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SearchIdealista counted 510,091 long-term rental listings in Spain in 2025, compared with 902,664 in 2018. The decline extended to 41 provinces, although some recorded increases.
The number of advertised long-term rental listings in Spain fell by 392,573 listings between 2018 and 2025, a 44% decline, according to data from Idealista reported by several media outlets. The portal counted 510,091 listings in 2025, compared with 902,664 seven years earlier. This figure describes the listings recorded by Idealista, not a count of all the homes available in the country.
The decline was widespread, but uneven. Madrid recorded the largest regional decline in absolute terms: 137,411 fewer listings, bringing the total to 115,031. In Catalonia, the number fell by 124,582, leaving a total of 50,412. Andalusia lost 34,403 listings; the Valencian Community, 14,499; and Galicia, 14,428.
Supply decreased in 41 of the 50 provinces. Madrid and Barcelona led the provincial losses, with 137,411 and 116,151 fewer listings, respectively. The number also fell in Valencia (20,118 fewer), Seville (17,368) and Asturias (10,411).
There were exceptions. Alicante added 4,312 listings compared with 2018, Castellón 1,307 and Jaén 999. La Rioja was the only autonomous community with a positive balance, with 282 more listings. In the provincial capitals, Madrid lost 117,558 listings and Barcelona 94,130; Jaén, by contrast, recorded the largest absolute increase, with 488 more.
Some reports attribute part of the contraction to regulatory changes, particularly the 2023 Housing Law and rent caps in areas designated as stressed. They also report the view of industry representatives that some landlords have moved homes into arrangements such as seasonal or room rentals, or put them up for sale.
These explanations are assessments of possible causes, not causation demonstrated by the listing figures. The cited data compare the volume published in two years, but do not by themselves establish why each home stopped being advertised, or show whether it left the residential market, changed rental arrangement or was withdrawn for another reason. Nor do they necessarily describe actual availability in each territory throughout the period.
The decline in listings is a relevant signal for companies operating in the residential market, but it should be read alongside local information and with the scope of each indicator in mind: Idealista’s figures refer to long-term rental listings published on its platform and to the 2018–2025 period.
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