InStaffs said that they had about 1200 areas listed on the availability list which is the highest number for any agency, but only small industrial units have shown most interest. The distribution hubs and big commercial units have remained largely dormant.

The data is the part of the report called Property Market Trends which has studied the commercial property activity of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent for a period of six months from October 2008 thru March 2009. During the same period InStaffs reported an increase in the number of client registrations from 570 in the previous 6 months to 638 in the current period. The property enquiries numbering 1,068 in this period is also a sign of improving situation.

InStaffs CEO, John de Kanter, said that the data collected in the report pointed to the growing interest by the smaller industrial units while it also showed no significant improvement where larger organizations were concerned.

Some of the most sought after shared offices properties according to this report were Rugeley’s Towers Business Park, Norton Canes Business Park, Hawks Green, and the South Staffordshire Business Pal along with Four Ashes Dell site which is located near Wolverhampton.

The smaller industrial units with area less than 3000 sq ft have shown tremendous rate of growth in the interest by 19% for this period of six month as per InStaffs’ report.

To get the facts, I sought out the man generally considered to be the father of virtual real estate investing: Bryan Ellis of BryanEllis.com.

When I began using the term virtual real estate investing in the late 1990s, I did so because I saw clear parallels between the strategies used for profiting from physical real estate and those that would create income in the online world, said Ellis.

One example of the parallels between virtual and physical real estate Bryan Ellis cites is the similarity between the monetization of domain names versus physical property. “There’s a huge difference between a website and a piece of real estate, but the ways you can profit from them are similar: ‘flipping’, rental/leasing, advertising sales, etc…all of these apply to both markets” he states.

The similarities really are obvious. Consider this: If you own a piece of real estate in a desirable neighborhood, your real estate has value because other people are interested in that location. Similarly, ownership of a desirable domain name is valuable for the same reasons. Regardless of the type of asset, you can sell or lease or use any number of strategies to turn the assets into cash.

In our next installment of this series on virtual real estate investing, Bryan Ellis will share the internet analogies to the physical concept of real estate development.

1. My first suggestion would be to go on to the internet and look at and even contact some of the various agents that are now offering properties for sale in Spain. You will find that many of these companies are owned and run by people who are now residents in Spain and will be able to provide you with information on the many problems and pitfalls that may arise when buying a property in Spain, and will also know the area that you may be looking to buy the property in.

2. Your next decision is where to you want the property to be located, do you want to live in a Town (urbanization) or do you want the Country (Campo) you may even decide you want to be near the mountains, lakes or coast. However, one thing you must consider is that you want things to be close at hand, such as shops and medical facilities, then you may be better off looking at buying a property in Town or on the Coast. It may be an idea to visit the area you are looking at to decide if this will be the right location for you.

3. Next you will need to decide what sort of property it is you want to purchase, is it an apartment, townhouse of a finca (country house with land). You may even want to take on the challenge of buying a property that needs renovation.

4. You have now decided on the location and sort of property you want to buy. Now is the time to start contacting the various agents (both on the internet and in the location directly where you are looking to purchase). These companies will not only be able to provide you with details on properties that they feel would be of interest to you , but they should also be able to provide you with details of solicitors and banks (should you need to raise a mortgage to purchase the property). They will also provide you with information on the schools, medical facilities, and other amenities within the area of your choice.

5. If you are looking to obtain a mortgage from a bank (either in the UK or Spain) then find out what sort of percentage of monies they will lend to you for the purchase of such a property. You will find that most of the banks in Spain will only provide you with a 75% mortgage against the purchase of the property.

6. You have now decided on the property that you want to buy, and you should now ask the agent is the owner of the property that you want to buy have the legal rights to sell it. If they do, then they should be able to provide you with the papers confirming this (an escretera). However, if these can not be provided then do not proceed with the purchase, but any respectable real estate agent would already have been provided with sight of these documents.

7. Next confirm with the agent selling the property that all the correct permissions for the property to be built have been provided by the Local Town Hall. Because of the rise in the number of properties that have been built in Spain over the recent years with out obtaining the correct permissions the Government has been forced to take measures to prevent this occurring in the future. However, it also means that those people/developers who have built such properties can find themselves not only incurring fines by the Government, but may also find there properties being demolished.

However, it should be pointed out that as long as you associate yourself with a reputable agent then you should have no problems in finding the property of your dreams.

Well I hope that the information that I have provided for you above will help you in making the decision to purchase a property in Spain a pleasant one.

Allison Thompson, living in Spain with 15 years experience in the Property field.

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Though the Property Index is actually a fledgling organization, they were founded in March 2007, they were very quick to achieve expert status. Actually, they are a very unostentatious organization devoted to offering informed instructions to every client who is expecting to sell, buy, rent, etc. estate across the globe. What they guarantee to do is be of assistance to you to discover just what you need quick and, further, painlessly. Property can be found across the globe at the moment, undoubtedly the high-class area being land available for sale in Spain. It should be simply to determine the great property available for sale in Spain, one rationale for choosing property here being a combination of the houses and apartments available and the chance of being able to live amongst such a dynamical populace.

It’s one of the most fashionable property markets at the moment, and in view of the gorgeous landscape and the great weather surrounding you all the time, how could you be wrong…. Property in Spain is very rich in history and culture, this area of the world has been and is still home to a good number of indigenous civilizations. About twenty years ago there’d be a mere trickle of English people keen on property in Spain. Just ask anyone who has moved to Spain and they will be certain to confirm this. Quite a few people would tend to see it as a temporary rage and others tend to see it as a that’s nearly a fixation! People who relocate to this region range from young couples in search of a life perspective to older people meaning to chill out and enjoy themselves.

Note that there may be predicaments when attempting to buy property overseas — as is to be expected, there will be a hundred disparate, occasionally conflicting, actions whether devising a plan, touring or signing the documents. If you only miss a single minute step this is liable to trigger wide-ranging predicaments and, more important, loss in financial terms. As can be counted on with this well-liked location, property may be extraordinarily costly in this location which is naturally a result of the high demand. In spite of this homebuyers are somewhat spoiled in a destination so wonderful in terms of good landscape and shiny scenery. It’s certainly got the whole lot you might really imagine, etc.