Introduce yourselves

[Goldberg Global]

You will do that and probably learn some things, see some controversy, and some pretty cutting remarks, but all the fun of the forum. Free flowing dialogue.

[wood1e]

Welcom and hope you enjoy...

[Vicens_Ash]

Hello,
I'm Sarah from Javea, Alicante province on the Costa Blanca. I have been living in Spain for 20 years now - grew up here and have been weaned on Spanish real estate!

We have a bilingual team, are English-Spanish and we do all the legal work free of charge AND we probably have one of the biggest property databases in the area.

[Goldberg Global]

Sarah, welcome to the forum, good to have you hear, I am sure people will learn alot from you and your experience in the Spanish real estate market. For everyone Sarah is a professional with alot of knowledge of the Costa Blanca and surrounding areas. She will be able to tell you alot.

[olwen]

Originally Posted by Goldberg Global

Hello everyone, please take a minute to introduce yourselves to everyone else on the forum.
We welcome all comments and participates. Property Buyers, Agents, People wishing to live in Spain, People with advice on Spain. Everything. It is still the number 1 european retirement spot for UK citizens.

I am Darren Carter, I run a global property business called Goldberg and Partners. If we can answer any of your questions on Spain or other markets, freely ask away. We are based in the Costa Blanca North in Spain.

Hello Darren

I have just joined the Forum. I have been trying to sell an apartment in Alcossebre for about a year now and was interested to read the comments from another person trying to sell a property in the same area who has much disbelief in the local agents there. I also never get any feedback from the agents and have now lowered the price 3 times. We are with two reputable agents but it is difficult to maintain any control as we have been living and working in Mallorca for the past year and are now in the Caribbean for the winter season. We would wish to sell the apartment in Alcossebre in order to buy something in Mallorca when we return in a few months. Incidentally, we hear much about 100% mortgages in Mallorca but were told that it was impossible to get one even if we registered as residents. Is this true? Your opinion and comments would be much appreciated.

[barry uh spain]

100% mortgages at the moment are nigh on impossible, even as residents there are so many stipulations, but you would have to be at least a first time buyer and under 35, and employed (definitely not self employed)

[lifeoverseas]

Hi,

I am part of a Spanish property broker company. We´re here to offer free advice, support to new and existing purchasers and looking to meet others within the same industry.

Looking forward to chatting to everyone,
LifeOverseas

[Goldberg Global]

Apologies in the lengthy delay. The market in Spain is bad, the route to all success is to work and be creative, using agents is one way, it is a shop window, there must be other ways, eg. Internet, making ones property attractive by getting a bank valuation and selling below that, putting up your own ads, doing newspapers etc, If you are keen to sell you will.

We are starting to do auctions for distressed sales or people who wish to liquidate so if yours is 25% plus below bank valuation and is clean and clear title and all documents are in order we could take to auction.

Originally Posted by olwen

Hello Darren

I have just joined the Forum. I have been trying to sell an apartment in Alcossebre for about a year now and was interested to read the comments from another person trying to sell a property in the same area who has much disbelief in the local agents there. I also never get any feedback from the agents and have now lowered the price 3 times. We are with two reputable agents but it is difficult to maintain any control as we have been living and working in Mallorca for the past year and are now in the Caribbean for the winter season. We would wish to sell the apartment in Alcossebre in order to buy something in Mallorca when we return in a few months. Incidentally, we hear much about 100% mortgages in Mallorca but were told that it was impossible to get one even if we registered as residents. Is this true? Your opinion and comments would be much appreciated.

[Eryana]

Hi, my name is Emma I'm 18 and I am Welsh. I am looking to move to the paradise that is Benidorm where I have been visiting regularly for the past 3 years and have made many friends there. I joined the forum in order to get some advice on renting apartments in Spain and to make some friends here also.

[Goldberg Global]

I hope you have a good time on the forum and meet people, if you are in Benidorm you can see the costa blanca news, and there are alot of activities on the newspaper, plus go to the sister site expatforum.com for more expat lifestyle news.