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Recent figures out from the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade state that Spain received around 9 million tourists in the first quarter of this year which represents an increase of 2.9% during the same period in 2010.

The full article on Kyero suggests that tourists from the Nordic block of countries account for much of this increase. It comes as no surprise to realise that the increase is also coming from those countries also in the Eurozone. With the significant losses experienced by the pound against the euro in the same period, the UK is not one of the countries contributing to the increase in tourism figures even though Spain continues to be one of the most popular holiday destinations for the Brits.

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Andalucía is in third place for the increase in tourists just below the Canary Islands and Catalonia and above Madrid and Valencia.

Finally, the numbers are beginning to point in a more positive direction and there are good signs that the economy and tourist industry in Spain are slowly on the up to a full recovery.

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As with tourist figures, property prices in Spain are also expected to gradually be on the increase and many are advising that now is the best time to buy property in Spain and this is also true of Marbella property. With bargain Marbella property deals to be found, at Property Point Marbella we have new properties coming on to the market every day with the best deals being snapped up pretty quickly. If you’re in the market to buy property in Marbella, let us know your requirements early on so that we can get to sourcing a short list of appropriate properties for you as soon as possible.

Property Point Marbella, headed up by Paul O’Mahony are a leading Marbella real estate agent with decades of combined experience in the local property market and the buying and selling of property in and around Marbella on the Costa del Sol.

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News out this week suggests that rather than be put off by more and more stories of Brits having to face their worst nightmare and have their properties bulldozed down after being built illegally, there are still Brits out there who are taking advantage of the current economic crisis in Spain and are continuing to buy property at rock bottom prices.

The news published in The Telegraph this week states “British Interest in Spanish property surges” and highlights an increase of 166% in searches for Valencian property in particular.

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At Property Point Marbella we have also seen that there are Brits out there who are looking to buy property in Spain. Buyers are more savvy and know there are deals out there to be had and as a result, are eager to have a good look around to track down the best property offers and bargain deals.

Marbella has not escaped the talk of real estate corruption nor of illegal builds but recently there have also been reports “property amnesties” being issued to certain locations and properties. Rather than demolish more properties, those with the amnesty are no longer being designated illegal builds, to the great relief of Brits who have already brought in those areas.

However, as Marbella property bargains are not hanging around and are being sold quicker than usual, we also advise buyers not to take too long when making final decisions.

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Property Point Marbella are headed up by Paul O’Mahoney, a real estate professional with years of personal experience in the property industry. Property Point Marbella have been around for years and are one of the local market leaders when it comes to buying and selling property in and around Marbella.

If you’re looking to know more about current property bargains in Marbella then give us a call today on (+34) 951 254 144 or email us on info@propertypointmarbella.com. You can also always catch us over on Facebook or Twitter.

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Since Portugal has become the latest EU country in need of a bailout from the European Union, eyes have turned to Spain with the question being asked; “Is Spain next to need a bailout?”.

According to the economic minster Elena Salgado, Spain is not going to be the next country needing help and any economic bailout has been ruled out.  Salgado claims that Portugal needing economic help has no immediate bearing on Spain needing the same and that the Spanish economy is more powerful and less at risk than the Portuguese economy. Spain would widely be expected to be next in line after Portugal to request a bailout

The expected growth in the economy in Spain, the 4th largest economy in the eurozone, has been reduced to a more conservative estimate of 2.3% from 2.5% for 2012 and unemployment levels are still at a record high with protests by young Spaniards expected this week across Spain but the domino effect is not expected to get to Spain.

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Property Point Marbella are a professional real estate agent in Marbella and keeping on top of the latest news and industry information is a priority for us. With an experienced sales team focused on helping you through the property puchase procedure in and around Marbella, if you have any questions at all about aspects of the property purchasing procedure in Spain or any other real estate related questions, just ask and we’ll do our best to answer any and all questions you have.

Get in touch today if you’re in the market for property in Marbella and call us on (+34) 951 254 144 or email us on info@propertypointmarbella.com. You can also always catch us over on Facebook or Twitter.

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When emigrating from the UK to a new country, successful integration into the new ways of life of your adopted country can often dictate how easy or difficult it is to find work, form new relationships and friendships and even be able to communicate on a daily basis.

In the case of English nationals moving to Spain, integration and the taking on and acceptance of the Spanish lifestyle and everything from Spanish bureaucracy and red tape to the phenomena that is Spanish tapas and more can be the difference between getting to grips with Spanish life or conforming to the less than attractive stereotype of the Englishman in Spain. Programmes such as Benidorm on UK TV do little to fuel the stereotype of the Englishman on holiday in a Spanish resort in Benidorm surrounded by a bubble of home comforts from the UK whilst enjoying the Spanish sunshine.

An article published this week in The Telegraph newspaper entitled “Most Brits in Spain say no gracias to integration” has taken a look at how this stereotype is not just limited to holidaymakers but also affects those who have relocated to Spain and who make just as little effort to accept Spanish ways and customs.

