Objective: Do not pay more than 300,000 euros for a home and no more than 1,000 for a rental. Solution: Put kilometers in between. This is what thousands of people trapped in one of the great capitals, such as Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia or Malaga, centers where labor opportunities are concentrated. Prices have dynamited the real estate market in large cities. It only remains to make the suitcase and move to other places well communicated by public transport, especially rail, where prices are considerably lower. The real estate exodus charges intensity, while sharpening the crisis of access to housing. «The price increase has pushed many families to look for housing in areas far from the center with the aim of saving in their monthly income or buying a more affordable home,» says María Matos, director of studies and spokesman for Fotocasa. This portal has analyzed the effect of mobility on the price of housing in the main cities. Juan Ramón Prieto, Director of Operations of the Real Estate Solvia coincides: «The periphery or even municipalities farthest from the big cities, but well connected by public transport, they are gaining prominence in all these large cities.» And he adds: «It is an option increasingly valued by those looking for affordable alternatives without getting too far from the center.» However, the price is an oil stain that extends, polluting surrounding territories. Second, third, fourth periphery … José María Alfaro, president of the National Federation of Real Estate Associations (FAI), puts an example: “The average price of a home in Aranjuez is 1,800 euros per square meter, while in Madrid it is 4,000 euros. It has a direct nearby train train with atocha in 45 minutes and prices have not yet reached the peak of 2008, although they are going very deeply”. In addition, Alfaro believes that this savings have a cost: “more kilometers a day, more transportation, more time lost in displacements and, ultimately, a lower quality of life.” But there are those who cannot choose and decide to move away even to other autonomous communities. Citizens who work in Madrid have interesting options thanks to the high -speed rail connection with the provinces of Segovia, Valladolid, Cuenca, Toledo or Ciudad Real. «In urban areas connected with trips between 30 and 60 minutes in Renfe Avant trains with Madrid there are price reductions between 60% and 75%,» according to the analysis performed by Fotocasa. While in Madrid capital an average housing of 80 square meters costs 440,000 euros, in Segovia low to 160,000, in Toledo, 140,000 and in Ciudad Real, to 110,000 euros. However, the Segovia-Guiomar station is not located in the center of the city, so the displacement time increases slightly. Regarding rentals, they are up to 50% lower in all these cities. «The improvements in mobility, especially thanks to rapid public transport and with competitive prices, generate new realities that can have a notable effect on the housing market,» says Matos. He considers that «the generalization of these dynamics could contribute to a bit housing prices in Madrid.» Other options are two classics: Seseña (Toledo) and Valdeluz (Yebes). Although the evolution of these two developments, the result of the real estate bubble, has been very different. «Seseña, with a population of around 30,000 inhabitants, has a more developed infrastructure, more services and a greater offer in terms of activities, which attracts both buyers and investors. Instead, Valdeluz, with a much smaller population, of about 4,000 inhabitants, lacks a traction, which slows its recovery, despite the fact that it is in it,” explains Prieto. Incidents in Rodalies trains in Catalonia do not help, but there are also alternatives here. 20 minutes by train, the price drops up to 334%, according to the analysis made by Fotocasa for business. This is the case of the Llagosta, where an apartment costs 163,000 euros on average. Here you can also find rentals of between 700 and 800 euros. «It is the cheapest station in the province less than 30 minutes by train in the center of Barcelona,» the report collects. Also less than 30 minutes is Montmeló, where the price of a floor is 167,000 euros, or Mollet del Vallès, where there is offer for 192,000 euros. In Solvia, the rise in the volume of housing sale in Sabadell, Granollers and Terrassa, where prices have risen between 6.6% and 7% stand out, but «they remain more affordable levels than those in Barcelona.» «This could further accelerate the movement out if the trend continues,» says Prieto. Further there are coastal municipalities to the south of Barcelona such as Vilanova I La Geltrú, or there are even those who make the jump to the Vendrell, in the Baix Penedès, in the province of Tarragona. «They have an interannual variation of important sale and are connected by highway without toll (AP7), toll by C32 or Cercanías,» says Carles Sala, spokesman for the COAPI of Barcelona.
11 minutes from Valencia
In the case of Valencia, 11 minutes from the city center (Valencia Nord Station), in Masanasa, the price drops 300% and there are floors for 132,000 euros. Also in Catarroja, for 115,000 euros. 30 minutes the reduction is 354%. This is the case of the municipality of Puçol, with an average price of 116,000 euros. In Sagunto there are less: 112,000 euros. Regarding the rent, it is enough to move away 30 minutes by train from Valencia Nord to find 61% lower income. Puçol, for 577 euros per month, «is the cheapest station in the province,» they affect Fotocasa. In Solvia they also name Torrent, Burjassot, Alzira and Gandía. This same agency places Antequera as the most economical option, with a price of 1,271 euros per square meter, in the province of Malaga. «In locations such as Fuengirola or Benalmádena, the costs are already higher than in the capital,» says Prieto. And 21 minutes from the center, at Montemar Alto station (Torremolinos), the sales are modest: 49% (a floor costs average 311,000 euros), according to the Fotocasa analysis. In the case of Seville, seven minutes by train from the center, at the Palacio de Congresos station, the price lowers 42% and buying a floor costs 210,000 euros. 17 minutes, at the two -sisters station, 132%is cut, up to 128,000 euros. In the provinces of Malaga and Seville, the rental price 30 minutes from the center of both capitals is up to 30% cheaper. In the case of the province of Bizkaia, just 14 minutes from the center of Bilbao the price drops more than 100%. This is the case of the Barakaldo station environment, which has an average price of 207,000 euros. 19 minutes from the center, in stations such as Portugalete, the price drops up to 38% and an apartment costs average 314,000 euros. And 20 minutes from the center, the price of housing drops another 100% in stations such as Santurtzi, which has an average price of 216,000 euros. As for rent, just 20 minutes by train, the rental price drops by 26%. This is the case of Santurtzi, with a price of 11.87 euros per month per meter square, according to Fotocasa.