Spanish home sales increased last year for the first time since 2010, adding to signs that the property market is recovering from the worst recession in the country’s democratic history. Transactions rose 2.2 percent from a year earlier to 319,389 units, according to data compiled by the National Statistics Institute. That’s still far below the […]
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Spain Home Sales Advanced Last Year First Time Since 2010
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No traffic worries with Mallorca’s new app
PALMA COUNCIL has created MobiPalma, a free app that provides users with information on roads, parking, and public transport in real time. Head of the Mobility Department, Gabriel Vallejo, presented the new APP and commented: “It will make it easier, both for residents and tourists, to access mobility services in Palma.” The app can be […]
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Time to buy a home abroad?
Data compiled for Telegraph Money shows a surge in interest among British buyers looking to buy abroad, driven by the pound’s new strength against the euro. The euro has weakened against sterling because of fears over quantitative easing, designed to rescue languishing European economies, and a possible standoff between Europe and Greece. All this has […]
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Building a better future – Real estate construction to boost Spanish economy during 2015
The cranes are on the move once again in Spain, as the construction sector finally picks up its tools following a seven year pause. October 2014 saw the sector register a 13.9% increase in activity compared with a year earlier, according to Eurostat, while financial advisors Arcano have pegged real estate and construction as two […]
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Burn off those Christmas calories at your dream home in Spain
Even those with the strongest willpower in the world tend to relax and indulge in a few extra calories over the festive season, as mince pies, boxes of chocolates and general feasting ruin all but the strictest of diets. Then comes January, with its usual dose of good intentions and resolutions to get fit. Getting […]
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Scanning the horizon – what does Spain hold in store for 2015?
Tourism in Spain contributed 11.7% to the economy in 2013, according to the latest data from Market Research Reports, with total tourism output reaching €191.5 billion. And as 2014 draws to a close it looks certain that those figures will be pushed even higher thanks to a record-breaking year. “It’s been a fantastic year for […]
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Buying a home in Spain is as easy as TWE with Taylor Wimpey España!
It has been heartening to see Spanish home prices moving in the right direction this past quarter, with the Spanish Property Registrars latest index reporting an increase of 1.15% for Q3 2014 when compared with a year earlier. With the market at turning point, many people will be looking seriously at Spain with a view […]
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Searching for the ultimate Christmas gift? Why not a second home in Spain!
When you’re a kid, Christmas is packed with the promise of sleigh bells in the snow, feasting on chocolate and the wonderment of seeing that Santa has delivered the presents when you wake up on Christmas morning. As a teenager, it’s a time for no school and for asking your parents for over-priced goods that […]
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Retire to Spain and enjoy a longer life plus a 5% cash discount
The Foreign Office estimates that some 800,000 Brits live in Spain for all or part of each year. The number of those residing permanently is uncertain but best estimates put the figure as being somewhere between 250,000 and 400,000 people. Spain’s attractions as a retirement destination are clear for all to see, as Marc Pritchard, Sales […]
