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New Construction Activity in Alicante Province Stabilizes in February 2026

Alicante province sees stabilization in approved buildings but a significant drop in projected housing units, especially in apartment blocks.

Generic image of a construction blueprint with a measuring tape and a pencil, with a building under construction in the background.
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Generic image of a construction blueprint with a measuring tape and a pencil, with a building under construction in the background.

Alicante province recorded a stabilization in new construction activity during February 2026, with a shift in the composition of approved buildings and a sharp decline in projected housing units.

According to data from the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, 213 new construction buildings were approved in the province in February, the same figure as in January. Of these, 196 were for residential use, a 6.2% reduction compared to the previous month. In contrast, non-residential construction gained prominence, with 17 buildings approved, quadrupling the volume from January.
The reduction was more intense in the number of housing units. Approved single-family homes fell by 16.6%, from 175 in January to 146 in February. The largest decline occurred in apartment block housing, which decreased by 58.5%, from 1,854 units to 770 in the same period.
Despite the drop in the number of housing units, the total approved surface area grew by 12.9%, reaching 180,141 square meters. This increase is explained by the strong rebound in non-residential surface area, which rose from 1,810 to 29,483 square meters. The surface area allocated to housing decreased slightly by 4.5%.
A significant change was also observed in the average size of projected homes. The average surface area of single-family homes increased by 8.6%, to 193.6 square meters. In the case of apartment block housing, the increase was more pronounced, rising from 46.6 to 100.9 square meters on average, more than double in just one month.
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"The value of housing registers a year-on-year increase of 18.3%, well above the national average, which stands at 14.3%."

Real estate sector sources
This behavior occurs in a context of strong tension in the real estate market of Alicante province, where prices maintain a clearly upward trend. The latest Tinsa data for the first quarter of 2026 place Alicante among the provinces with the highest price increases in all of Spain, with a year-on-year increase of 18.3% and an average price of 1,877 euros per square meter.
The province records 41.3 home sales per 1,000 homes, a ratio higher than the national average, reflecting a high level of activity. However, the effort to access housing exceeds 35% of disposable income, considered the accessibility limit. International demand, which accounts for 43.29% of home sales, is a structural factor contributing to this market pressure.

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