According to an independent market research study based in Madrid, Girona has recently been named as one of Spain’s best performing real estate markets thanks to a variety of unique assets. Situated just 15 minutes from Girona city centre, luxury golf and real estate development Camiral consolidated this recent news reporting impressive sales and increased demand throughout 2011.
Whilst the overall Spanish property market experienced a downward trend in 2011, prices in several towns in the province of Girona remained stable with increased demand from buyers in France, England, Scandinavia and Russia. This increased demand and the consistency of property prices can be attributed to Girona’s temperate year round climate, its proximity to the coast, the Pyrenees and Barcelona and the wide range of leisure, culture and haute cuisine available within the region.
Furthermore, the sterling’s current strength over the Euro alongside the continuation of the reduction of VAT to 4% throughout the country suggests that 2012 will be an opportune year to invest in the region. To add, the region was recently named the best golf destination in Spain by Today’s Golfer Travel Awards.
CFO of Camiral, the region’s most luxurious and progressive luxury leisure and residential development, David Plana, explains why the resort’s apartments, semi-detached townhomes and larger villas are the perfect purchase for both lifestyle and investment clients ‘Camiral is a year round destination that appeals to all buyers, offering a variety of real estate in one of Spain’s most desirable and best performing regions. With Barcelona, the Costa Brava and the Pyrenees on its doorstep and offering a host of activities from world class golf to consummate gourmet experiences, a home at Camiral, whether it be an apartment, townhome or villa, is the perfect investment.’
This view is endorsed by real estate market specialists Lucas Fox International Properties in their recent Market Report dated December 2011 explaining that ‘properties near golf courses have been more likely to maintain their value in recent years…reflecting the changing buying motives of investors towards seeking properties that meet lifestyle demands and requirements’ They add, ‘drivers of investment property (show) increased focus on lifestyle factors to ensure long term value is maintained’ predicting ‘strong interest in these specialty properties…(throughout) 2012 (offering)…long term potential.’
For Camiral, 2011 was a successful year with the completion of 3 show properties and 37 sales, reservations and contracts under negotiation as well as being named as a Top 100 Golf Course and a Top 100 Worldwide Course by Golf World Magazine. Looking ahead to 2012, this pioneering resort development will deliver the Resident’s Club in September and the show apartment which is now under construction and will be delivered in the fourth quarter of the year.
