Housing prices in Spain in the third quarter of 2013 decreased by only 5.35% compared to the same period of the previous year, while the number of transactions increased by 2%, reports Internet portal Kyero . Revival in the market is due, primarily, to the activity of foreign buyers. In the third quarter, the share of transactions with foreigners was 20%. Most often buy property in Spain English - 14.7% of the total volume of transactions on the French go - 11,4%, Russians - 9.3%, the Belgians - 7.2%, Germans - 6.9%, the Swedes - 5 , 8%, the Norwegians - 5.1% and Italians - 3.6%. During this period, 55.3% of the total number of transactions fell on the secondary market. The number of new home purchases, in turn, has increased by 4.35% compared with the previous quarter. The most popular regions for the purchase of property in the third quarter of 2013 began to Andalucia (15,782 transactions), Catalonia (12 411) Valencia (12205) and Madrid (9532). HomesOverseas.ru