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Homes Soar as Savings Shelters for the Spanish… Transactions Increase

The economic crisis is stimulating transactions in the housing market against all predictions.   The fall of prices is stimulating the thrifty to buy low-cost homes as an investment, not only foreigners but nationals also, of course.   The economic crisis is stimulating transactions from domestics and also overseas property investors in the housing market against all predictions. The increase in sales in April, registered by the National Statistics...

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Average Home Prices fell 10% in April 2013

Homes that were appraised in April have lost value by, on average, 10%, in comparison with April last year, a fall very similar to that of last month (10.7%)....

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New Spanish property laws (+taxation) strangle the market a bit more

Spanish policy makers are really working hard in order to make a much more difficult framework for the already declining property market. 2013 is probably the year in which...

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Home sales have hit their lowest levels historically

54,512.  The number speaks for itself. It reflects the scarce number of home sales closed during the first trimester of 2013, according to the Ministry of Public Works’ Statistics...

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Prices, locations, Q&A about Madrid city property market

There is no universal answer to the question as to whether it’s better to buy now or wait because you’ll just end up joining in with a game with...

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Dealing with distressed sellers (II) … and a note about Bargain Killers

Just a few weeks ago a Spanish distressed seller contacted us in order to sell a good 3 bedroom property, an apartment, in Valencia city: newly renovated, with lovely...

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The Energy Certificate could cost an average €260 per apartment… ?

  The Energy Performance Certificate will be compulsory for Spanish houses starting from the 1st of June 2013. This is a must for home owners and landlords willing to...

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Is Spain a corrupted country? What is wrong?

  Behind the sunny image of the country of Spain with its lovely beaches, amazing gastronomy and wines, enviable lifestyle, cheap properties and good property investment opportunities, there is...

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Rental Yields closed 2012 at their highest level in eight years

  Buy to Let in Spain is gaining more interest for investors.  According to figures from the Bank of Spain (BDE), profits from home rentals reached 4.3% at the...

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