There is a huge ex-pat population in Spain and by extension, there are certain areas that are known for having a particularly high proportion of ex-pats and areas such as Benidorm could be considered one of them. The Telegraph article outlines how many ex-pats make no effort to integrate fully when living in Spain and much of this is due to the fact that these days, the international community is incredibly well catered for in Spain. In certain tourist hot spots you will always find a supermarket selling English produce, English fish and chip shops, a newsagent selling English paper and you will also find it easy enough to watch only Satellite TV and English programmes. As a result, it is easy to see that complete integration including learning the Spanish language etc. is not always seen as a priority for the English!

As the article also mentions though, this is not the case with all ex-pats in Spain. Many do learn the language and fully embrace Spanish life and the culture and accept that just because things are done differently in Spain does not mean they are necessarily the wrong way of doing things.

Living somewhere a little outside of the tourist hot spots for example, a little inland of the Costa del Sol or in a town outside of Benidorm could be the perfect solution to finding a small slice of Spanish life whilst also being within comfortable reach of the familiarity of everything the UK has to offer in some areas.

Buying Property in Marbella

Marbella is a favourite destination of tourists from all over the world and it has a very international feel about it which makes it a popular location for those looking to buy property in Marbella. The beauty of Marbella is that the Old Town areas are still very much in keeping with what would be expected of a Spanish town with cobbled roads, quaint Spanish tapas bars and small white houses covered in beautiful cascading flowers.

Property Point Marbella is one of the most reputable Marbella real estate agents on the Costa del Sol and are based in central Marbella. With a sales team used to being able to find property based on all sorts of requirements and needs, we are confident that if you are looking for a property in or around Marbella, we can find it for you.
If you’re in the market to look at Marbella property give us a call today on (+34) 951 254 144 or email us on info@propertypointmarbella.com to check out our latest listings and to arrange viewings on assorted properties from Marbella apartments and townhouses to luxury Marbella villas and everything in between.

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We’ve just watched a really amusing YouTube video from Neo Properties – an Australian real estate agent. On one level the video is a property listing video that gives an overview of the property for sale, it takes a look at the floor plans and tells you where to get more information about the property. On another level though the video may as well be a lingerie advert!

With several very scantily clad women seductively posing around the property, including one tied up to a chair who manages to make an emergency call as various men in balaclavas attempt to come and rescue her, the property is almost secondary to the rescue attempt. If asked to describe the property having watched the video, no one could fail to use words such as “sexy”, “contemporary”, “modern” purely drawn on the association of the women in the video.

Watch the video yourselves;

Let us know your thoughts!

Does Sex Sell Property?

These days there are many products and services that are sold using some sexual angle in the marketing tactics. Adverts for women’s razor blades nearly always feature a pretty model with lengthy bronzed legs and you’re not likely to see the “before” pictures when she was actually in need of a shave. Ice cream adverts may feature lots of images of mouths with tongues seductively licking lips rather than toddlers with half of it on their t-shirts and so on and so on. Why then has this video polarised the real estate industry? Are we looking at the marketing methods of the future or should property listings videos have a greater proportion of close-ups of the actual property to the number that zoom in on a semi-naked model?

It remains to be seen!

Property Point Marbella

Property Point Marbella are one of the top Marbella real estate agents on the Costa del Sol. While our property listing videos haven’t quite yet pushed the boundaries as much as the one above, we are aware of the acute need to keep one step ahead of the competition when it comes to selling property in Marbella.

We pride ourselves on having a professional sales team who are always adopting new ways and methods of dealing with clients interested in buying Marbella property to ensure that we are constantly evolving and developing within the real estate industry on the Costa del Sol. Our aim is to quickly establish a rapport with a client to get to know their needs and demands of a property in or around the Marbella area to be able to show them a short list of properties that fit their requirements exactly.

Contact Paul O’Mahoney and the team today on (+34) 951 254 144 or email us on info@propertypointmarbella.com for information on our latest listings or to find out about listing your property with us.

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Unemployment levels in Spain are at a high with 4.3 million people registered as unemployed in February this year. This number accounts for over 20% and with an EU average of 9.5%, Spain’s unemployed levels are in dire need of help and one unemployed gardener living in Madrid is hoping his Parobook is going to provide help and answers and most importantly, jobs, for those looking for work in Spain.

“Paro” is the Spanish word for unemployment and the new Parobook is modelled on the same design as Facebook but for it’s red colours and it aims to be a meeting place for employers looking to take on people with those already actively looking for work with jobs listings boards.

With well over 12,000 registered users on Parobook it has the potential to grow into an invaluable tool for those looking for work and it just remains to be seen whether Facebook founders and creators will take up issue with the exact replication of their ubiquitous social networking site!

