Spain Property Insights

Barbara Wood

The differences between what estate agents and buying agents do really matter.  Barbara Wood explains how these differences can impact buying property in Spain. She gives buyers in Spain her insights into how using a buying agent improves the buying experience, using case studies as examples and describing how and why the buyer's agent approach makes the difference. The Property Finders operate in Madrid, Mallorca, Barcelona, Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga and prime locations in Andalucía.

Episodes

  1. Jun 1

    Think Where Before The What

    Property hunting can be stressful even searching close to home but trying to buy somewhere you don’t know very well, perhaps abroad in a different legal system and language, it’s even worse, and this is where a buying agent can make a real difference to the property buying experience. Getting the right location for you should always be the first step. What you will never get from an estate agent is a recommendation for any location other than the one where their office is located. That’s fine, it’s not their job, but we can suggest locations because buying agents don’t have fixed locations, we work across regions.  Our clients tell us our advice about locations is something they really value and, for some, it opened their eyes to locations they hadn’t considered until we suggested them. Don’t go to an estate agent for balanced, impartial and independent advice about different locations; that is not their function but it is what our business is based on. In this insight, listen to a location case study for one family, comparing Marbella and Nerja on the Costa del Sol in Andalucía. They thought they wanted Marbella but I found them a better fit for their requirements.  Get the location right first, then move on to specific properties. The Property Finders operate in Madrid, Barcelona, Mallorca and Andalucía, where we focus on the prime coastal and inland locations - Málaga, Marbella, Estepona, Benahavís, La Herradura, the Costa del Sol.

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The differences between what estate agents and buying agents do really matter.  Barbara Wood explains how these differences can impact buying property in Spain. She gives buyers in Spain her insights into how using a buying agent improves the buying experience, using case studies as examples and describing how and why the buyer's agent approach makes the difference. The Property Finders operate in Madrid, Mallorca, Barcelona, Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga and prime locations in Andalucía.