Making the leap from renting to buying is one of the most important (and terrifying) decisions you will ever make. However, 2026 brings good news for first-time buyers in Galicia. Between new public subsidies and certain neighbourhoods that still maintain competitive prices, becoming a landlord in Ourense is more viable than you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Otoch House<\/strong> We want to make the numbers work for you. That's why we've compiled the essentials you need to know before you start looking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year, the Xunta de Galicia has reinforced its commitment to access to housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If your budget is tight, you don't have to give up living in the city. Ourense has \u201chidden gems\u201d where the square metre is still very affordable, at around 1.000 - 1.200 \u20ac\/m\u00b2<\/strong> (compared to more than \u20ac2,000\/m\u00b2 in the centre).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The rental market in Ourense is tense and prices are rising. Buying in one of these neighbourhoods not only gives you stability, but, in many cases, the your mortgage payment will be less than what you would pay in rent.<\/strong> for a similar flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shall we crunch the numbers?<\/strong> Dar el salto del alquiler a la compra es una de las decisiones m\u00e1s importantes (y aterradoras) que tomar\u00e1s. Sin embargo, 2026 trae buenas noticias para los compradores primerizos en Galicia. Entre las nuevas ayudas p\u00fablicas y ciertos barrios que a\u00fan mantienen precios competitivos, convertirse en propietario en Ourense es m\u00e1s viable de lo que […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[132,131,130],"class_list":["post-17870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guia-para-compradores","tag-ayudas-xunta-2026","tag-pisos-baratos-ourense","tag-primera-vivenda"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaotoch.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaotoch.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaotoch.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaotoch.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaotoch.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/casaotoch.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17871,"href":"https:\/\/casaotoch.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17870\/revisions\/17871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaotoch.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaotoch.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaotoch.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Active aid in 2026: The push you need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The smartest neighbourhoods for your pocket<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Why buy now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Come and see us at Casa Otoch. We will analyse your situation, we will see what help you are eligible for and we will show you flats that fit your real budget, with no small print.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"