banks offer amazing deals on repossessed properties in spain
News Posted On: 10 January 2012
In an attempt to reduce the amount of repossessed property on their books, Spanish banks are offering potential buyers amazing deals. Not only are they slashing prices, but some banks are even lending up to 100% of the purchase price.
In most countries repossessions are in less than desirable areas and need work, but in Spain, -- where estimates put 30 billion euros of property on bank balance sheets -- many of the properties being offered are of a high quality and are situated in desirable areas.
The Spanish mortgage market is expected to remain constrained this year due to limited bank funding and high unemployment, but banks are still looking to balance the books. They are selling off properties at discounts of up to 50%, including a penthouse flat in a luxury beachside development in Marbella priced at €368,000 in 2007 but now being sold for €184,000.
It's little surprise that such units are selling fast, especially as all the risk is placed on the bank -- a situation which is unique amongst distressed markets throughout the world.
Marbella is a particularly popular location with tourists attracted by year-round good weather, cheap flights and more than 70 golf courses. Ryanair has a base at Malaga airport and operates 39 routes, and there is also a direct Delta Airlines flight to JFK in New York. In addition there are direct flights to Moscow and Saudi Arabia. On top of that Marbella’s fishing port is due to be transformed into one of the most luxurious marinas in the Mediterranean in a €109 million plan.
Prime property markets the world over are doing better than the rest of the countries in which they sit, Marbella property is certainly prime and buyers are wise not to miss out on such deals.
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Written by Les Calvert+
Source Easier.com
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