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After that our property finder, Bernard, organised the real estate citytrip in Valencia last year, Raf our property finder in Barcelona organised this new edition in Barcelona: Barcelona real estate city trip 7th & 8th February 2019. Thank you to the participants for taking part.
It was very interesting to see what was the situation on the market in Barcelona. On Thursday, Raf organised the afternoon and shared his insights. On Friday morning, we had a very interesting meeting with institutional managers buying, renovating and selling apartments in Barcelona for their investors. We always like to check the market from both sides:
- What is on the market if I want to buy for myself?
- How investors are looking at the market? The renovation case? New build? How to invest myself? Buy to let?
We give the word to Raf:
We see very interesting opportunities in Barcelona for this year. The market is “breathing” again after a long run up an increasing path, back to a healthy mode now.
Many sellers don´t realize yet that they are asking unrealistic prices (partially because of the over promise by selling agencies), and buyers often lack sufficient reference points to judge these prices. However the informed buyer has realized this already. We help the buyers to make sure that they never pay more than what a property is worth. That is big savings!Barcelona and Madrid are the two most active markets in Spain in terms of transactions. Barcelona has a stronger demand from foreign buyers.
In terms of prices, this is the top 5 of most expensive cities in Spain: 1. San Sebastian, 2. Barcelona, 3. Madrid, 4. Palma and 5. Bilbao.
Barcelona has the highest rental prices of Spain and a high proportion of expats looking for central quality apartments. This is great if you rent out your property.
What is the current situation on the Barcelona property market?
“Over the last months, the foreign buyers have picked up activity. That is because some very central locations offer really attractive discounts for amazing apartments.”
The next months will be an ideal time for buyers to purchase as many sellers will lower their expectations and buyers could be more patient to catch that gem.
We see many opportunities in Barcelona.If your first objective is yield, maybe you should go outside the most demanded districts.”
So yes, property purchase starts with a price… but location is important. Raf explained further:
There are big differences within districts in Barcelona and even within those, one street is not the other. This local knowledge is why people come to us.
Lifestyle remains for many buyers a key decision parameter.
Do you want to learn all the added value brought in by the Property finders?
Review our main article on that subject: 6 essential reasons for loving your property finder in Spain
We want to thank Raf as well for his insights and tips on the region,… you win 6 months a least and a lot of appreciable insights on this market. If you want to find a property in Barcelona or in the neighbourhood, just ask us to put you in touch with Raf.
Last but not least, we want to thank our lawyers, Maite and Juan, our property and tax advisers in Barcelona, that had some direct exchange with our clients regarding their purchases.
The goal of the real estate city trip?
Discover the city and learn if you want to invest or to live in Valencia.
The goal was NOT to invest in two days!
Here is the program our lucky participants had the chance to attend:
Thursday 7th of February
- 12.00: Meeting at the offices of our property hunter, Raf
- 14.00: Visit of a project in the city
- 15.00: Lunch at the restaurant “Casa Blanca” in the old mall “Mercat de Sant Antoni” just newly renovated
Friday 8th of February
- 10.00: Meeting with a local institutional investor helping foreigners to invest in the real estate market: What are the current opportunities? How to invest with a pure “investment eye”?
Further reading?
Here is what Raf wrote last year: “Investment case study” on Barcelona” and here is our paper on the city: Barcelona real estate market is rising in 2017
There is so much to enjoy in Barcelona: food, beach, sun, culture, shopping… what else? Not a surprise many international companies are relocating there as Nestle did for its global IT department. Have a quick look at our Citytrip ePostcards we wrote on Barcelona… you will enjoy the atmosphere.
If you want to check the monthly weather statistics of Barcelona, read our infographic on that.
If you want to read more on the region, have a quick read at our article on the Barcelona Costa: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Costa de Barcelona.
You missed it? Never mind, all our partners are standing ready to help you in Barcelona.
Looking for a property expert in Spain? Property hunter, Lawyer,… Ask us directly!
Check the full profile of Raf, full profile of Maite and full profile of Juan
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Have a look at the feedback of our real estate city trip to Valencia we organised in 2018, follow the link.
Our local property hunter, Raf, is organising a city trip to his region Barcelona
Let’s discover the real estate market of Barcelona.
We had a lot of requests on Barcelona and that’s why our local property hunter, Raf, is organising a “reality check” city trip.
Here is what Raf wrote last year on the city: “Investment case study” on Barcelona”, our paper on the city: Barcelona real estate market is rising in 2017 and our paper on the Costa de Barcelona: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Costa de Barcelona.
If you want to check the monthly weather statistics of Barcelona, read our infographic on that.
There is so much to enjoy in Barcelona: food, beach, sun, culture, shopping… what else? Not a surprise many international companies are relocating there as Nestle did for its global IT department. Have a quick look at our Citytrip ePostcards we wrote on Barcelona… you will enjoy the atmosphere.
