| With some of Spain's leading internet and real estate | | | | Spanish property recession and property prices did |
| companies selling more property in Mallorca than the | | | | fall but not nearly as much as the rest of Spain. |
| rest of Spain put together in 2010 you might be | | | | So what about the future for Mallorca property |
| wondering what makes Mallorca property so special. | | | | during the rest of 2010 and beyond. I believe there is |
| On the face of it one finds it hard to fathom with | | | | a window of opportunity for people to still get a |
| real estate prices not being reduced nearly as much | | | | good deal but come 2011 I think you will start to see |
| as they are on the Costas of Spain. Mallorca is a | | | | small price rises of 1% or 2%. The other interesting |
| relatively small percentage of the International | | | | factor in Mallorca is that its here where property |
| property market in Spain about 20% if you exclude | | | | investors are buying because they know unless they |
| Madrid and Barcelona which tends to be a different | | | | are completely stupid they wont lose money and |
| type of buyer and market. So if you take some | | | | most property investors that are around today are |
| national real estate companies figures Mallorca is out | | | | not stupid. |
| performing every other area in Spain by at least | | | | Other smaller factors that effect the Islands |
| three to one. | | | | popularity include is the fact it is known as the Kings |
| There are two major reasons for this in that Mallorca | | | | Island because this is where he likes to spend his |
| to use a UK example is the London of the Spanish | | | | free time and the diverse international make up of |
| real estate market. There just isn't the oversupply | | | | the island with a large German, UK and Scandinavian |
| that you have in other areas of Spain and because | | | | community |
| of the strict planning laws applied by the Balearic | | | | So my advice would be if you're seriously interested |
| government you don't have supply outstripping | | | | in the islands real estate you should make that |
| demand. Obviously the market was affected by the | | | | investment some time during 2010. |