The total number of home sales in Spain during 2011 fel by 17.7% to a total of 361,831. The fall represents a reversal of the upward trend noted in 2010 when sales rose 6.3% with respect to 2009. The annual figures mask a deteriorating tendency towards the end of the year when sales plunged to -25.3% with respect to the previous year.

Full story from Consumer Eroski in Spanish:

La compraventa de viviendas cayó un 17,7% en 2011

Full story in English (Google Translator): Housing Sales Fall 17.7% in 2011