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Hong Kong was the focus of Asian real estate in November as sector decision makers and professionals from the region – and across the world – converged on the city during the MIPIM Asia convention. Rimontgó was represented by both its principals, José and Antonio Ribes Bas, an indication of how important this region is becoming in the international luxury property market.

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Rimontgó is delighted to be able to offer its Italian clients their own website in Italian. This new addition to the online family joins the Spanish, English, German, French and Russian sites and will hopefully increase the company’s international profile still further.

The world of international property is fascinating and rewarding, but it faces those who work within it with extraordinary challenges, the most important of which is to offer a truly first class service to its valued clients.

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In a move that will surprise and please many local property owners, Jávea Town Hall recently decided to lower the rate of tax in order to help the finances of householders in the town.

From now on the payable rate will drop from 0.657% to 0.617%, which will represent a useful saving to many property owners in the area.

Continue reading…Local taxpayers offered a helping hand by Jávea Ayuntamiento…

General overview from a purchaser perspective.

The wealthy are more focused on real estate than any other asset today. Robert Frank – WSJ columnist.  WSJ wealth Blog

Real estate is a pretty decent hedge on the devaluation of currency. John Malone - chairman of Liberty Media and America’s biggest individual landowner (2011). Land Report

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Whilst banks are facing difficulty in funding their own liquidity needs in most of Europe and are virtually only financing Governmental deficits, and whilst on average, general property demand and prices have been decreasing in Spain, at the same time, cash buyers have been taking advantage of their liquidity and strong purchasing power to allocate their cash towards trophy assets in certain parts of Spain.

Continue reading…The property market in spain, 3Q / 2011…

Having swooped silverware in previous years, Rimontgó’s ongoing commitment to excellence in the development and maintenance of its websites has not gone unnoticed. The firm finds itself on the nomination list for no fewer than three prizes at this year’s Luxury Real Estate awards.

The culmination of the 16^th Annual Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference will be the Awards Dinner held on 11 October at Grand Del Mar in San Diego, California. Inmobiliaria Rimontgó will be represented by company principal Antonio Ribes Bas, and with so many nominations there will be plenty to root for.

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In order to stimulate sales of new build property currently on the market, the Spanish government has announced that it is halving the Value Added Tax (IVA) on brand new villas, townhouses and apartments until the end of the year.

Formerly set at 8 per cent, this initiative will reduce the rate to 4 per cent and should provide a much-needed kick-start to the new housing market.

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Despite, and perhaps thanks to the recession, a growing number of tourists are spending their holidays in Europe. While the initial shock of the financial crisis kept many at home, European tourists have gradually started coming out of their shell again, rediscovering the continent’s sunny spots with renewed vigour. Spurred on by attractive prices, and put off by the cost of long-haul holidays to former favourites such as Thailand and Australia, the number of visitors to European classics such as Spain and Portugal is on the rise again.

Continue reading…Market feedback…