Investing in Property on the Costa del Sol – an
Overview
If you’re considering investing in property on the Costa del Sol,
it’s also worth investing time in doing your own research into where
to buy, what to buy… and whether you should be buying in Spain at
all!
Many foreigners continue to buy Spanish homes in haste, only to regret their
purchase at leisure having had their fingers burnt and their life savings
squandered on a disastrous property deal.
Performance of Spanish property on the Costa del Sol
The Costa del Sol is still fertile investment ground but you won’t
find the easy rich pickings of the 1970s and 80s. The housing market
has experienced a considerable slow down over the last couple of years and
would-be investors need to be more cautious than ever when making decisions
about both the type of property to buy and the location.
Where to invest on the Costa del Sol
The Costa stretches for 160 kilometres to the east and west of Malaga and
its resort towns each have their own distinct character and appeal.
Different places attract different people – Torremolinos and nearby
Marbella are chalk and cheese but each has their own devoted army of fans.
And mountainside Mijas Pueblo is worlds apart from seaside Mijas Costa even
though the two are separated by just seven kilometres.
This web site offers you a series of guides to all the most popular areas
of the Costa del Sol favoured by investors. Use this information to help
pinpoint the resort area which best suits your particular needs – either
as a buy to let investor or as someone seeking a permanent or holiday home
in Spain.
Other articles about the Costa del Sol and investing in Spanish property
Having chosen your preferred location, take a look at our series of articles
which guide you through the buying process and help you to make a
sound investment. You’ll find everything from useful advice on purchasing a suitable
buy to let property to arranging a mortgage and marketing your holiday rental.
There’s an article focusing on the importance of hiring a good lawyer
to ensure you don’t fall headlong into any of the common pitfalls
waiting to snare foreign buyers who fail to take proper legal advice.
We also take a look at the past and present performance of the Costa del
Sol property market and make an honest appraisal of the threat posed by emerging
east European markets. All these special features have been written for Crystal Rentals
by an independent journalist with no affiliation to any estate agency, developer
or property promoter.
Available area guides to Costa del Sol
Benalmadena | Calahonda | Estepona | Fuengirola | Malaga | Marbella | Mijas-Costa | Mijas
Pueblo | Puerto
Banus | Sabinillas | San
Pedro de Alcantara | Torremolinos
Investing in the Costa del Sol articles
Investing
in Property on the Costa del Sol – an Overview
Past performance
of the Costa del Sol property market and outlook for the future
Spanish property investing guides
Guide to buying
property to let in Spain
Investment property in Spain what
to buy?
Finding a lawyer in Spain
Arranging a mortgage in Spain
Where to buy Spanish property
Marketing your vacation
rental in Spain
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