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Mayo 2016 - Que hacer en... Marbella, Estepona, Benahavis y Málaga



Últimas Ventas - Balcón del Golf - Nueva Andalucía (Marbella)

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¡Apartamento vendido en la Urb Balcón del Golf en Nueva Andalucía!

Si estás pensando en vender tu propiedad, contacta conmigo al 609 408 400.

El Mercado mantiene su tendencia positiva

Los datos publicados recientemente por el Ministerio de Fomento para Marbella han confirmado la tendencia general del 2015, el número de operaciones por año ha recuperado los niveles pre-crisis. Como se ve en el gráfico, la tendencia al alza de los últimos años continuó en 2015 con nuevas subidas en el numero de unidades vendidas. 


Aunque no estamos todavía en un mercado de compradores, si los números siguen subiendo de esta forma, podríamos ver el cambio en este 2016 o en 2017. 

Por contra, en Benahavís, aunque los resultados del año también fueron bastante buenos, los datos han confirmado lo que yo ya sentí en la calle, en el cuarto trimestre no se notaba tanta actividad. De hecho, ha sido el peor cuarto trimestre desde 2011. No tengo una explicación clara para esto salvo las subidas y bajadas normales del mercado o las incertidumbres en la economía europea pero ya veremos con los datos del primer trimestre si fue solo un dato coyuntural o si tenemos que preocuparnos de nuevo porque el mercado no acaba de consolidarse. 


Esta información del primer trimestre que se publicará a principios de Junio nos dará una idea sobre si los problemas con el Plan General de Marbella, la inestabilidad política del país o los últimos atentados terroristas están afectando al mercado. El tiempo lo dirá pero los comentarios que estoy recibiendo de mis clientes norte europeos son neutros en el sentido que no les están preocupando especialmente las negatividades que acabo de mencionar.

Últimas Ventas - Puerto del Almendro - Benahavis

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¡Espectacular apartamento situado Las Terrazas (Puerto del Almendro) vendido esta semana!

Pero, no te preocupes, aún nos quedan dos en el complejo! Más info en esta pestaña.

What is Home Staging and what are the benefits for a seller?

Home Staging might be defined as the displaying of a property focused to optimizing its sale or rental at maximum price for the minimum cost. Home Staging services can enhance the positive qualities of a home and minimize the less positive or weaker qualities such as the lack of light, lack of space and antiquity.

Home staging is not about decorating a house, as the decor is very personal. The aim of Home Staging is to convert a property into a neutral and friendly place where most visitors feel comfortable allowing them to get a quick impression on how a property would look like nicely furnished. In most cases, the first minute of a visit is crucial for a buyer to be able to take a decision.

The easiest way to explain what Home Staging is about is showing the before and after of an intervention. Each space is different and they all need different treatments but the common denominator is the image. Sometimes painting, repairing minor damages and acclimating the spaces is enough, but in the case of an unfurnished property, dressing it up is crucial to get the best image.



                                                     Before                                                                         After


Some people are able to see the different possibilities of a house by just stepping into it but there are many who do not. They need to physically see a possible distribution of spaces and lighting so that they can have a better envision of their own life in the property.

Although the techniques of Home Staging seem simple, it is often very difficult for an owner, who has spent many years living in the property, to be objective enough to see any defect of the house and apply the tips they have read about Home Staging. A professional will bring an outside perspective and the aim to help the owner revalue its property. Nor should we forget that staging a home takes time, so an experienced Home Stager will achieve the desired goal much faster than an owner applying these techniques for the first time.

The effect of Home Staging

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Negotiation rate with and without Home Staging:
 

Difference in Price with and without Home Staging:


Maria Martos Gross 
Gross Home Staging & Décor
E.: mmartos87@gmail.com
P.: 629 252 997

The Market keeps on with its positive tendency

The data recently released by the Ministry of Housing for Marbella confirmed the general tendency of 2015, the number of operations per year has recovered its pre-crisis values. As can be seen on the chart, the upward tendency observed in the last years has continued in 2015 with new increases in the number of units sold. 


Although we are not yet in a buyers market, if the numbers keep on going up this way, we may see the change in 2016 or 2017. 

On the other hand, in Benahavis, although the results for the year 2015 were quite good, the numbers confirmed what I had already perceived at street level, the fourth quarter was not that thrilling. In fact, it has been the worst fourth quarter since 2011. I do not have a clear reason for that except for the usual up and downs of the market or the uncertainties of the European economy but we will see on the first quarter of 2016 if it is just a temporary situation or if we have to worry again because the market will take some more time to be consolidated. 


Furthermore, I think that that information for the first quarter of 2016 to be released at the beginning of June will give us a clear insight about how the problems we are having with the planning permission of Marbella, the political instability in Spain or the recent terrorist attacks in Europe may affect the market. Time will tell but the comments I am receiving from my north European clients are, in a way, neutral in the sense that they are not perceiving the negativities I just mentioned.