Verithic and property portals: what each one is for
Portals show you homes. Verithic helps you choose the town to look in. They work together: first you decide the place, then you look for the home.
The essentials
- Property portals (Idealista, Fotocasa, Habitaclia…) are listings sites: they show homes for sale and to rent.
- Verithic compares towns (124 around Barcelona) so you can decide which one to look in.
- They work best in this order: choose the town with Verithic first, then look for the home on whichever portal you like.
Pick a town and we'll send you its report.
The property tax on an average home, the real price per m², minutes to Barcelona and how it compares with its neighbours.
Nobody buys just a home. They buy a home in a place. And the place, unlike the kitchen, can't be renovated.
So it pays to separate two decisions: which town to live in, and which home to choose there. Property portals are for the second. Verithic is for the first.
- What it compares
- HomesTowns
- Helps you
- Find the homeDecide where to look
- Price per m²
- What listings askWhat buyers actually paid
- What else it tells you
- Photos, floor plans, featuresProperty tax, trains, schools, neighbours, climate, hazards
- Cost to you
- FreeFree
Choose the place first. Then the home.
Does Verithic compete with property portals?
No. Portals publish listings. Verithic has no listings: it compares towns. Most people use Verithic to narrow it down to two or three towns, then look for a home there.
Why doesn't the price per m² match?
Because they measure different things. Portals start from what listings ask. Verithic uses what was paid: registered sale prices published by the Generalitat from Land Registry data.
Does Verithic sell or list homes?
No. There are no property listings and no sales commissions.
So how does it make money?
Through local professionals (agencies, relocation firms, lawyers) who want to be where people decide where to live. You pay nothing.
Where does the data come from?
From public registers: registered sales, the Cadastre, each council's tax bylaws, Idescat, transport operators' timetables and Civil Protection. They are re-read automatically and every figure carries its date. Verithic is listed in the datos.gob.es applications catalogue.
Why do portals show up more on Google?
Because they have been publishing listings nationwide for many years. Verithic is new and does a different job: it helps you choose the town before you look for a home.
When should I use each one?
At the start, Verithic: weigh what matters to you and narrow it to two or three towns. Then whichever portal you like to see homes there. And before you decide, come back: put the finalists side by side, with property tax and moving costs.
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