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How to Buy a Luxury Property in Spain - Part 1: Introducing the Market

Anyone buying a luxury property in Spain should be aware that the long correction of house prices which started in 2008 and which, according to the main indexes, has seen average values dropping by almost 40% peak to date, is still under way. Property analysts believe that the overall market is not expected to truly [...]

The future role of luxury estate agents

The luxury property market is in continuous evolution and so should be the role of the estate agent. Just in the last 10 years, two important trends have shaped the industry and changed the way the market works. Firstly, the search for properties has significantly shifted online, with property portals and other digital channels gradually [...]

How to buy a luxury property in France – Part 1: Getting Started

In a study conducted in 2011 we estimated that on average every year in France between 12,000 and 15,0o0 luxury properties are sold (costing more than €1 million or more than €10,000 per square meter) which represent approximately 2% of total property transactions, more than one third of which are executed in Paris. Yet the [...]