INE
Spain's national statistics institute; publishes the twice-yearly web-scraped tourist-dwelling count used to track short-let supply.
INE's next twice-yearly count of Spanish tourist dwellings, due around November 2026, will be the first since Congress killed two housing decrees on 2 October; its May count showed supply rebounding 3.4% to 341,001 units.
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What will INE's next tourist-dwelling snapshot tell us about Spain's post-court-ruling short-let market?
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Nomads & Communities: Spain cuts short-lets, court voids toolBackground
INE, the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, is Spain's national statistics institute. It produces the country's official demographic, economic and social data, including the Consumer Price Index, the census, the Active Population Survey and the Continuous Municipal Register.
In housing policy INE matters most for its experimental count of tourist dwellings. Twice a year it scrapes the major short-let platforms to count live listings rather than licences held, which captures hosts delisting under pressure. The method has discontinuities: TripAdvisor's exit from the panel affected year-on-year comparison in the November 2025 cut, so part of that 12.4% fall reflects a panel change.
INE also publishes the monthly hotel occupancy survey, which lets analysts set short-let supply against hotel demand. Its June 2026 release showed 38.6 million hotel nights at 65.6% occupancy, with prices rising faster than volumes. With The National registration number voided and the 2026 housing decrees defeated, INE's series is the main national measure left for judging whether Spain's short-let curbs work.
INE's count records a rebound
INE's platform count is the yardstick both sides use in Spain's short-let fight. Its November 2025 reading showed supply down 12.4% in a year to 329,764 dwellings, with about 52,000 listings removed in the six months when The National registration number and neighbours' veto took effect together. The Supreme Court then voided that registration number.
The next reading pointed the other way: tourist flats rebounded 3.4% to 341,001 in May 2026. INE's hotel survey, published on 24 July, showed June hotel nights down 0.9% to 38.6 million while the average daily rate rose 5.8% to 137.1 euros. On 2 October Congress killed the decrees meant to tax tourist lets and close the seasonal-lease route, so INE's next count will measure a market with no new national rules.
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