After years of construction, the long-awaited luxury superyacht Evrima, the first of the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection chain, sailed from Barcelona sailing the waters of the Mediterranean to Nice in mid-October. The superyacht is more than 200 meters long and offers about 150 suites to accommodate 300 passengers including design, luxury, personalized treatment or restaurant with a three-star Michelin...
When it comes to selling a property, many people think they can do it on their own. The process seems simple: four photos, write an ad, choose the price you want and sit back and wait for calls. Reality often differs, but still the price of a commission is a mental hurdle when it comes to contacting a real estate agent. What are the main reasons to hire a real estate professional? Is it really worth it?...
Why do I need an energy efficiency certificate to sell a property? If you are reading this, it is because you are interested to know why you need to have the Energy Efficiency Certificate or EEC. Why is this document needed to sell or rent a home if you haven’t been asked to? We explain in which cases it is mandatory, why, what are the...
It’s not the first time we’ve heard about Home Staging. This technique created by Barbara Schwarz more than 40 years ago in the USA, did not arrive in our country until about 2008 and the truth is that it has come to stay. Currently, 75% of homes in our country are already using this method to sell or rent in record time. What is Home Staging? Home Staging seeks to rent or sell a flat as...
Finding the perfect apartment to rent is not an easy task, as there are many factors at play and often the property we want doesn’t quite fit our budget. Therefore, if we are thinking about renting a house we must carefully analyze what we are looking for to choose the most suitable one, according to our needs. Once we have found and chosen the apartment that we are interested in and always...
The real estate market is one of the main engines of the Spanish economy. On this basis, during the pandemic months, the real estate was resilient to economic uncertainty. Now, against a background of inflation, the real estate sector continues to grow, albeit at a more moderate pace. The risks of buying-renovate-selling in Madrid In the case of Madrid, the flipping house fever has reached the capital....
These days in Spain, we are in the middle of a heat wave and this is causing the temperatures to reach over 40ºC, which makes being in our house unbearable, especially during the hottest hours. To avoid feeling like we are inside an oven in our own home, we can follow a number of tricks to cool it without having to resort to air conditioning, either because we do not have these appliances or because we...
The Euribor has been rising relentlessly for 12 months. The average monthly benchmark indicator for most mortgages in Spain reached 0.852% in June, which is the highest level since August 2012 and the largest monthly increase in history. This tell us that it is no longer advisable to take out a variable rate mortgage? It depends on the rates set by the European Central Bank, which in turn will depend on...
The good weather arrives and with it the season to inaugurate the garden, to be able to have barbecues and to enjoy. If you do not know how to decorate your garden, we will explain some ideas and show you the best examples. How to decorate a garden We all appreciate a little fresh air without having to move from home. That's why, even if you don't have much space, you can make the most of it and enjoy it...
Despite finding ourselves in a situation of uncertainty due to the rise in interest rates, inflation and the growth in prices above 8% on average that is taking place in Spain, operations in the real estate market maintain a good pace . According to the latest data from the General Council of Notaries, last April there were more than 90,000 transactions, with a year-on-year variation of 12%. Last year,...