As you probably have read, we like to keep you up-to-date with things in the Spanish Property market. 2007 was not a good year for a lot of agents and many have fallen by the wayside in the flat property sales market.

As we start 2008 there are signs for optimism as AMLA, The MLS dealing with Spanish property for sale has announced record visitors for the first two weeks of the year.

Costa Blanca Property and especially Moraira property and Javea property have shown double-digit increases in visitors.

The proff of the pudding though is whether these visitors or ‘browsers will turn into buyers. It was confidence in the global mortgage market that made purchasers wary in the second half of 2007. Many came to look but left without purchasing. With interest rates in both the USA and possibly UK on the decline there may now be confidence returning to investors looking to cash in on purchases at the perveived ‘bottom’ of the market cycle. 

The holiday industry in Spain provides the majority of income to the coastal areas of the Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol etc. A good chunk of this goes to private villa owners who rent their properties to holiday makers through the summer months

Spain Rentals are big business. So its no surprise that the Estate Agent Association AMLA is getting in on the act. The Spanish Property MLS is set to launch a sub domain for villa rentals Spain. The site differs from most because it has the ability for property Agents and Owners to market their holiday vill using video as well as the normal photo layout.

AMLA, who recently also launched their community & property forum and video sub-domains intends to market heavily to attract Costa Blanca villas owners and Costa del Sol Properties where video production facilities are available at low rates,    

AMLASpain, The Spanish Property MLS, has said that its goal for 2008 is to achieve authority status on google for Spanish Property. Having added in the last two months a Spanish Property Forum & Community forum, Video facilities for property marketing, a sub-domain for holiday & villa rentals in Spain AMLA believes it has put all the ‘cards in a row’ to achieve its aims.

‘In association with the Spanish language site AMLACasas  we hope to attract an ever-increasing share of the domestic market towards Multiple Listing. Future goals then include launching a property MLS in the UK for the UK domestic property market. We can undercut the advertisers like Rightmove by 75% and offer back-office software to boot. I think we will find customers..