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If there’s comfort to be drawn from the collapse of Spain’s property sector, it’s the disappearance of the ‘cowboy’ estate agent, but Mercers fear an influx of shady agents hoping to cash in on Alhama’s new Paramount Pictures theme park.

This month Mercers collected Best Estate Agent (Bronze) in the OPP (Overseas Property Professional) Awards for Excellence 2010. Incredibly Mercers was the only Spanish Estate Agent to pick up an award – an amazing feat.

With Spain’s PM declaring the Spanish property crash to be over, the window of opportunity with bargain house prices could be about to close. He expects prices to begin to rise which can only mean one thing–buy now or you’ll pay later.

There are certain regions in the Spanish property market vastly outperforming others. Take June in Murcia for example. According to the National Institute of Statistics 1,308 homes changed hands in Murcia compared with a national average of just 99.

When Tony Blair took Nº10 in '97 he declared ‘Cool Britannia’ ruling the world in art, pop & fashion. 13yrs on and around 700 people are fleeing Britain every day for a new life overseas – many swap ‘Cool Britannia’ for ‘Viva España’.

Maybe it’s the pound’s 18-month high against the euro or maybe it’s a belief that Spanish house prices cannot fall much lower – whatever the motivation, property sales in Spain are on the up.

The perfect holiday home in Spain would be detached, have a clutch of palm trees and an inviting turquoise swimming pool – all against a blue-sky backdrop. Sounds expensive. Not on Costa Cálida, the reality can be yours for just 95,000 euros.

Spain’s National Statistics Institute reported on 13 April 2010 that house sales have risen at their fastest rate since records began in 2007. Is this the first real sign of recovery? Costa Cálida based estate agents Mercers certainly think so.

Paramount has chosen the region of Murcia for the construction of the largest theme park and entertainment in Spain, to compete with Disneyland Paris. There is a possibility that this could be built on land at Condado de Alhama.

Once again crime and weather are to blame for the record number of over 55s wanting to leave the UK. New research from the Foreign Office divulges that more than four in ten Brits nearing retirement age are considering doing it abroad.

According to Facilismo.com, Spain’s no1 property portal, Murcia has posted the highest house price rises of all the nation’s autonomous regions at 0.24%. This makes it one of a select quartet of communities showing positive growth in Jan 2010.

Whilst there’s little doubt that life is returning to the Spanish property market, it still remains utterly price sensitive. For real estate agent Mercers, this means a conscious shift in its Jerez property portfolio to the best value options.

It's tricky to work out how buying a villa in Spain in 2000 for €122,000 euros and selling in 2010 for €85,000 euros is anything but a disaster. But the client’s getting a bargain and the vendor’s making a profit. How? The vendor’s British.

Real estate agent, Mercers, has just launched its newest concept which is ideally suited to today’s Spanish property market - Rent2Buy. With purchasers hesitating and vendors despondent, a Rent2Buy arrangement bridges a win-win gap between the two.

Thriving in a tricky marketplace, Spanish real estate agent Mercers has just seen a good year get even better with the announcement of a ‘Best Real Estate Agency Spain’ Award for the second year running.

September was Mercers’ best sales month this year. The buying public are after bargains and that’s exactly what they’re getting on the Costa Cálida. Price two bed golf villas from as little as 50,000 euros (46,000 pounds) and they will sell.

All but the most adventurous of Brits like to seek out a bit of familiarity when selecting their overseas idyll for semi-permanent living or lock-stock retirement.

As each financial quarter passes by another set of dreary figures are posted by the Spanish Ministries of Housing and Economy & Finance and yet more construction workers find themselves seeking new employment.

Seven years ago the pound bought a mighty 1.61 euros. Now it's at its weakest point since the euro’s inception exactly a decade ago. But Costa Calida-based Mercers have proved that a little creativity can go a long way to beat the currency crisis.

On Spain’s Costa Cálida real estate agent Mercers isn’t letting a pesky recession get in the way of selling houses. The secret is simple. Offer bargain property that’s hard to resist, like a two bedroom terraced golf villa for 55,000 euros

After 25yrs at the forefront of the Spanish property market, Mercers see their recent award win at the CNBC-sponsored European Property Awards as an endorsement of their business and a real pat on the back for a quarter of a century of hard work.

As months pass another set of dreary figures are posted by the Spanish Ministries. However, where there’s distress there’s opportunity and Costa Cálida-based Mercers is experiencing increased sales figures as bargain-hunters come out in force.

All but the most adventurous of Brits like to seek out a bit of familiarity when selecting their overseas idyll for semi-permanent living or lock-stock retirement. Costa Cálida’s enormously popular Camposol fits the bill perfectly.

Spain is still the number one destination for Brits wanting to buy abroad. But unfortunately many have been caught on the hop, with the weakening of the pound against the euro and are having to postpone the purchase of their dream home in Spain…