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This week the Spanish Colegio de Registradores (Land Registry) released their Q1 statistics and, with house sales up 28.73% on Q4 2012, the wheels are certainly turning on the Spanish property market. Mercers is delighted with the positivity.

In January, Murcia-based estate agent Mercers boldly predicted 25% increase in house sales for 2013 over 2012. With Q1 showing exactly that, up 25% for the first three months of 2013 in comparison with 2012, the prediction is on track to reality.

Positivity has emerged with regards to the long-awaited opening of Murcia’s Corvera Airport. The Region’s Tourism Minister insisted that “everything is going well” and estate agent Mercers remains hopeful of a spring-summer opening.

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Having sold a very pleasing seven homes in December, a month that isn’t always seen as a buoyant month for buying, Murcia-based estate agent Mercers is very positive about what’s to come in 2013.

Murcia estate agent Mercers is currently riding a wave of success with the highlight being the opening of new larger offices in Camposol Golf Resort. Mayor of Mazarron Ginés Campillo cut the ribbon and toasted the thriving local business.

Murcia estate agent Mercers has taken five star “Best Real Estate Agency Spain” in the International Property Awards Europe in association with Yamaha. The news completes a fantastic September which has seen the highest sales volume since 2005.

As many Spanish businesses enjoy summer closing, quiet progress is being made behind the scenes with Murcia’s Paramount Theme Park and the new Corvera International Airport. News is positive and the Region is on course for an even brighter future.

Versus May 2011, searches for Murcia property on leading portal, Rightmove Overseas, were up a massive 61% in May 2012. Why the demand? Local estate agent Mercers says it’s because “Murcia is not Spain”.

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There is a surprise entry into the World’s Best Real Estate Markets 2012 – Murcia, Spain. Created by International Living, the index looks at value for money, appreciation potential, costs, and believes Murcia will make you money in 2012.

This morning Proyectos Emblematicos Murcianos SA (PREMURSA), the promoter behind Murcia’s Paramount Theme Park and LifeStyle Centre, signed the contract to complete the purchase of two-thirds of the land earmarked for the project.

From 3 January the Spanish authorities have changed the rules on how foreign property buyers obtain their fiscal identification number or NIE. Every purchaser now has to attend in person. Chris Mercer of Mercers Ltd is unconcerned with the change.

At a press conference on 23 Dec the Mayor of Alhama de Murcia said “there is no going back for the Paramount-branded Park”, “there are investors”. Local estate agent Mercers believes these reassuring words will silence the Paramount doubters.

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A trio of key progressions in Murcia - the Paramount-branded Theme Park, a new international airport at Corvera and the imminent AVE train network extension – have kept the Region in the headlines and local estate agent Mercers in a selling groove.

Murcia estate agent, Mercers, has just experienced its best summer sales period for five years. Murcia is attracting an international audience lured by four key factors – the Paramount-branded Theme Park, golf, accessibility and, above all, price.

Beachside Spanish property has always commanded a premium, you still can expect to pay in excess of 1mn € for a prime beachfront apartment in Marbella. In Murcia it's different, 99,000 euros for a two bed within five mins walk of Blue Flag bliss.

Thanks to a combination of rock bottom prices and excited anticipation surrounding the Paramount-branded Theme Park, Murcia has been declared ‘top climber’ search term on the UK’s leading overseas property portal, rising 11 places in June 2011.

When the Hamiltons purchased their holiday home in Camposol Golf, Murcia, they had no aspirations for amassing a property portfolio. However news of a Paramount-branded Theme Park encouraged them to purchase an additional home.

According to Murcia’s regional government, construction of the Paramount-branded Theme Park in Murcia could begin as early as February 2012. Promoters pledge that works will be fast and may well complete in 2014 - a year ahead of schedule.

Polaris World's main creditors have supported the golf-driven resorts and are focussing on clearing the inventory of unsold property. Good news for buyers as you can buy a home at Condado de Alhama for cost price of 85,000 euros – a 58% discount.

Taking shape in the small town of Corvera, just 20 mins from the proposed Paramount Pictures site, Murcia's new Airport hopes to ‘steal’ no less than 3mn passengers from El Altet Airport across the border in the neighbouring province of Alicante.

In an official ceremony on Friday 25 March, the masterplan for the first Paramount Pictures-branded Theme Park in Europe was unveiled and 2015 was revealed as the expected opening date for the hugely significant project.

At Camposol Golf, an established 18-hole course in Murcia, completed key-ready two bedroom homes are available for just 50,000 euros, that’s less than 43,000 pounds. Surely this is Europe’s cheapest golf resort?

In recent weeks, two Murcia-based property developers have announced grand plans for new build residential projects in 2011. Local real estate company, Mercers, wonders if this could be premature.

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.

Spanish law and accountancy firm Velasco Lawyers yesterday started providing legal services for Swedish speaking clients.

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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.

Paramount Pictures has opted to construct its first Europe-based theme park at Alhama de Murcia in Mazarron. Predicted to attract 3mn tourists a year, the October 13th landmark decision will have a significant impact on the prospects of the region.

The location of the proposed Paramount theme park in Murcia, Spain has been released. What does this mean for the region's property market?

The Paramount Theme Park planned for Murcia, Spain have today announced the exact location where it will be constructed.

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.

After literally months of unsubstantiated gossip, Paramount Pictures made a formal announcement on Friday 10 September to say that it will be opening its first theme park in Europe with Spain, specifically Murcia, as the chosen location.

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.

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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.

Paramount Pictures is looking at the feasibility of a theme park to rival Disneyland Paris in Murcia, Spain.

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.

The Murcia Youth Symphony Orchestra of Spain will perform a free concert at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in New York on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets must be picked up in advance from the box office no more than 30 minutes before the show.

The world's most important trade fair for the travel industry, the World Travel Market, will take place in London from November 9th to 12th. The car hire comparison company travel Car Hire from Spain is going to attend this event to broaden its suppl

From 1st till 12th of October Calpe is celebrating its 22nd Oktoberfest organized by the Carnival Club Calpe. The also called "Fiesta Alemana de la Cerveza" in Calpe is the most famous festival of that kind, celebrated in Spain.

This summer, the shortage of rental cars has been a nightmare for many tourists who visited Spain. However travel CAR HIRE has been able to maintain its commitment to its customers until the last minute.

The shortage on hire cars became to an unforseen event for Spain tourists during this year's summer season.

Polaris World have been selected to host the Davis Cup semi final between Spain and Israel in September 2009. The event is to be held at the La Torre resort in Murcia.

Polaris World have today released details of the beach apartments to be built on the shores of the Mar Menor in Murcia, Spain. Apartments from 120,000 Euros just a few metres from the beach with stunning frontline beach views.