has awarded the contract to renovate Calle Los Romeros and its extension to Calle Málaga. The sole bidder, Acsa Obras e Infraestructuras, secured the job at EUR 682,030.77.
The TT earthing system common in country houses relies on soil moisture to dissipate current. August dryness can double or triple rod resistance, turning appliance casings into shock hazards.
Euro Weekly News →A study by Transport & Environment and the New Economics Foundation links the projected 11.8 per cent rise in air arrivals to higher housing costs. The model estimates the average annual rent bill will be €217 higher in 2031 than it would have been without that growth.
The airport has programmed 1,902 flights from Friday to Sunday. That is 5.3 percentage points more than the 1,807 operations recorded last year.
The regional housing agency plans to sell 735 public properties in 2026, with a minimum valuation of €124.3m. The portfolio includes residential plots for 3,678 homes and various commercial units.
Idealista reports 3,671 homes listed above €3 million in Malaga as of June. That is 35% of the national total for properties at that price point.
The Olive Press →Spain's cybersecurity watchdog warns criminals pose as hotels on WhatsApp with accurate names and reference numbers. The OCU reports guests have lost hundreds of euros after clicking links to cloned sites.
Euro Weekly News →The municipal register lists 3,846 applicants for protected housing. The 1,021 units scheduled for delivery by 2027 cover 26.55% of that total.
Diario SUR Marbella →ASAJA Málaga estimates dehydration could wipe out 40% of the Axarquía muscatel crop. The union has requested an official damage assessment to determine compensation.
Diario SUR Axarquía →Five firms have bid to manage 3,583 surface parking spaces in Rincón de la Victoria for ten years. The town hall estimates the contract value at €12.5m.
Diario SUR Axarquía →A passenger injured by a sudden stop at Fuengirola station will receive €20,713.83 after the court ruled Renfe failed to prove it had taken necessary safety measures. The operator's argument that the woman lacked a ticket was dismissed as implausible given her injuries.
One in five of Spain's seven-figure property listings is in Málaga province. The total on Idealista: 9,472.
Santander financed €1.78 billion in international business for 26,000 Andalusian companies in the first half of 2026. The volume is up 2% year-on-year.
Andalucía Hoy →Estepona Town Hall has approved a planning study for a new hotel on a 13,000 square metre seafront site that has been empty for over three decades. The proposal allows for up to 6,880 square metres of built space across five floors plus a penthouse.
Gómez & Molina has installed a new high-tech security system at its Marbella store after decades of raids. The investment: around €400,000.
Euro Weekly News →A large fish, possibly a tuna, swam close to the shore at Playa del Ancon on August 8. No official identification has been released.
Euro Weekly News →Volunteers tagged 600 greater flamingo chicks at the Malaga reserve to mark the programme's 40th anniversary. The count is the third-highest since 1986.
Euro Weekly News →More than 400 customers claim a travel agency in L'Escala failed to book their holidays after taking payment. Some families report losses of up to EUR 9,000.
The town hall has completed 300 linear metres of vertical gardens on the Arroyo Pajares bridges. The work was carried out by council staff rather than external contractors.
Málaga has published the provisional list for a lottery of 377 protected rental units. Rents are capped between EUR 446 and EUR 624 per month.
Autopistas del Sol will spend €7.14 million to add three new lanes and modernise the Manilva toll booth, aiming to ease summer bottlenecks that saw nearly 30,000 vehicles pass through in a single August day. The 14-month project increases physical capacity to 23 lanes, with up to 17 open at once.
Spain’s British-born over-65s dropped to 109,000 last year as more than 6,000 pensioners emigrated. The sun: still free. The shade: increasingly expensive.
The Olive Press →The Guardia Civil fined a tourist couple for reckless driving after a viral video showed sexual activity in a hired car on the A7. The driver paid €500 and lost six licence points; the passenger paid €200.
The Olive Press →A June survey of 82 expats found 42 per cent believe a Spanish residency card permits use of automated border gates. The correct procedure is the manned EU lane with passport and TIE, as e-gates cannot read the residence permit.
Six of the ten largest new companies in Andalucía by capital are based in Málaga, accounting for €66.8m of the regional total. The province registered 4,303 new businesses in the first half of the year.
Málaga Hoy →The Plaza de Toros becomes a food court from August 12 to 16, with ten vendors competing for votes. Entry is free; the calories are not.
Euro Weekly News →Idealista’s July figures place Malaga province third nationally for rental costs, ahead of Barcelona and behind only Madrid and the Balearics.
A University of Málaga study tracks a forty-fold increase in e-scooter accident rates between 2018 and 2023. The annual economic cost has multiplied by more than 30.
Málaga Hoy →Grupo Inversor Hesperia has acquired the five-star La Zambra from Intriva Capital, adding 197 rooms to its portfolio. The deal follows a record year for the buyer, which posted a net profit of €38 million in 2025.
Málaga Hoy →Foreign students generated €302,820,443 for the regional economy in 2025, despite a drop in total enrolment to 60,211. The sector compensated for fewer arrivals with stays that lengthened by 23.4%.
Málaga Hoy →Emergency crews handled eight small outbreaks daily between January and July, pushing the total burned area to 17,178 hectares. The figure is 53% higher than the same period last year.
Málaga Hoy →The developer targets Málaga as its primary market, with four new Marbella villas priced from €5 million each. Construction costs for identical blocks have risen 45% in a year.
The town hall has opened a public consultation on plans to replace the closed theme park with a larger amusement site, a shopping centre and two hotels. Comments on the preliminary outline must be submitted via the electronic registry or in person before the August 18 deadline.
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