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Spanish mortgage rates reach 3.08%, highest since January 2025
Spain registered 33,841 home mortgages in August, 2.3% more than in the same month a year earlier.
The average mortgage interest rate rose to 3.08%, its highest level since January 2025.
The increase was concentrated in fixed-rate loans, which made up 64.1% of mortgages and averaged 3.16%.
Fixed-rate payments do not change with movements in the Euribor, a benchmark rate used for many European loans.
The average mortgage reached a record 181,285 euros, up 7.7% year on year, while banks lent 10.2% more money than a year earlier.
Although mortgage numbers were up 5.1% in the first eight months of the year, brokers expect lending to slow as rates rise and available homes become harder to find.
Upcoming official figures will show whether the year-to-date growth continues and how borrowers respond to changing rates and lending conditions.
Spain’s average mortgage interest rate reached 3.08% in August, its highest level since January 2025.
The rate rose from 3.01% in July, according to official data from the National Statistics Institute.
Banks registered 33,841 home-purchase mortgages in August, up 2.3% from a year earlier.
The average mortgage amount reached a record €181,285, a 7.7% annual increase.
Fixed-rate mortgages accounted for 64.1% of mortgages signed, the highest share since February.
- Who
- Spanish mortgage lenders and home buyers.
- What
- The average mortgage interest rate rose to 3.08%, its highest level since January 2025.
- When
- August; the figures were published on October 26, 2026, according to the article.
- Where
- Spain.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Banks registered 33,841 home-purchase mortgages, with an average interest rate of 3.08%.
Lenders began tightening mortgage conditions as loan prices rose during the month.
- Average interest rate
- 3.08% in August
- Mortgages registered
- 33,841
- Average mortgage amount
- €181,285
- Fixed-rate share
- 64.1%
- Capital lent by banks
- €6.134 billion in August
What people are saying
The market is holding up, although loans are larger and more expensive
The balance so far this year remains positive
The data we are seeing point to a reduction in the pace of lending over the coming months, mainly caused by rising interest rates and the exhaustion of available supply