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Guides on buying, building, renovating and selling in Moraira, Benissa, Calpe and Jávea, and a blog about the places, the projects and the market.

Guides

What it really costs to buy a house in Spain. Taxes, notary, lawyer and the fees nobody mentions. A plain list with numbers.
Building a villa, from plot to keys. The seven phases, how long each one takes, and where projects usually slip.
What a renovation really costs in Moraira and Calpe. Where the money goes, where it gets lost, and how we keep it in the contract.
Selling: getting a house ready for the market. Valuation, staging, paperwork and the checks that stop a sale falling through.
Buying from abroad: how proxy viewings work. What we check, what we photograph, and how honest feedback saves you a flight.
Permits on the Costa Blanca North, and how to speed them up. What the Entidad Colaboradora Urbanística is, and why it shortens the wait.

Mortgage rates are rising again. What it means if you buy here. The ECB raised rates in September and the Euribor followed. The figures, where to check them, and the rules that protect you when you borrow in Spain.
Buying a house to renovate in Moraira, Benissa Costa or Jávea. Why an older house in the right place can be the best buy on the coast, and what the work really involves.
Moraira, Calpe or Benissa. Which one is for you?. Three towns, twenty minutes apart, three different lives. An honest comparison.
Furnishing a villa in a day. Delivered on the scheduled day, installed within 24 hours. How the questionnaire makes that possible.