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Barcelona is situated in the northern part of Spain with the mediterranian sea on one side and the catalunyan mountains on the other.

Barcelona it self has 1.6 million citizens, but counting the urban areas that number is 3.8 this makes Barcelona the next biggest city in Spain, as well as the capital of Catalunya.

Barcelona was actually setup by Carthago and was a Roman Colony. During the Spanish civil war from 1936 -39 Barcelona was for a short period the main seat for the repuplican government but the city was taken by Franco in 1939

Today Barcelona is the most important industrial harbour and city in Spain. Also Barcelona is a cultural powerzone with Universities, historic buildings, libraries and museums.

Barcelona is an architectual beautiful metropole. In Barcelona you will find a large range of examples of Jugent style art and architecture.

Buying a Home in Spain is essential reading for anyone planning to purchase property in Spain and is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information available. Whether you’re seeking a castillo, villa, farmhouse, townhouse or an apartment, a holiday or a permanent home, this book will help make your dreams come true. Packed with over 200 pages of valuable information, it’s designed to help you avoid costly mistakes and save time and money. If you’re planning to buy a home in Spain or even just thinking about it–this is the book for you.

Buying a Home in Spain is designed to guide you through the property maze and make buying a home a pleasant and enjoyable experience. Most importantly, it’s packed with vital information to help you avoid the sort of disasters that can turn your dream home into a nightmare.

Vital topics covered include:

Doing your Homework and Avoiding Problems
Choosing the Region
Finding the Right Home and Location
Real Estate Agents
Finance, Mortgages and Taxes
Home Security
Utilities, Heating and Air-conditioning
Moving House and Settling In
Renting and Letting
Permits and Visas
Retirement, Working and Starting a Business
Travelling and Communications
Health and Insurance
Renting a Car and Driving
And much, much more.

When buying a new home what do I need to look after? Well Whether you are looking for your dream home and that this is a brand new construction or an already existing House, you need to know some important things to look after, when you start the home search. Do your have certain criteria and what are those? Write them down so that those are formalised before you start searching. Buying a new home is not a joke, it is very important that you will like the area and your new neighbours. How aboutu commuting to work, crime rate, traffic and zoning…. brainstorm and formalise!

If this is the first time you are buying a new home, check out some first time house buying tips… or browse around this page, and get an overview of the issues and opportunities buying a new home gives you.

When you have located a house that interest you and your spouse, you will need to get your exclusive buyers agent to help you research value of the property and the public records for any hidden factors. We believe that it is important that you yourself actively take part of the negotiations as well as writing an offer to the current owner of the house, but your real estate agent may not agree…

Also, as stated earlier, even though you are considering buying a new construction this doesnt mean that this is a healthy construction or high quality. Thefore you should take these issues up with the builder herself, with your exclusive buyers agent so that you will not have problems later on.

Furthermore we urge you to browse through this site to get a better idea of the buying a new home issues and factore that may arise.

Best regards “Buying A New Home”