Southern Spain & Costa del Sol Estates News

Rightmove Dec UK House Asking Prices -2.7%..

2011-12-18T16:54:00.000-08:00

UK house asking prices rose in every one of the first six
months of the year, were volatile in the second half and ended the year
up just 1.5% on a year ago as a result of December's 2.7% monthly fall.

Lovely detached house 400m from Beaches Costa del Sol

2011-03-13T10:25:00.000-07:00

Reduced - Nice detached house in duplex. Just 10 minutes from Malaga city and 400 meters from the beach. The house has been renovated, has hardwood in living room and stairs to the lobby, other floors, walls and toilets, etc. are high standarts. Fireplace, 3 bedrooms, plus a 4th one converted into dressing room (with 5 closets design), wooden floor in distributor and stairs bedroom, kitchen and bathroom in travertine marble and ceramic 1ªs brands such as Porcelanosa, Venis and L'Antic, health rock brand design, tub-shower with whirlpool and brand new pipes. Double electric resistance heater. Sloping ceilings. Large windows, rustic solid wood doors. White lacquered kitchen interior color lined drawers and vaguetas rustproof aluminum alloy mate. The house has its own small garden around it. There are areas you can park without problems. Flight of stairs to access the house. Very sunny and quiet. The community fees are 240 euros per year.

UK interest rates held at 0.5% by Bank of England

2010-12-10T23:27:00.000-08:00

UK interest rates held at 0.5% by Bank of England

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept UK interest rates on hold at 0.5%, and unveiled no new quantitative easing (QE) measures.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept UK interest rates on hold at 0.5%, and unveiled no new quantitative easing (QE) measures.

Both decisions were expected, but it will not be clear whether they were unanimous until the minutes of the meeting are released.

At the MPC's November and October meetings, there was a three-way split among its nine members.

In those meetings, one member voted for a rate rise, another for more QE.

The most recent figures showed that Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 3.2% in October, well above the target rate of 2%.

However, most MPC members continue to favour keeping rates on hold to aid the UK's economic recovery.

This comes ahead of VAT rising to 20% from 17.5% on 1 January, and the possible negative economic impact of the government's spending cuts.

Since June, MPC member Andrew Sentance has been voting in favour of raising interest rates from 0.5% to 0.75%.

Meanwhile, at the MPC's meetings in October and November, Adam Posen voted in favour of £50bn of extra QE.

QE involves the Bank putting fresh money into the financial system in an attempt to stimulate the economy.

'Minimise danger'

The British Chambers of Commerce said interest rates should remain on hold into 2011 to help the economic recovery, and that the Bank should consider restarting the QE programme.

David Kern, chief economist at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "Despite positive economic news recently, risks of a setback will inevitably increase in the first half of 2011.

"While we support the painful fiscal measures needed to stabilise Britain's public finances, every effort must be made to minimise the danger of a downturn."

Recent official UK economic data showed that manufacturing output grew by 0.6% in October, the fastest pace since March.

Meanwhile, the overall UK economy grew by 0.8% between July and September

Real Estate's Smart Phone Revolution | Inman News

2010-12-06T01:19:00.000-08:00

An Inman News Special Report

By Andrea V. Brambila

Smart phones are getting smarter. They help us find out where we are, and guide us to where we’re going. For so many people, the smart phone serves as a calendar, alarm clock, Internet browser, communications device, radio, jukebox, television, movie theater, map, camera, photo album, office assistant, arcade, lifeline and window to the world.

Mobile technology is empowering real estate professionals to do more while out in the field, and Inman News launched a survey to find out which mobile technologies are making an impact on the industry.

The Inman News smart phone survey revealed which smart phone operating systems, devices, and mobile apps real estate professionals are using the most for business purposes, and this report details the survey’s findings. The survey was conducted from July 28-Aug. 6, 2010, and collected 313 responses.

Among the highlights of the report:

Almost one-third of respondents said they are using their smart phones three to four hours per day for work-related purposes, and nearly 17 percent are spending five hours or more on their smart phones each day for work-related purposes.
About 42 percent of respondents said they own an iPhone, while 26.1 percent own a BlackBerry and 19.4 percent use smart phones equipped with Google’s Android operating system.
Nearly half of respondents (48.6 percent) had between one to five work-related mobile apps installed on their smart phones, while about 10 percent said they had zero work-related apps, 21.5 percent had six to 10 work-related apps installed, and about 19 percent had 11 or more work-related apps installed.

Town-House by the sea - Adosado en playas de Benajarafe

2010-06-13T13:26:00.000-07:00

Costa del Sol Videos

2009-12-20T14:00:00.000-08:00

Here are some nice Video about interesting cities in Southern Spain

Costa del Sol Videos

Benajarafe & Chilches beaches, Malaga, Southern Spain

2009-12-20T13:36:00.000-08:00

This is a brief report of what nature bring us every day, only 18km from Malaga. You can live on seafront in a nature enviroment but close to all facilities Southern Spain offers you, just enjoy!

Living southern Spain

2008-11-03T15:28:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I think why a lot of people come here to "La Costa del Sol" and living abroad: another country, life style, timetables, languague...

¡Uff, I want to believe that´s because Life is even better here!

Please, look at this picture: