Canary Island property blog

Are you looking for a property to rent for your holiday in Playa Blanca? Having trouble finding the right information about an apartment or villa to rent in the area?
Well a great new web site has just been put on the web with plenty of information about Playa Blanca’s most popular resorts for renting your holiday property. The Playa Blanca holiday rentalmarket gives you lots options with a whole range of properties to rent.
Playa Blanca has a thriving holiday rental industry that is growing faster than any other resort area in the Canary Island of Lanzarote.
The holiday property rental market can be divided into several different brackets each offering different prices reflecting what the properties have to offer.
A Playa Blanca apartment for rent sector is the most affordable end of the scale and has the largest amount of choice. Apartments for rent in Playa Blanca are numerous and there is something to suit any type of family, couple of individual wanting to holiday in Playa Blanca.
Rising up the scale their are still plenty of villas to rent in Playa Blanca which offer more privacy with your own garden and sometimes own private pool.
Luxury villas in Playa Blanca are also in good supply and now with British Airways running scheduled flights with business class seats then you can both arrive and holiday in style.

Fuerteventura has an enormous amount of property for sale, these range from some very affordable studio flats and apartments right up to spectacular water front villas. Whatever your taste and budget may allow most people begin the search for their ideal property on the internet. Most estate agents in Fuerteventura have their own web sites listing all of the properties they currently have for sale. There are a few property portals for Fuerteventura but none larger and with more property related information than the Freedom4sale.com web site.

The property for sale in Fuerteventura search facilitiy on the Freedom4sale web site has recently undergone a great overhaul. The result of this is that for any property search made in a given area of Fuerteventura a brief overvew of that area is given plus a small map showing its location. No longer will potential buyers search around other areas wondering where they are or what they are like, then having to look elsewhere to find this complimentary information.

If further information is then required the web site has a large and comprehensive ‘relevant information’ section giving advice, instruction and maps on all of the most popular property for sale areas of Fuerteventura

Lanzarote is one of Europe’s premier winter hang gliding destinations. In fact Lanzarote is a great all year hang gliding destination, it becomes popular in winter because the rest of Europe is so cold and produces little thermic weather.

The island of Lanzarote has flying sites for almost every wind direction and some fantastic flying routes. The most famous route is the ‘Famara ridge run’. The wind direction needs to be from west to north, ideal direction being north west. Take off can be made either at the ‘high take’ or locally known at ‘Chimidas’. Chimidas is the more guaranteed and spectacular take off spot, take off height is about 350 metres above sea level off a dramatic steep cliff overlooking the plane below. Height is easily gained then its turn right, cross one large gully and full speed ahead along the cliffs to the northern tip of Lanzarote. From take off to the northern tip of Lanzarote is about 12 miles of some of the most beautiful scenary with views of both sides of the island. The lower take off is about 1.2 km’s to the left of the high take off. The advantage of the lower take off is the fact that you can top land. Top landing on the high take off is not reccomended.

Other great flying sites for hang gliding in Lanzarote are Mala for winds in the North East, Asomada for South East winds, El Cuchillo for NNE winds, Orzola or Mirador in the North for light NE winds plus a few others.

If you are looking for accommodation for you hang gliding in Lanzarote holiday then Famara is the ideal spot. From your apartment you will be able to see the wind direction and even a couple of the take off spots. The family can enjoy the Famara beach and you can even land there after completing the epic ‘Ridge Run’.

A lot of property web sites allow property searches however we have received feedback that many people when looking to buy property in different parts of the world are not given much information about the areas they are looking at. For example they may have had a great holiday in Puerto del Carmen in the Canary Islands but that was last year, now they want to buy there but cannot remember exactly where on the island of Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen is located. Then many people who just wanted to relax, unwind and enjoy the nearest beaches, bars and restaurants may have got to know the rest of the town or surrounding areas.

Well the Freedom4sale.com web site has come up with a great and simple solution. Now for every property for sale in lanzarote search, at the top of the page you will find a map of Lanzarote and a brief description. If a property search is made for a property for sale in Puerto del Carmen then the results page will show a map of Lanzarote giving the location of Puerto del Carmen on Lanzarote and a brief description of Puerto del Carmen.
This new system is applied to all areas of Lanzarote, giving potential property buyers the location of the location they are searching plus a description of the area.

If a client requires a fuller description of an area, for example and article about ‘Puerto del Carmen property‘ then there is a large and well stocked library of further information about all the most popular areas for property in Lanzarote. Just by clicking the ‘relevant information’ button on the left and selecting the category of information the client requires will return a fantastic selection of information and supporting literature.

Fuerteventura property magazine.

The longest running, highest quality and most established Fuerteventura property magazine is the Freedom4sale property magazine. The magazine is an oversized A4 high quality, full colour, glossy, free magazine. Freedom4sale property magazine is now into its eigth year of publication featuring property for sale in Fuerteventura from estate agents across the island. This property magazine not only features advertising from Fuerteventura’s best estate agents but also has a great property price guide showing a representatvie selection of properties currently on the market plus some great editorial features.

The majority of Fuerteventura property for sale is to be found in the areas of Corralejo and Caleta de Fuste, this is where most people chose to take their holidays. However there is still plenty of property on offer in some of the other fantastic areas of Fuerteventura in which you can buy property.

Twinned with the Freedom4sale Fuerteventura property magazine is the Freedom4sale property web site. All of the Fuerteventura estate agents and many more in the property magazine also have their properties in the Freedom4sale property website. Together there is no better place to find the Fuerteventura property that best suits your needs. The web site is very easy to use and has property articles, user accounts plus many other facilities to make finding and buying your ideal property in Fuerteventura as easy as possible.

Canary Island property portal

The leading Canary Island property portal must be defined as the web site with the most properties, most property articles, best user facilities and most estate agents keeping their properties up to date. The freedom4sale web site currently achieves all of these goals far ahead of any other Canary Island property web site. The nice thing about a property portal is the fact that a very large selection of current market properties can be viewed side by side all in one place. To see a large amount of properties together makes it very easy to get an idea of current market values across areas and across estate agents selling these properties. Bargain properties can be easily identified as can the very best property for each individual buyer.

Each of the Canary Islands has a very different ambience and therefore attracts a different sort of buyer and holiday maker. The Freedom4sale web site caters for every different taste and every different sort of question. There is a large database of property articles from real life property buyer case studies, following many different people buying in different islands all overcoming their own hurdles to achieve a better standard of living for them and their families. There are maps, property buying articles, tax questions answered and pretty much any other question relevant to a Canary Island property purchase.

The selection of property on the Freedom4sale.com web site is unrivalled by any other Canary Island property web site in existence. Estate agents all have direct access to their properties on the web site and keep the information as up to date as possible. Currently there are in excess of an amazing ten thousand properties for sale and rent in the Canary Islands on the Freedom4sale.com web site. Property buyers can have their own user account where they can effectively manage the properties they are interested in and make direct comparisons, bulk enquiries, stay up dated if a property matching your requirements becomes available and more.

The Freedom4sale also have a Canary Islands property magazine that works hand in hand with the property web site. It is the perfect partner to the web site giving the quality feel and assurance that overseas buyers need when making such large investments into a market they may be new to. The Freedom4sale property magazine is distributed across the Canary Islands and the rest of Europe to a large distribution and subscribers list. This quality, full colour glossy magazine is availabe bi-montly and again is the clear market leader.

Freedom4sale and the longest established and most recognised indpendant property marketing company in the Canary Islands.

Cape Verde, which was a near-unknown archipelago a few years ago, continues to emerge as a tourist hotspot and popular holiday home destination. It now looks as though an emerging marina resort will further boost tourism levels.

Brian Langmaid of Investments Worldwide claims that the marina community of Porto Murdeira, located in between Sal’s International Airport and the Island’s cultural capital of Santa Maria, is set to rival some of the most established marina districts in southern Europe. The 200-berth marina is capable of accommodating the largest of motoryachts, up to 100 metres, as well as the water taxis, which deliver passengers from island to island.

