VOLUME 7
PUBLISHED BY PANORAMA, MARBELLA’S LONGEST ESTABLISHED REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Letter from
THE PUBLISHER Dear Reader, With the long market crisis now firmly behind us and property sales in 2014 exceeding that of the pre-crisis year of 2007 by 12%, many new businesses are opening up, Marbella is busy even in the winter months, and we are living in a period of excellence and transparency in the municipal government which surpasses any other time in the history of our city. This is all good news for Marbella, and heralds a new period of growth and activity in this area for years to come. In this issue of the Marbella Property Magazine, our seventh and largest, in addition to our feature market report there are other informative articles for buyers and for sellers, and about our family dedicated to Real Estate since 1904 and celebrating 45 years in Marbella this year. Of course, we also provide some examples of the most beautiful properties in Marbella available through Panorama for purchase and rental. Over many years we have worked to bring together a multi-lingual team comprised of sincere, energetic, enthusiastic, welleducated professionals in our field who really enjoy not only their work, and working together, but especially, the many wonderful people we are fortunate to meet through our business: team mates who share on the highest levels my family’s values of service and dedication to our profession. We owe our success today to these wonderful, caring people.
This past year has also seen the addition of a formal investment division in our company to attend the increasing demand of international investors and developers for property along the Costa del Sol, as well as to offer formal real estate consulting services... read more on page 44. We hope you enjoy this publication, produced in-house by our own team. My special thanks to my son Alex and my daughter Katinka for their hard work in leading this effort and to Cheryl Gatward, Wayne Chasan, Michel Cruz, and our own Elena Escribano for their excellent collaboration. We welcome any comments or suggestions you may have for its improvement.
Christopher Clover Managing Director, Panorama Properties
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