Business · Economy · 14 hrs ago
Talavera draws property buyers despite years of population decline
Talavera, in central Spain, is seeing strong demand for homes despite years of population loss.
A 101-square-metre flat in the city was listed for €124,900, and its estate agent said a similar home might have sold for half that price two and a half years earlier.
Some homes are reserved within hours of being advertised, according to the agent.
Investors are drawn by rental returns that one local agent estimates at 8%, compared with 4% in Madrid.
The city lost 5,300 residents over the past decade, and its unemployment rate was 20.8% in the figures cited.
The change shows how demand for homes can rise even in a city facing economic and demographic decline, but no next step is stated.
Talavera is attracting property buyers despite losing population, with some homes reportedly selling quickly.
A 101-square-metre flat in the city’s railway district was listed for €124,900.
Pedro Álvarez of AP Homes said a listing can be reserved on the same day it is advertised.
Álvarez said rental yields in the area can reach 8%, compared with 4% in Madrid.
Talavera lost 5,300 residents over the previous decade and had a 20.8% unemployment rate.
- Who
- Property buyers and investors, including buyers seeking homes in Talavera.
- What
- Buyers are competing for properties in a city that has been losing population.
- When
- The article was published on 9 November 2026. A buyer quoted in the article had been looking for a flat for two and a half years.
- Where
- Talavera, in Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha region; the article highlights the railway district.
- Why
- The article reports that homes can offer higher rental yields than in Madrid and are being reserved quickly.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Idealista cited a Talavera flat priced at €49,900 as an investment example and reported a gross rental yield of 10.49%.
Talavera had a negative population balance of 878 residents in its exchanges with the rest of Spain.
Carolina Heredia searched for a flat to buy before finding one a few weeks before publication.
El Confidencial published its report on property demand in Talavera.
- Flat listing
- 101 square metres; €124,900
- Rental yield
- Up to 8% in the area, according to Pedro Álvarez
- Madrid comparison
- 4% rental yield, according to Álvarez
- Population change
- 5,300 fewer residents over the previous decade
- Unemployment rate
- 20.8%
What people are saying
Today sometimes we put an ad up in the morning and by the afternoon it has already been reserved.
If you buy it and rent it out, you can get an 8% return, when in Madrid it is 4%.