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Home sales increase by 11% in one year and prices rise by 4.4%

El Periódico. Economy section 29/8/2017 Source: Property register.   According to data from Spain’s real estate registry statistical agency (ERI), property transactions have reached almost half a million in the last twelve months and house sales in Catalonia in the last year have increased by 20%.   The recovery of the housing market is occurring at full throttle, linked as it is to an improvement in the country’s economic situation. A total of 119,408 homes were sold in the second quarter of the year, 5% more than in the first three months of the year and almost 11% more than in the same period last year (+10.73%), while prices rose by an annual average of 4.41%. “If the trend of the past few quarters continues, it will not take long to register sales figures approaching 500,000 per year”, the aforementioned report claims. This goal could be reached “in the medium or even short term”.   Until...

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MASIFILL signs sponsorship agreement with MatchGolf

MatchGolf is a company that organises sports events and offers golf enthusiasts the chance to participate in a golf tournament circuit. MatchGolf has created the MatchGolf Cup, a competition inspired by the American FedEx Cup, consisting of two categories that depend on each player’s handicap and including some twenty tournaments played at different golf courses. This year’s final competition will be held at Torremirona and Mas d’Aro during the month of November and there will be a special final on 16 December at the PGA Stadium for all those players classifying in first place.   The MatchGolf Cup will extend to more than 30 events in 2018 and will make its debut in such emblematic courses as Lumine, Panorámica, Golf Montanyà, Golf Costa Dorada and Golf Barcelona, in addition to its usual courses such as Peralada, El Prat Royal Golf Club, Cerdanya Royal Golf Club, Empordà, PGA and Torremirona, among others.   Within this...

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How can I purchase a home by saving time and money?

The figure of a real estate personal shopper has seen a major boom in recent years, although our European neighbours and English-speaking market are years ahead of us in this regard. In fact, the demand for this service is expected to increase by between 20 and 30% in the coming years.   This is because the figure of the buyer is not represented by anyone. His or her needs as a buyer tend to be overlooked during this current period of fierce real estate competition, in which the client par excellence is actually the property owner.   Finding a home to live in is no easy task. It is a process that can take up to many months and in many cases can even become discouraging.   A personal shopper is a real estate specialist advising and accompanying buyers in finding, choosing, negotiating and purchasing their dream home, exclusively positioning and defending their interests.   The personal shopper...

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Professional organisers. The value of order and organisation

ESPAIS by Anna Balagué & Lluïsa Espín.   Time is the most precious asset we have today, but it is also what we lack most. The figure of a professional organiser has emerged in the market to help you value your time and make it easier for you to complete those tasks that accumulate until they lead you to an uncontrollable situation.   Good planning is essential when you move to start a new stage of your life in a new home.   The work of a professional organiser is to help you plan each and every detail so that you do not have to worry about tasks for which professionals such as this are well prepared.   Interior design, move management, personal home shopper service for any room in your home, organising and arranging wardrobes, harmonising rooms with the use of textiles and accessories that are suitable for each space and optimising these spaces. All these tasks...

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Key aspects to take into account for correct tax optimisation in real estate

By Xavier Jové, Patrimonia lawyers and economists.     When it comes to tax, the same property transfer operation can have a very different result depending on whether or not we have conducted a comprehensive tax optimisation study prior to the operation.   The difference can be quite significant depending on a correct analysis of the operation. The first thing we have to bear in mind is to be very clear about whether what we are transferring has been our main residence or not for tax purposes.   If it has been and, in addition, if the person transferring it is over 65 years of age, a very beneficial scenario could be applied for the taxpayer in terms of tax optimisation. If the seller is not over 65, there could similarly be a beneficial tax scenario, but this would not be as great as the previous scenario. If the seller is not over 65 and the main...

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