{"id":22739,"date":"2026-07-03T11:48:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/?post_type=guide&p=22739"},"modified":"2026-07-03T15:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:31:41","slug":"beat-the-crowd","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/guides\/beat-the-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"51.8% of Buyers in Alicante Are Foreign. That’s Not a Recommendation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Foreign buyers now account for over half of transactions in Alicante and over 40% in M\u00e1laga, and when an international market share climbs that high, prices move ahead of fundamentals. This guide reads that saturation signal honestly, looking at what those percentages mean for value, lifestyle and long-term ownership, and shows why the next-wave buyer is already moving toward Murcia, where quality of life leads and the numbers still reward patience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22842,"template":"","class_list":["post-22739","guide","type-guide","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n51.8% of Buyers in Alicante Are Foreign. That's Not a Recommendation - The Art Of Living In Spain. Altaona Resort in Murcia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/guides\/beat-the-crowd\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"nl_NL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"51.8% of Buyers in Alicante Are Foreign. That's Not a Recommendation - The Art Of Living In Spain. Altaona Resort in Murcia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Foreign buyers now account for over half of transactions in Alicante and over 40% in M\u00e1laga, and when an international...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/guides\/beat-the-crowd\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Art Of Living In Spain. Altaona Resort in Murcia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-03T13:31:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/taolis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Firefly_Gemini-Flash_A-warm-editorial-architectural-photograph-of-a-brand-new-uncrowded-luxury-villa-com-429935.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1376\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Geschatte leestijd\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minuut\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/guides\\\/beat-the-crowd\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/guides\\\/beat-the-crowd\\\/\",\"name\":\"51.8% of Buyers in Alicante Are Foreign. That's Not a Recommendation - The Art Of Living In Spain. Altaona Resort in Murcia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/guides\\\/beat-the-crowd\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/guides\\\/beat-the-crowd\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Firefly_Gemini-Flash_A-warm-editorial-architectural-photograph-of-a-brand-new-uncrowded-luxury-villa-com-429935.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-03T09:48:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-03T13:31:41+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/guides\\\/beat-the-crowd\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"nl-NL\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/guides\\\/beat-the-crowd\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"nl-NL\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/guides\\\/beat-the-crowd\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Firefly_Gemini-Flash_A-warm-editorial-architectural-photograph-of-a-brand-new-uncrowded-luxury-villa-com-429935.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Firefly_Gemini-Flash_A-warm-editorial-architectural-photograph-of-a-brand-new-uncrowded-luxury-villa-com-429935.webp\",\"width\":1376,\"height\":768},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/guides\\\/beat-the-crowd\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Guides\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/guides\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"51.8% of Buyers in Alicante Are Foreign. That’s Not a Recommendation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Art Of Living In Spain. Altaona Resort in Murcia\",\"description\":\" Altaona Sports & Wellness Resort. Nieuwbouw villa\u2019s in Murcia, Spanje.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"nl-NL\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/#promoter\"}},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/#promoter\",\"name\":\"The Art of Living in Spain (Taolis)\",\"alternateName\":\"Taolis\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/\",\"description\":\"Real estate promoter and developer of new build villas and residential properties at Altaona Sports & Wellness Resort, Murcia, Spain. Founded in 2001.\",\"foundingDate\":\"2001\",\"telephone\":\"+34 868 99 43 00\",\"contactPoint\":{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"sales\",\"telephone\":\"+34 868 99 43 00\",\"email\":\"info@taolis.com\",\"availableLanguage\":[\"en\",\"es\",\"fr\",\"de\",\"nl\"]},\"hasMap\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.google.com\\\/maps\\\/place\\\/?q=place_id:ChIJCWBzqwt7Yw0RkAvGjB3d_RM\",\"address\":{\"@type\":\"PostalAddress\",\"streetAddress\":\"Avenida del Mundo, Local 1D, Altaona Sports & Wellness Resort\",\"addressLocality\":\"Banos y Mendigo, Murcia\",\"addressRegion\":\"Region of Murcia\",\"postalCode\":\"30155\",\"addressCountry\":\"ES\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.google.com\\\/maps\\\/place\\\/?q=place_id:ChIJCWBzqwt7Yw0RkAvGjB3d_RM\",\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/nl\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/theartoflivinginspain\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/theartoflivinginspain\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/the-art-of-living-in-spain1\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@theartoflivinginspain\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/taolisart\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tiktok.com\\\/@theartoflivinginspain?lang=es\",\"https:\\\/\\\/open.spotify.com\\\/user\\\/31uj5rsmc4pbe6wnmgkxmnatjrha\"],\"award\":[\"European Property Awards 2024 - Best Sustainable Residential Development in Spain (Oasis Altaona)\",\"European Property Awards 2025 - Best Leisure Development in Spain\",\"European Property Awards 2025 - Best Marketing Development Strategy in Spain\",\"European Property Awards 2025 - Best Real Estate Website in Spain (taolis.com)\",\"Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2024 - Best Sustainable Luxury Villas Development\"],\"subOrganization\":[{\"@type\":\"Place\",\"name\":\"Oasis Altaona\",\"description\":\"Sustainable luxury residential development within Altaona Sports & Wellness Resort.\",\"hasMap\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.google.com\\\/maps\\\/place\\\/?q=place_id:ChIJedXCIcF7Yw0RgX1si_VA_E4\"},{\"@type\":\"Place\",\"name\":\"Las Vistas Altaona\",\"description\":\"Residential development within Altaona Sports & Wellness Resort, Calle Aruba.\",\"hasMap\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.google.com\\\/maps\\\/place\\\/?q=place_id:ChIJq-_3Fz57Yw0RHqBvmXORP0Q\"}],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/taolis.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/logo.svg\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"51.8% of Buyers in Alicante Are Foreign. That's Not a Recommendation - The Art Of Living In Spain. Altaona Resort in Murcia","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/guides\/beat-the-crowd\/","og_locale":"nl_NL","og_type":"article","og_title":"51.8% of Buyers in Alicante Are Foreign. That's Not a Recommendation - The Art Of Living In Spain. Altaona Resort in Murcia","og_description":"Foreign buyers now account for over half of transactions in Alicante and over 40% in M\u00e1laga, and when an international...","og_url":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/guides\/beat-the-crowd\/","og_site_name":"The Art Of Living In Spain. Altaona Resort in Murcia","article_modified_time":"2026-07-03T13:31:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1376,"height":768,"url":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Firefly_Gemini-Flash_A-warm-editorial-architectural-photograph-of-a-brand-new-uncrowded-luxury-villa-com-429935.webp","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Geschatte leestijd":"1 minuut"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/guides\/beat-the-crowd\/","url":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/guides\/beat-the-crowd\/","name":"51.8% of Buyers in Alicante Are Foreign. That's Not a Recommendation - The Art Of Living In Spain. Altaona Resort in Murcia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/guides\/beat-the-crowd\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/guides\/beat-the-crowd\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Firefly_Gemini-Flash_A-warm-editorial-architectural-photograph-of-a-brand-new-uncrowded-luxury-villa-com-429935.webp","datePublished":"2026-07-03T09:48:36+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-03T13:31:41+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/guides\/beat-the-crowd\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"nl-NL","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/guides\/beat-the-crowd\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"nl-NL","@id":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/guides\/beat-the-crowd\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Firefly_Gemini-Flash_A-warm-editorial-architectural-photograph-of-a-brand-new-uncrowded-luxury-villa-com-429935.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Firefly_Gemini-Flash_A-warm-editorial-architectural-photograph-of-a-brand-new-uncrowded-luxury-villa-com-429935.webp","width":1376,"height":768},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/guides\/beat-the-crowd\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Guides","item":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/guides\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"51.8% of Buyers in Alicante Are Foreign. That’s Not a Recommendation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/#website","url":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/","name":"The Art Of Living In Spain. Altaona Resort in Murcia","description":" Altaona Sports & Wellness Resort. Nieuwbouw villa\u2019s in Murcia, Spanje.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"nl-NL","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/#promoter"}},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/#promoter","name":"The Art of Living in Spain (Taolis)","alternateName":"Taolis","url":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/","description":"Real estate promoter and developer of new build villas and residential properties at Altaona Sports & Wellness Resort, Murcia, Spain. Founded in 2001.","foundingDate":"2001","telephone":"+34 868 99 43 00","contactPoint":{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"sales","telephone":"+34 868 99 43 00","email":"info@taolis.com","availableLanguage":["en","es","fr","de","nl"]},"hasMap":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/?q=place_id:ChIJCWBzqwt7Yw0RkAvGjB3d_RM","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"Avenida del Mundo, Local 1D, Altaona Sports & Wellness Resort","addressLocality":"Banos y Mendigo, Murcia","addressRegion":"Region of Murcia","postalCode":"30155","addressCountry":"ES"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/?q=place_id:ChIJCWBzqwt7Yw0RkAvGjB3d_RM","https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theartoflivinginspain\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theartoflivinginspain\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/the-art-of-living-in-spain1\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@theartoflivinginspain","https:\/\/x.com\/taolisart","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@theartoflivinginspain?lang=es","https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/31uj5rsmc4pbe6wnmgkxmnatjrha"],"award":["European Property Awards 2024 - Best Sustainable Residential Development in Spain (Oasis Altaona)","European Property Awards 2025 - Best Leisure Development in Spain","European Property Awards 2025 - Best Marketing Development Strategy in Spain","European Property Awards 2025 - Best Real Estate Website in Spain (taolis.com)","Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2024 - Best Sustainable Luxury Villas Development"],"subOrganization":[{"@type":"Place","name":"Oasis Altaona","description":"Sustainable luxury residential development within Altaona Sports & Wellness Resort.","hasMap":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/?q=place_id:ChIJedXCIcF7Yw0RgX1si_VA_E4"},{"@type":"Place","name":"Las Vistas Altaona","description":"Residential development within Altaona Sports & Wellness Resort, Calle Aruba.","hasMap":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/?q=place_id:ChIJq-_3Fz57Yw0RHqBvmXORP0Q"}],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/logo.svg"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide\/22739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guide"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/taolis.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}