May 27, 2006

An example of how not to sell property services over the internet

I found this write up on the internet on a real estate agents site, and seeing that this came from a company with a strong high street brand I was quite suprised at how this exceedinlgy badly edited text made it online. Anyway I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. The original text can be found on the website www.blueskyhomes-sl.com on the "about us" page.

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May 22, 2006

Newly updated Articles page

Pending the launch of the Spanish Property Guide (a new online tool that will integrate into existing websites that promote property in Spain: developed by Bright and Makalumedia) the Articles section has been updated with a the full range of new, up to date reports that will be included in the final IT package. To check out these and other reports click here.

Launch date for the Spanish Property Guide will be July 2006 and will include a much improved table of contents presentation to allow browsers to quickly navigate to the information that they need.

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May 22, 2006

Regulating real estate

It's going to be a tough call to reintroduce regulation of the industry in Spain. Trouble with the existing regulatory bodies such as FODPAC and GIPE is that they are usually subscription based communities that really do not offer much in the way of a guarentee of a good service. Disciplining memembers is unheard of.

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May 22, 2006

Now is a great time to invest in property

Filip Vercauteren | Fincalena

Few people who have bought property in the last three years have made a return on their investment that was high enough to justify the risk that they undertook. This has decreased the popularity of buying property as an investment and it has especially hurt the off-plan purchases of still to be built units.

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May 1, 2006

Predictions For The Costa Del Sol Property Market 2006 Onwards

Current economic analysis would suggest that the Costa del Sol is in state of oversupply, with many of the units started two to three years ago completing in 2006. This has led to a glut of properties for rental and/or resale in certain sectors of the market. This situation looks set to continue due to the backlog of properties being finished off over the next few years.

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May 1, 2006

Will Strong Demand For Costa Del Sol Property Continue?

The Costa del Sol is an international market affected by factors that are different to the provincial markets in a local town or city in your home country. Demand here was triggered by the desire for a property in the sun by the millions of people due to retire over the coming thirty years. The local market is not entirely dependent on the state of the national or local economy but on the economies of many countries throughout Europe, Russia and the Middle East.

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