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Property Point Marbella are a reputable Marbella real estate agent who aim to surpass expectations when it comes to real estate agents on the Costa del Sol. Given that they haven’t always had a good name over the last few years, we’re fully aware of the importance of openness and transparency in our work so if you’re looking for nothing less than total professionalism and an experience that goes above and beyond many other real estate agents on the coast, give us a call on (+34) 951 254 144.

Whether you’re looking to invest in a Marbella property, put yours on to the market or find out a bit more about what your money can buy you these days, contact us now for more info.

Property Point Marbella specialise in Marbella property covering villas, apartments and everything in between. If you’re in the market to view properties in Marbella contact Paul O’Mahoney and the team at Property Point Marbella to find out more about the properties currently available and the options to view.

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Having initially planned to strike across 22 days this summer, Spanish airport operator AENA and the unions have come to an agreement concerning working conditions and the plan to part-privatise AENA.

The 22 days of air strikes stood to completely disrupt the heights of the Spanish tourist season and would have left a serious backlog of flight delays that in turn stood to affect a large chunk of flights this summer.

The news comes as a great relief to thousands of holidaymakers and those working in the tourist industry who not sure whether all 22 days of strikes would have gone ahead, whether some may be cancelled, which ones they would be and so on.

The proposed air strikes came after the announcement to part-privatise 49% of the airport service provider AENA with privatisation of Spain’s busiest airports: Madrid and El Prat Barcelona.

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Viewing trips and Property Tours are an invaluable aid to the property purchase procedure and getting a first hand look and feel for a property, especially if it is to be a main home, is often a decision maker or breaker.

Property Point Marbella are a Marbella real estate agent and have vast experience touring clients all around Marbella and the Costa del Sol to view currently listed properties that meet a clients’ requirements and preferences and we are proud to have a sales team to take that bit of extra effort and care to ensure that property tours are as researched and as well thought out of as possible.

Property Point Marbella specialise in Marbella property covering villas, apartments and everything in between. If you’re in the market to view properties in Marbella contact Paul O’Mahoney and the team at Property Point Marbella to find out more about the properties currently available and the options to view.

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Around 13,000 home owners in Andalucia have been given a lifeline as the Junta de Andalucia is set to legalise around 11,000 of their previously “illegal” designated properties with the small remainder still set to be demolished.

For those who’d all but given up on the Spanish system, the move signals a complete breath of fresh air as they now await news on their individual properties.

Such is the sentiment against the mass demolition that was planned, that an action group was set up in 2008 to help owners of property in Axarquia – Save Our Homes in Axarquia or SOHA www.soha.es. The group aims to ensure that no owner of property in Axarquia has their property demolished without adequate compensation.

The 12,760 properties that the about-turn affects are all located within the province of Malaga.

Further good news was revealed by the Public Works and Housing Department of the Junta de Andalucia when they announced that in the future property owners would be given more rights in the opportunity to request regularisation of their home as well as to request the first occupation licence.

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If you’re looking to invest in Marbella property, don’t get caught out by legal blackspots and irregularities or discrepancies. Take the time to speak to Property Point Marbella who have extensive experience in building regulations and are acutely aware of the importance of ensuring that each client has the necessary information to make an informed decision about their property purchase.

Contact Paul O’Mahoney and the team at  Property Point Marbella today on (+34) 951 254 144 or email on info@propertypointmarbella.com

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The best beaches are in Marbella

This is the result of a recent survey carried out by Oak Power Communications (OPC) covering over 600 journalists and comes of no surprise to those tourists and locals who already know that the Marbella beaches are among some of the best of the whole Costa del Sol.

With around 27km of coastline that is home to approx. 24 beaches, Marbella beaches have also been awarded several Blue Flag Awards over the recent years in recognition of the beautiful and vast white sandy beaches and hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to these beaches every year.

Attractive promenades run alongside much of the Marbella centre beach front and this is where you can find several beach hut chiringuitos, play areas for the children, showers and small kiosks selling refreshments. The beach front itself is home to many top Marbella restaurants and there are numerous car parks within easy walking distance of the beaches.

Central Marbella beaches include La Fontanilla beach, El Faro beach, La Venus beach, La Bajadilla beach and El Cable beach which are often very crowded in the summer but when you have views that stretch out across the Mediterranean it’s often a small price to pay!

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Impressive Marbella beach front property often comes with an equally impressive price tag but over the last year or two, Property Point Marbella have often come across what we deem to be absolute bargains. Properties going at rock bottom prices are often the first ones to go and immediate viewings are recommended. As one of the most experienced real estate agents in central Marbella, Property Point Marbella run a tight ship of having close contact and open communications with all clients and we can work quickly to pair new listings to clients with precise requirements for their Marbella property.  With new listings coming online each day, if you’re in the market for a new front line apartment or villa with sea views then get in touch with Paul O’Mahoney and the team today on (+34) 951 254 144 or info@propertypointmarbella.com.

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