Galicia, in northwest Spain has wonderful very affordable stone houses that sit on the market undiscovered for years.
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Does House Hunting in... ALWAYS have to just be international house porn?
Could the Times ever show international homes that are even moderately feasible for non-plutocrats?
Perhaps this section is paid for by the agents or listing companies, but if so, that should be noted.
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Ah, yes, houses for the uberest of uber. Shades of The Night Manager's Dicky Roper's villa. I must place my deposit forthwith.
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Yes, I agree. I opened this article hoping to get some background on the Spanish real estate market for real people -- my (distant) cousins from The Netherlands have retired there, partly for the lower costs of living. They do not have a $4+ milliion mansion (though they do have a few acres of almond trees).
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Spanish almond trees sound marvelous, and quite exotic to this midwesterner.
I think we are seeing the problem with the Spanish economy: $1400 in taxes on a $5 million dollar property? Sounds like land owners have captured the government over there. Immoral.
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Most countries don't finance their schools though real estate taxes so they are quite low. The US is the exception.
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At least $1400 is $1400. Tell that to the Greek government, and they might not even have that.
The property is gorgeous, though I wonder why the article has to particularly raise the point that crime rate is low. Now, it does set me thinking...
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