Home sales in Spain grew 2.1% year-on-year to about 38,000 in January, the National Statistics Institute said on Thursday.
On a monthly basis, home sales surged 19%.
The total number of property transfers decreased 5.7% from the previous year to 157,000. Property transfers were up 14.4% compared to December.
The total number of property transfers per 100,000 inhabitants were the highest in La Rioja, Castilla-La Mancha and Cantabria, the statistical office said.
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