Real Estate Posts

Buying Property In Spain: An Overview

Real Estate

If you’re on this page, chances are that you are looking for information on how to buy a property in Spain and are looking for more information. You’re in luck! I recently went through the process of buying a property here in Valencia and have documented the entire process. This information has been split into a series of posts, each of which will give you more information on each part of the process. To find out how to buy your dream property in Spain, please refer to the following posts: Many home buyers in Spain use a mortgage to help […]

Buying A Property In Spain: Obtaining A Mortgage

Real Estate

If you’re able to finance the entire purchase of a property in cash then you are ready to make your offer. But most people nowadays typically engage a bank or a lender at this point to obtain a mortgage to finance a portion of their property purchase in Spain. The mortgage system in general here in Spain is quite a bit different than back home. Unlike in Canada where most mortgages are amortized over a longer period (such as 25 years), but are renewable every five years, most Spanish mortgages are fixed for the entire term. What that means is […]

Buying A Property in Spain: The Search

Real Estate

For those of my friends that follow me online, you may have noticed that I’m currently in the process of buying a flat here in Valencia. While the process isn’t quite over yet, I wanted to give people information on everything that is involved here. I’ll break this out into a multi-part series, the first part of which is this one: how to find a property in Spain. Looking For A Property If you’re starting out in a search for a property, chances are you are already looking at some of the more popular real estate websites such as idealista.es […]