http://www.realitysense.com Reality Sense Real Estate Market and Luxury news blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:06:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.realitysense.com/myimages/reality-sense-header-rss.jpg http://www.realitysense.com/ 75 75 Reality Sense Real Estate Market and Luxury news blog http://www.realitysense.com/fermax-spanish-international-brand-excellence/ http://www.realitysense.com/fermax-spanish-international-brand-excellence/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:35:29 +0000 Michel Cruz http://www.realitysense.com/?p=9667 There are many well-known Spanish brands that have earned a reputation on the world stage, but among these Fermax stands out as an international brand of excellence noted not only for its technological innovation and advanced design, but also as a successful family-owned business run along sound business principles.
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Barcelona’s favourite son set for beatification? is an article from Reality Sense, the blog by Rimontgo Luxury Homes]]> http://www.realitysense.com/barcelona-antonio-gaudi-set-for-beautification/feed/ 0 http://www.realitysense.com/rimontgo-reality-sense-top-ten-blogs/ http://www.realitysense.com/rimontgo-reality-sense-top-ten-blogs/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:37:03 +0000 Michel Cruz http://www.realitysense.com/?p=9254 The development of the internet has had a profound effect on almost all of us, with search engines such as Google and Yahoo allowing us instantly to access information on any topic that captures our imagination, however obscure. While this has undoubtedly helped to make the lives of individuals more interesting, the changes wrought by constant connection to the World Wide Web have had an even more profound effect on companies' marketing strategies.
Rimontgó’s Top Ten blogs make interesting reading is an article from Reality Sense, the blog by Rimontgo Luxury Homes]]> http://www.realitysense.com/rimontgo-reality-sense-top-ten-blogs/feed/ 0 http://www.realitysense.com/world-best-building-spanish-media-tic-barcelona/ http://www.realitysense.com/world-best-building-spanish-media-tic-barcelona/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:15:33 +0000 Michel Cruz http://www.realitysense.com/?p=9231 t was a proud day for Barcelona when one of its own buildings was named World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival Awards (WAF), which were held in the city recently. Constructed in the shape of a cube, the Media-TIC building provides space for companies, research and training facilities, and was selected from a final shortlist of 16 imaginative and innovative designs. Architect Enric Ruiz Geli of Cloud 9, the company responsible for the design of this remarkable structure, received the commission from The Consortium of the Zona Franca CZFBand 22@ of Barcelona. The vibrant, experimental district of 22@ now forms the creative heart of the new city.
The world’s best building is Spanish is an article from Reality Sense, the blog by Rimontgo Luxury Homes]]> http://www.realitysense.com/world-best-building-spanish-media-tic-barcelona/feed/ 0 http://www.realitysense.com/classic-property-cuesta-san-antonio-javea-alicante/ http://www.realitysense.com/classic-property-cuesta-san-antonio-javea-alicante/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:30:03 +0000 Michel Cruz http://www.realitysense.com/?p=9140 To find a grand classical home set within its own grounds but also just a short distance from the beach at Javea is a rare thing indeed. This house in Cuesta San Antonio is exactly that, though, a grand house in the traditional style of the stately country home of the greater Valencia region. What’s more, it isn’t located in the heart of the countryside, surrounded by acres and acres of orange groves, but actually resides within the peacefully stylish confines of the most exclusive residential area in Javea. Though of manageable proportions, this is a property with a certain aristocratic bearing, yet with all the comfort and practicality of a modern villa, having recently undergone a thorough modernisation of its technical facilities as well as a stylistic rejuvenation
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