Why?
The goal is not to sell anything, the goal is to check the opportunities on the market thanks to Raf and see if it is interesting or not.
When?
The trip will take place on the 7th and 8th of February
What is the program?
7th February
- morning: check-in
- 12.00: visits to investment opportunities
- 19.00: a quick word from our local legal adviser, Juan and tax adviser, Maité,
- evening: restaurant
8th February
- 9.00: visits to investment opportunities
- 12.00: check out (more visits if possible)
Where?
Please book your hotel with easy access to the Plaza Catalunya.
Practical info?
So obviously you would book your flight and the hotel and Raf will organise the visits.
We will facilitate the restaurant in the evening of the 7th February.
A small cost will be asked to cover the restaurant of the Thursday evening and the other costs.
Send your details to [email protected] for more info.
Looking for an expert in Spain? Ask us directly!
Property hunter and Architect based in Barcelona
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]]>A quick feedback on our Real estate city trip to Valencia
We had a lot of requests on Valencia, the third biggest city in Spain, and that’s why we organised a “reality check” city trip.
Bernard, our local property hunter and architect, and Sophie, our local legal adviser, both confirmed that the market is buoyant. The real estate market was slow to start but it looks like activity and prices are confirming the real estate market recovery since September last year. At the same time, prices are close to 50% lower than in Madrid and Barcelona while being at 90 minutes with the fast train from Madrid…
Valencia is really a nice city with peace in it. You have a lot going on but at the same time, you can enjoy your time and life.
Life is very efficient, 15 minutes to the airport, an efficient metro network,… what else…
“Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe”
Before checking all the opportunities we saw, we want to thank Bernard, our local property hunter (and architect) in the region of Valencia for organising those 2 days of visits inside and outside Valencia. We want to thank him as well for his insights and tips on the region,… you win 6 months a least and a lot of appreciable insights on this market. If you want to find a property in Valencia or in the neighbourhood, just ask us to put you in contact with Bernard.
Last but not least, we want to thank Sophie, our local legal and tax adviser for attending our evening lunch and giving detailed answers to the questions of the participants.
The goal of the real estate city trip?
Discover the city and learn if you want to invest or to live in Valencia.
The goal was NOT to invest in two days!
Here is the heavy program our lucky participants had the chance to attend:
Thursday 19th of April
- 10.00: Visit of 3 properties in the old city:
-138m², 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, to be renovated, €240.000
-143m², 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, to be renovated, €235.000
-120m², 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, renovated, €280.000
- 13.00: Lunch at the restaurant “Puerta del Mar” in the city centre
- 15.00: Visit of 2 properties in the old city:
-Duplex, 120m², 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, to be renovated, €240.000
-80m²+ 20 m² terrace, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, €190.000
- 17.00: Meeting with the team of a local real estate promoter. Check of the newbuild market and investment opportunities (yes there are many, ask us) in Valencia.
- 20.00: Dinner with our property hunter in Valencia, Bernard, and our local tax and legal adviser in Valencia, Sophie, at the “Panorama restaurant” with sea view in Valencia, as you all know, Valencia is where the fishermen invented the Paella.
Friday 20th of April
- 9.00: Meeting with a local bank: How to get the best rates while being a foreigner?
- 10.00: Visit of 2 properties in the city, a few meters from the beach, check the Video of one of those below.
-80m² + terrace, community pool, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, to be renovated, €340.000
-80m² + terrace, direct access to community pool, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, to be renovated, €390.000
- 13.00: Lunch at the restaurant of the “Hotel El Chalet” in Cullera (50km south of Valencia)
- 14.00: Visit a promotion with 7 villas to be renovated soon
- 17.00: Visit of lands in Benicassim (80km north of Valencia)
- 21.00: Well deserved Diner
If you want to discover Valencia, here is what we wrote last year: Valencia real estate market receives a lot of interest from foreigners.
If you want to check the monthly weather statistics of Valencia, read our infographic on that.
A few more pictures from our trip: The market: “The Mercat central”, many pictures of the old part of the city, the beach and the fountains of the Modernisme Plaza of the City Hall of Valencia
If you want to read more on the region, have a quick read at our article on the Valencian Costa: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Costa de Valencia.
Two other useful articles are the one on the Costa Azahar, the region just in the north of Valencia where we visited the city of Benicassim: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Costa Azahar and the region in the South of Valencia, of course, the Costa Blanca: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Costa Blanca.
Looking for a property expert in Spain? Property hunter, Lawyer,… Ask us directly!
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Our local property hunter, Bernard, is organising a city trip in his region: Valencia in order to check real estate opportunities.
We had a lot of requests on Valencia and that’s why our local property hunter, Bernard, is organising a “reality check” city trip.
