Houses for Sale in Spain

The Increasing Segmentation in the Spanish Property Market

Some time ago I wrote about why perceptions of the Spanish property market as being in trouble uniformally were totally wrong. I contested that this viewpoint failed to take into account the issues around location and demand.

I continue to hold this view and now it is being demonstrated more prevalent among other commentators on the Spanish property market.

On Unrealistic Expectations

Just a quick post this evening. In my last post on this blog I talked about how you shouldn’t be paying black money because of the tax implications, never mind the legal implications. However today I went to see a property and was tol by the owner that they wanted 60000 Euros in B not declared on the deeds of any sale. My actual response was, after stopping laughing, to say “Dream on!”

Estate Agents in Spain. A Dying Breed?

For many years the way to make a quick buck in Spain was to become and estate agent. So many people started in the estate agency business using a mobile phone, a diary and little else that at one stage there was 1 agent for every 200 people in Madrid for example. Remember that is 200 people not buyers. It includes babies, people in nursing homes, extended families etc… This was never sustainable of course when the crash came.

My particular experience of this is that around 13 or 14 of my ex clients became estate agents after purchasing through my company. Only one remains!

Tip Nº34 of Our 100 Tips For Moving to Spain: The Role of the Notary

A Third of the way Through Our 100 Tips for Moving To Spain.

We have now uploaded 33 of our 100 tips for moving to Spain and today we get to number 34. The Notary is the essential part of any Spanish property transaction. Essentially they do the following:

So This Is What I Took Clients To See Today

I was out today showing clients around a selection of houses that will suit anyone wanting to set up either a rental business or a place for putting on conferences, retreats or anything of that sort. Have a look at the photos and then get yourself over to http://www.valencia-property.com and have a longer peruse around.

Our New Video Channel: Valencia Property TV

For a few years now I have held the domain www.valencia-property.tv. I thought it was about time to do something with it. Therefore I have placed many of our You Tube videos on there so that you can browse through some of the videos we have on offer. The site can be searched by category and includes videos on Culture in Spain, Attics for sale in Spain, Spanish Villas, Lifestyle in Spain, the all important working in Spain and much more.

And Sometimes I Despair Of Spanish Banks Too

As a follow up to my story on here a few days ago about why I sometimes despair of sellers of Spanish property I thought today it was time to tell the story of the Spanish banks too..

Now Spanish banks had a very easy time in the decade leading up to the property crash and because of this they maybe got a bit too confident in their own power.

Paramount Rides To The Rescue

Paramount Studios have agreed in principle to build Europe’s largest theme park in Murcia and it should be ready in two years from when they start. See the story here. (Update Sept 14th 2010. Now Confirmed Planning in Place)