Marbella Property Blog

On Sunday the 23rd October I was in Tangier visiting a foster home called Al-Amal (Hope) which is run by an incredible woman, Mari Almendros, Spanish from Estepona but born in Tangier. Al-Amal is an NGO legally registered in Spain and in Morocco and it had the support of several funds (among which was one from the Extremadura government) which disappeared when the crisis began. It is home to boys ranging from 8 to 18 years of age who were found on the streets.

Aloha, one of the main areas that make up the large, exclusive residential area known as Nueva Andalucía, also finds itself at the heart of what has become known as the Golf Valley. So named because of its concentration of top-level golf courses, this is a part of Marbella characterised by luxurious suburbs interspersed with the greenery of sweeping fairways.

At the time of preparing this market report the world, and Europe in particular, is once again facing great uncertainty. Many of us thought the worst was over when our economies seemed to have weathered the initial storms and begun their slow return to growth, with gradual recovery a reasonable expectation.

You may normally think of hot water geysers like ‘Old Faithful’ in Yellowstone National Park when you hear talk of geothermal energy, but have no fear, geothermal heating for homes does not involve anything quite as messy as that.

Sierra Blanca is characterised by imposing villas and mansions set on large private domains that populate the gentle but steady gradient on the lower foothills of La Concha.