Here is what we wrote last year on the city: Valencia real estate market receives a lot of interest from foreigners.
If you want to check the monthly weather statistics of Valencia, read our infographic on that.
Why?
The goal is not to sell anything, the goal is to check the opportunities on the market thanks to Bernard and see if it is interesting or not.
When?
The trip will take place on the 19th and 20th of April.
What is the program?
19 April:
- morning: check-in
- 12.00: visits to investment opportunities
- 19.00: a quick word from our local legal adviser, Sophie
- evening: restaurant
20 April:
- 9.00: visits to investment opportunities
- 12.00: check out (more visits if possible)
Where?
We try to have a deal with a hotel in the old city
Practical info?
So obviously you would book your flight and the hotel and Bernard will organise the visits.
We will facilitate transport between properties and the restaurant in the evening of the 19th of April.
Send your details to [email protected] for more info.
Looking for an expert in Spain? Ask us directly!
Property hunter and Architect based in Valencia
Check the full team of HTBIS here
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HTBIS at Barcelona Meeting Point, 18-22 Octobre 2017
We were at Barcelona Meeting Point, the real estate exhibition in Spain, during the last two days to meet some of our current partners: Lawyers, Tax Specialists, Banks, Property hunters and could enter into very interesting discussions with potential future partners and all the main players active on the Real estate market in Spain.
We could exchange views on the current state of the real estate market in Spain in general and in the Catalunian region: we discussed with the main real estate agents and a few web portals: the situation remains very positive. For the Catalunian region, people are waiting for the situation to clarify but others are taking advantage of the situation to buy some opportunities on the market. The Spanish paper “La Vanguardia” wrote that the tourist flow to Barcelona was lower in October. Sure this is the kind of news to be expected short term.
Newbuild activity strong in Spain
We noticed as well that the newbuild activity in Spain is again really strong as our partner Juan wrote in his paper of Octobre: The new “Phoenix”: the construction of homes reborns with force in Spain, all the different promoters are back at full speed.
Very interesting Conferences
We attended very interesting conferences on the situation of the real estate market, the economy, the main local and foreign players:
- “The indicators show that the economy and the real estate industry are boosting.” APCE
- “Risk management, a differential element for the success of investment and real estate development”
- “Proptech, new approaches to Real Estate”
- “The fourth technological Revolution and Real Estate”
- …
Interesting Start-ups
We were pleased to meet the team of many new startups providing the technology and the solutions for the future. Of all those meetings, we would like to bring forward two very interesting we had with two startups: we met the providers of 3D solutions for the real estate market providing promotors and real estate agents with guided virtual reality experiences, ARqVR, and met the team of Inveslar.com , a crowdfunding platform active on the real estate market. It is a new disruptive FinTech that is very active in the residential real estate market in Spain and that will expand into new markets soon. Starting with about 1000€, you are able to invest directly in the Spanish real estate market with local experts on your side and with a solution having controlled costs.
Real estate crowdfunding: Inveslar
We liked it as they capitalise on a few specifics of the Spanish market:
- Average prices in Spain are €1530/m², much lower than many European Cities, check our full review of the Spanish residential real estate market
- All the current advantages for investing in Spain, read our paper on that: “10 reasons why you should invest in Spain?“,
- There are a lot of existing properties needing renovations but not a lot of people are willing to do those as it is time-consuming and as you depend on not always reliable third parties,
- There are a lot of grounds waiting to be developed with newbuild properties,
- The market is fragmented, experts with a strong local network can benefit from that,
- There is a strong demand from local and foreigners for buying newbuild or refurbished properties in Spain,
- last but not least, the market is trending upwards.
We will come back later with a new paper on this as we found it was a nice way to invest in real estate market while learning (you’ll get all the paperwork as an investor) and while making money at the same time. The advantages they have are that they work only on a “project per project” basis and with very small projects (under 400.000€) so we don’t speak of big real estate projects, your eventual risk is very clearly identified! The current project that they are working on is a newbuild property in Costa Brava under 300.000€ and it has a return objective of 12% in one year.
Since their launch, about one and a half year ago, they reached a yearly return of 17% on their first projects. Of course, everybody should be his own judge, we just bring that forward as a good way to increase your learning curve on the Spanish real estate market.
We asked the current team what gesture they would do EXCLUSIVELY FOR OUR READERS?
They will deliver anywhere in Europe a full Spanish Ham for any investment of 5000€ or more in addition to their current referral programs of 150€ for any new investor as they are currently looking for new investors.
Short-term opportunities on the markets in Catalunya and Barcelona?
Finally, we discussed with Raf, one of our property hunter working in Barcelona and in Catalunya, he told us that a few of his customers are taking the uncertainty as an opportunity to negotiate bigger bargains.
Of course, it’s always nice to enjoy the quality of life provided in Barcelona.
Senior analyst and strategist at HTBIS
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