Spain Real Estate News
From the architect. The MMMMMS house is placed at the outskirts of Camallera (Girona), in a recent development area facing the village. Due to the location, the house is openly visible from the village.
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The timid recovery of the Spanish real estate market has started to become noticeable in property prices.
Free-market house prices experienced their first quarterly increase in late 2014, according to figures released by the Public Works Ministry. There had not been an uptick in the market since early 2008.
Prices rose 0.5% in Spain as a whole thanks primarily to a surge in demand for existing homes, which now represent nearly two thirds of sales.
The value of existing homes grew 0.2% from the previous quarter, while the price of new homes retreated 0.1%.
The average price of free-market housing in the last quarter of 2014 was €1,463.10 a square meter.
...continue reading "Seven Spanish regions ended 2014 with higher prices than in 2013"
Alcaidesa, La Linea (Cádiz), 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, built area 133m2, useful area 93m2, Swimming-pool, Seaside Resort, Brand New, In Urban Area
Alcaidesa is an exclusive area with a real Mediterranean feel. The beautiful surrounding landscape makes this a truly unique setting. Well-kept open spaces, evenly distributed throughout the development, serve as links to the golf course, spacious gardens and nature paths.
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From the architect - OAM Arquitectos -: With just one bow movement, a violin virtuoso is able to produce a sixty seconds continuous sound. In this lapse of time, the musical note flows constantly without sound alterations. The notes will be tied together by means of the legato which indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly and connected with no interruptions at all.
...continue reading "House in a bottle, by OAM Arquitectos, in Málaga"
The weakened Russian ruble has led to a decrease in the number of Russian buyers of Spanish property.
Falling oil prices, the decline in the currency and international sanctions against Russia over the crisis in the Ukraine, have led to Russian buyers turning their backs on Spain.
Ramón Riera, president of FIABCI - a group of 120 property specialists - told to Business Insider that Russians are not buying right now and that they are even getting rid of their Spanish properties.
In 2014, the ruble lost 40 per cent of its value against the euro and the Russian government forecasts that its economy will shrink by 3 per cent ...continue reading "Russians turning away from Spanish property"
An Estepona-based lawyer, Óscar Calvo, has succeeded in obtaining a legal resolution which improves the situation for off-plan property buyers.
Those who bought homes off-plan customarily signed a deal with developers and the bank which guaranteed the refund of any monies paid upfront if the property was not handed over as promised. However this guarantee was invalidated once the primary occupation licence was issued.
Now the situation has changed with the judicial resolution obtained by Calvo which eliminates this invalidation process because it is unlawful. Buyers who signed up to this bank guarantee after 1999 can request a refund.
According to Calvo, he was able to push for the court resolution because the law has been badly interpreted.
...continue reading "Legal resolution changes the situation for off-plan property buyers"
Spanish architects Nook have renovated a small apartment in Barcelona's gothic quarter, leaving decorative floor tiles in place to reveal the original layout of the flat.
...continue reading "Apartment Refurbishment in Barcelona by Nook Architects"
Valencia and Madrid have been named as potential property investment hotspots for 2015 as the country’s property market continues its recovery.
Madrid is currently undergoing a revival following a rocky ride during the last seven years and Valencia’s position as a key tourist destination mark them out.
In Madrid official figures show that sales were up 17% in 2014 over 2013 and the city and surrounding region have seen their first property price rises since 2007.
It adds that as well as being popular with overseas visitors Valencia is a business and investment hub. Latest figures suggest that the number of property sales in Valencia has increased by as much as 30% compared to 2013 figures.
...continue reading "Madrid and Valencia: potential property hotspots for 2015"
A red brick wall spans the gap between two crumbling facades on a street in the centre of Granollers (Barcelona), hiding a home - House 1014, by H Arquitectes - with two courtyards and a central garden.
...continue reading "House 1014 by H Architectes, in Granollers, Barcelona"
While Madrid is the most expensive region to rent a home, at a monthly cost of €10.20 per square metre, followed by the Basque Country (€10 per square metre), Catalonia (€9.20) and then the Balearic Islands (€8.10), Barcelona is by far the most expensive city. There, tenants must shell out an average of €12.50 per square metre 
every month, meaning a small, one-bedroom flat of 50 square metres will cost €625 a month.
And after rising 11 per cent last year, Barcelona rents look to be booming.
Murcia saw the biggest drop of 4.4 per cent, and is one of the cheapest regions in which to rent, at an average of €4.70 per square metre per month.
Extremadura (€4.20) and Castilla-La Mancha (€4.40) are the only cheaper regions in Spain for tenants.
...continue reading "Barcelona is the most expensive city to rent a home"