prices
October 6th, 2009
The market was certainly bouyant in 2004, proving to be a goldmine for investors and home buyers. I persoanlly arrived in Spain in September 2003, when a 3 bedroom front line apartment could be bought for less than 100,000 euros ... with prices rising so fast we didn't jump in and ...
Continue reading Spanish house price rises highest in Europe
October 20th, 2009
Further unpublished information from our archives, there have been great changes in the popularity of locations in Spain and here we see that Almeria was considered relatively unknown ... at least compared to the more typical destination of Malaga. At the time prices were around 30% less than those of ...
Continue reading Almeria Villas
October 22nd, 2009
Renting in Spain hasn't changed much over the past few years, the advice held in this article from 2004 is mostly just the same in 2009, with some positive differences when taking into consideration the current market. Apartments are the predominant property in Spain, with few detached homes especially in towns ...
Continue reading Long term apartment rental in Spain
October 23rd, 2009
Northern Spain is often ignored by visitors to Spain who generally have flocked to the typical tourist destinations of the Costa del Sol or Costa Blanca. In this article from 2005, Kyero highlighted many of the benefits of the area that still hold true today. While sun, sea and sangria are ...
Continue reading Asturias Property Sale
October 26th, 2009
Spain's second largest city is home to over 1.5 million residents and, as mentioned in this article from early 2006, is a modern, cosmopolitan city. Like many European cities, Barcelona is a stunning place to live or visit and has both the advantages of sunshine and beaches as well as ...
Continue reading Renting and buying property in Barcelona
October 27th, 2009
In another article back in 2004, Kyero's spotlight was on Benidorm. And, like my own personal preconceptions, it highlights one of the most common thoughts whenever Benidorm is mentioned ... package holiday hell. This reputation stems from the area being one of the main package holiday destinations in the 60's ...
Continue reading Benidorm, a long way from 1962!
October 30th, 2009
One of the very first places I visited when arriving in Spain 6 years ago was Competa. It had all the classic features of a Spanish 'pueblo' (village), with it's numerous whitewashed townhouses, narrow streets and a very warm and friendly welcome from the locals. This traditional white Spanish 'pueblo' is ...
Continue reading A visit to Competa …
November 4th, 2009
The Costa Blanca has been a destination for holiday makers and buyers of second homes since the late 1950's, in fact it's name was fabricated by the tourism industry to promote the industries, then new, package holidays to Spain. This included the, at the time, relatively unknown towns of Benidorm ...
Continue reading Costa Blanca … 50 years of tourism
November 5th, 2009
Although I've been in Spain for quite a few years now, being based on the southern coast has meant that my full appreciation of the country as a whole is not a extensive as I'd have hoped, especially the more northern areas. Although, when living on the south coast in ...
Continue reading Why visit the Costa Brava?
November 6th, 2009
Continuing the theme of costas, today I'm spotlighting the Costa Calida .... the warm coast. It's not too difficult to work out that it gets its name from the very mild climate, while also enjoying a low average rainfall. One of the key features of the area is concentrated on ...
Continue reading Costa Calida and it’s lagoon paradise … wonderful
