Thursday, September 11, 2008

Introduction

I moved to Spain in 1999 and enjoyed the New Millennium Celebrations from a roof terrace by the beach on the Costa del Sol. Prior to Spain I was in Vienna and London. My background is finance but ever since being a teenager I have had an interest in Real Estate. Having watched the market here for six years I decided to set up an agency about three years ago. This was at the peak of the boom and we were already seeing signs of a turn around. I thought this would be an excellent time to build a good reputation which would enable us to provide a quality service because of our knowledge and contacts. Giving us something of substance to build on for the next boom. So far this seems to be working, however, the downward spiral has lasted longer than we had hoped and just as we were seeing some recovery we have had the credit crunch take effect. There are a lot of misconceptions about the market and property especially for this region. Much of it is propagated by the UK media. If possible I would like to present my views and experiences from someone who is actually here on the ground. I apologise in advance if I approach the subject from an investment perspective.