Moving to Mallorca from the USA is more achievable in 2026 than most Americans think, but the rules have changed. Spain closed its Golden Visa in 2025, so the "buy property and get residency" shortcut no longer exists. The good news: the two routes that Americans actually use most, the Non-Lucrative Visa and the Digital Nomad Visa, are alive, well defined, and well suited to retirees, remote workers and...
If you are a US buyer weighing Spain in 2026, the first real decision is not a house — it is a place. Mallorca, Ibiza and the Costa del Sol are three very different bets on lifestyle, rental economics and long-term value, and the brochures rarely tell you where they diverge. We are a boutique agency working the southeast of Mallorca since 2010, so we have skin in this game — but the honest way to make...
Short answer: for the right buyer, yes — but not for the reasons most headlines suggest. If you are a US buyer weighing whether Mallorca is a good property investment in 2026, you deserve a straight, evidence-based answer rather than a sales pitch. We are a boutique agency working the southeast of the island since 2010, and we sell here because we live here — so we have every reason to be honest about...
If you are an American picturing a home in Mallorca, chances are the images in your head come from the southwest. Port d'Andratx, superyachts, cliffside modern villas, the see-and-be-seen restaurant scene. It is beautiful, expensive and crowded. But it is not the whole island, and for a growing number of US buyers it is not the right fit. We are a boutique agency that has lived and worked in the southeast...
The purchase price is only the beginning. Once the keys are yours, a Mallorca home settles into a rhythm of smaller, recurring costs: taxes, fees, utilities and the upkeep a second home in the sun quietly demands. None is dramatic alone, but together they define what it really costs to own here year after year. We are a boutique agency working the southeast — Ses Salines, Santanyí,...
So you have found the price of a villa in southeast Mallorca and you want to know the real, all-in number. Fair question, and one we answer every week for American buyers. The sticker price is only part of the story: on top of it you will pay taxes, a notary, the land registry, your lawyer, and a few smaller items. Together these are what Spain calls "gastos de compraventa," and for a resale home in the...
Key Takeaway for US Buyers: The ultimate exit strategy for a US seller in Mallorca requires executing forensic legal audits years before listing, pricing the asset for the ultra-luxury cash market, managing the 3% non-resident retention at the Notary, and utilizing elite FX brokers to repatriate massive USD wealth. Preparing the legal paperwork years in advance For the affluent United States investor,...
Key Takeaway for US Buyers: The Ley de Arrendamientos Rústicos governs the leasing of agricultural land in Spain. US owners of massive Mallorca country houses use this law to lease their olive groves to local farmers, ensuring the land is expertly maintained while legally protecting the estate from severe agricultural abandonment fines. The burden of massive agricultural maintenance For affluent United...
Key Takeaway for US Buyers: The Impuesto de Donaciones is the Spanish tax levied on living wealth transfers. For US expats, gifting cash or a Mallorca property to children triggers this aggressive Spanish tax, entirely ignoring the massive American lifetime gift tax exemptions and causing severe cross-border tax complications. The severe taxation of living wealth transfers For ultra-high-net-worth United...
Key Takeaway for US Buyers: While a US architect can provide conceptual design consulting, they are legally forbidden from officially designing or signing off on a Spanish construction project. US buyers must hire a fully licensed Spanish architect (Arquitecto) to submit blueprints and assume the massive structural liability. The legal monopoly of the Spanish architect For highly visionary United States...
Compare listings
Compare