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From the architect - dosarquitectes -. 
A house situated in the heart of the Costa Brava (Tossa de Mar, Girona) with incredible views to a coast bay. The challenge was to fit a big program in a volume with some formal contrast with the nature of the place. So we propose some cubes placed as if they were randomly thrown, like if they were fallen from the sky, but finally they really derive from the fan-shape of the plot.

1. Llorell House in Girona - Llorell House in Girona, by Dosarquitectes
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After seven years of stagnation the property market in Spain is experiencing an uptick in sales and prices have reached bottom.

With the Spanish economy improving, unemployment falling, tax revenue growing and a more stable banking system, lending figures are on the rise.

Puerto Banús Marbella 300x225 - Property market in Spain is experiencing an uptick in salesThe typical mortgage lending rate dropped from 4.21% to 3.29% over the course of 2014 and this has fed through to buyer confidence. Andalucía and the Canary Islands have seen some of the strongest surges in mortgage lending, up 25% and 26% respectively month on month, compared to the national average of 14.2%.

This renewed confidence and interest in Spanish real estate is most evident in Madrid and Barcelona where capital flows into both cities’ commercial markets topped €2.7 billion in 2014.

The return of large US investment funds has been notable but not just in Spain’s main cities. Marbella, a popular area with overseas buyers is building on a property market recovery that began in 2013 despite Spanish buyers failing to return in any significant number in 2014 and the Ukraine crisis impacting on the number of Russian buyers.
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Manilva (Málaga), 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, useful area 200m2, terrace 100m2, Swimming-pool, Seaside Resort, Second Hand, Luxury property, Residential Zone

This dream home is situated in the Costa del Sol town of Manilva, just 35 minutes far away from Marbella, in a residential area next to the beach, with unbeatable views to the Mediterranean sea. South-facing and, therefore, light-filled, features a modern style decoration, minimalist and very elegant. A real paradise, perfect for golf lovers, a few minutes from Sotogrande and the prestigious golf course 'Valderrama'.

It is up in the market for 450,000 €.

1. Villa for sale in Manilva Málaga - Detached villa for sale in Manilva, Málaga, charms with its stunning views
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From the architect Ramón Esteve. Located in a setting of great beauty and valuable landscape, in front of the Mediterranean Sea, between El Portixol and Cala Blanca (Alicante), the Sardinera House lays on the top of a hillside, lined by a headland entering the sea on a bay of turquoise waters.

1. Casa Sardinera1 - Architecture in Spain: Sardinera House, in Alicante
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Spain has the most competitive tourism industry in the world, a global study by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has found.

catalonia beach 300x187 - Spain has the most competitive tourism industry in the worldFor the first time the country has come out on top of a list of 141 nations analyzed in The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, issued every two years by the same organization behind the Davos Forum.

The report takes into account 90 individual indicators measuring elements such as a destination’s natural and cultural resources, its health and hygiene conditions, its travel infrastructure, its security levels, its price competitiveness and its adaptation to new technologies.

After Spain, the best-performing nations are France, Germany, United States, Britain, Switzerland, Australia, Italy, Japan and Canada.
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Sant Antoni de Portmany (Ibiza, Balearic Islands), 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Lot 1,160m2, Terrace 30m2, 2nd Row from the Sea

This house keeps the essence of the traditional Ibiza style: white walls, curved forms, stone and wood, elegance and comfort.

1. House in Sant Antoni de Portmany - Mediterranean Style House for Sale in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza
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Spanish studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos designed Balint House for a site beside a golf course in the municipality of Bétera (Valencia).

1. Balint House - Balint House by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos in Bétera (Valencia)
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The Spanish residential property market is showing further signs of recovery with the latest national figures showing that completed sales in February were higher than 2014 Spanish HOme 300x225 - More signs of recovery in Spanish property marketand 2012.

But the data from the National Institute of Statistics also shows that sales were lower than 2013. However this was when tax breaks for buyers inflated registered sales.

Year on year, the market has increased 14% as a whole, but by 53% in the resale market, a substantial increase by any standards. But sales of new builds are not doing well, down 30% compared to the same month last year.

There is also considerable regional variation. For example, the growth in homes sales in coastal areas that attract foreign buyers has been generally above the national average, as foreign demand is boosting sales in most of those areas.
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La Moraleja, Alcobendas (Madrid), 7 bedroom, 7 bathroom, Lot 2,600m2, Built area 1,700m2, Swimming-pool, Luxury property, In Urban Area

With this beautiful villa there is no need for words, just take a look at the pictures.

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This white residence - La Moraleja - by Otto Medem Arquitectura is located in Alcobendas, Madrid. The building concept revolved around its particular site, where the ground is home to many century-old oak trees and, like the foliage, which encircle the house, the internal space revolves around a central, open air courtyard, where a single oak tree stands against the contemporary structure.

1. Casa Patio - House La Moraleja by Architect Otto Medem, in Madrid
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