Originally Posted by HBG (Post 9704769)

The official Spanish housing market numbers, understated as they are, have shown a steady decline in value for the past four years. The future predictions from reliable Spanish sources show that a further decline is inevitable for at least the next few years, possibly many years.

To put it bluntly, if you buy a property in Spain now, it will be worth considerably less next year and even less in the years to come.

Originally Posted by agoreira (Post 9704119)

(possibly more by living in Spain: less stress and a better diet)

Never quite followed this line of thinking. :confused: Life can be as stressful or not as you care to make it, I can't see living in a big city in Spain being any less stressful than living in any city anywhere in the world. If you moved from the middle of London to say, the Alpujarras, of course it would be less stressful, but ditto moving from London to the country in UK. As for better diet, it's entirely up to the individual what they eat, no matter where they are. Agree the "Mediterranean Diet" is supposedly healthy, but how many Brits adopt the Spanish way of eating, these forums are full of threads of Brits seeking out Brit food. You decide what you will eat, the country you are in doesn't decide it. And Spanish kids are no different to UK kids, they are obese, they are eating more and more junk food. For the reasons you have given, I'd have thought buying a property in Spain would give you plenty enough stress! ;) And those that have ended up with dodgy, unsellable properties must be megastressed.

Originally Posted by agoreira (Post 9704788)

Yes, wish we could have things like fruit, onions, peppers, tomatos, olive oil in UK. Things we can only dream off, eh?

Originally Posted by agoreira (Post 9704871)

We've been here before with all this unbelievably fresh Spanish produce, the majority is produced under plastic and pumped full of chemicals, and a lot of "Spanish" fruit and veg started it's life elsewhere, it's imported and labelled as Spanish. (I linked to it recently). In the past Spanish fruit and veg has been banned from European supermarkets due to it's high levels of nitrates or whatever. But keep believing, brother, if it makes you feel better, it must be good. ;)

Originally Posted by agoreira (Post 9705047)

Thanks JLFS! Could you send some of those grapes that have been fermented and bottled, preferably albariño variety, or even a verdejo if you are skint. That would really be appreciated!:rofl: As for tomatoes, I´m still eating my own, they don´t get any fresher or better than that!;)

Originally Posted by Lionda (Post 9704822)

I wouldn't buy in Spain, wouldn't touch a property for sale with a barge pole :thumbdown:

Originally Posted by casa del sol (Post 9704991)

There is a little saying and it goes like this..."don't leave your brain on the plane".

Originally Posted by The Oddities (Post 9705195)

Why not? There appears to be plenty who leave their real past there.

Graham

Originally Posted by agoreira (Post 9704788)

Yes, wish we could have things like fruit, onions, peppers, tomatos, olive oil in UK. Things we can only dream off, eh?

Originally Posted by Lionda (Post 9704822)

I wouldn't buy in Spain, wouldn't touch a property for sale with a barge pole :thumbdown:

Originally Posted by Domino (Post 9705346)

there spouts the gravelly voice of experience

Originally Posted by scolly52 (Post 9705975)

As the thread title says Why wait ?

All I seem to hear is 'Oh dear, prices still dropping don't buy yet' What a half witted attitude. Buy what you want because it's what you want/like and buy the damned thing regardless of the few doom and gloom merchants who frequent this site. Waiting for the ideal time based on rumour and speculation means you will be dead and buried before you own anything.
Yes can be problems with buying in Spain but I have yet to experience them as yet (on my fourth property now) mind you I have a decent spanish lawyer and avoid british ex-pat businessmen like the plague !!!

Andy

Originally Posted by frigilianafreddy (Post 9706102)

I look at rental returns to assess "right pricing"