Langmaid says: “Porto Murdeira is comparable to the likes of Puerto Banús or Mallorca’s Puerto Portals. It has the Islands’ only licensed casino, only legalised marina and top chains are already expressing an interest in managing the resort’s hotels. With capital appreciation hovering at 20–25% per annum this is literally a paradise for property investors.”

Investments Worldwide is currently selling a selection of apartments for sale in Sal, Cape Verde in nearby Rosa del Mar, with property prices currently start from €94,000. The development also offers easy access to Porto Murdeira’s own 18-hole golf course. Completion is scheduled for December 2010.

HILTON HOTEL TO OPEN IN CAPE VERDE

The Hilton international hotel chain will open its first resort in Cape Verde on the island of Sal. The hotel, which is slated to open in December 2010, will feature 268 rooms and suites, three restaurants, a swimming pool, a deluxe spa and business center with 14 top-of-the-line conference rooms.

The official Census of the Canary Islands for 2008 shows that the population across the Islands has more than doubled in just 47 years.

Standing at 966,000 at the end of 1960, the figure for people legally registered and appearing on the Census has hit the 2 million mark.

Clearly the true figure of the actual total number of inhabitants of the islands will be much higher, due to the number of people who do not as yet appear in the official statistics.
Looking at this dramatic increase it is easy to see why the demand for property throughout the islands has remained so consistently strong over the past decades.
Despite the current slow down in Canary Island property sales caused by recent problems in international banking there are no signs that the population growth throughout the islands is set to slow, so fuelled by this natural organic growth in population, coupled with a very limited land area for construction, demand for existing housing stock, can only continue to grow and it only follows that prices will continue to rise in line with demand.

The Madrid Olympic campaign is already hard at work with it’s second consecutive attempt to bring the Olympic games to Spain.

Having failed in their 2012 Olympic games bid, they are hoping to be successful in their bid for the 2016 games.
Mercedes Coughlan, head of the Madrid campaign recently met with Angel Llanos, the deputy mayor of Santa Cruz, to discuss ways in which the city could help promote the new bid.
It is thought that Santa Cruz could be in line to host sailing events if the Madrid bid is successful.

Olympic events being held in Tenerife and all the associatted publicity with such a world event would have a very positive effect on Tenerife property for sale prices.

Javier Bardem won his tenth Best Supporting Actor award of the season for his portrayal of a psycopathic serial killer in the Cohen Brothers’ ‘No country for old men’ when this year’s Golden Globe winners were announced at a press conference held at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The Canarian actor, who was competing against the likes of Philip Seymour Hoffman (Charlie Wilson’s War), John Travolta (Hairspray), Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton) and Casey Affleck (The murder of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford), is now a strong favourite for an Oscar.
In a statement, Bardem said “It is a great honour to have been recognised with this award” and less than 24 hours after being named in the same category by the New York Film Critics’ Circle, the Canarian actor, picked up the Best Supporting Actor award from the National Association of US Film Critics at a ceremony in Santa Monica (California).
“I’m a very lucky man,” said the actor in perfect English during his acceptance speech, “I feel like I’ve won the lottery, above all given that there are so many quality rivals.” Bardem won the award for his portrayal of an implacable serial killer active in Texas during the 1960s in the Cohen brothers’ ‘No country for old men’.
He has also been nominated for Best supporting actor in the upcoming Oscars for his role in No Country for Old Men. His role in the film is as Anton Chigurh, a sociopathic killer on the trail of a young man who has stolen a bag of drug money.
This is the second Academy Award nomination for Javier Bardem. He was previously nominated for Before night falls in the year 2000 where he was nominated as, Best actor in a leading role.
FILM SYNOPSIS
When Llewellyn Moss comes upon a corpse-strewn drug-deal-gone-wrong in the middle of the barren West Texas range, he takes the bag of cash he finds at the scene and soon draws the attention of the county sheriff investigating the crime. Sheriff Bell will become Llewellyn’s best hope for survival, however, when he finds himself the object of a relentless pursuit by hired killer Anton Chigurh, a murderous sociopath.