Iberian Inmobiliaria: Galicia Spain and North Portugal Real Estate

As well as promoting this particular North Portugal real estate, we are happy to provide some information and links to real estate / estate agent sites (realtors) in the River Minho / Mino area of Northern Portugal & Galicia Spain with quality houses / homes, villas, quintas and other properties for sale. In Portugal real estate is called "imobiliário", in Spain "inmobiliaria"; actually finding villas and quintas in Iberia for sale on the Internet is difficult though. This property's present owners are not selling their villa / quinta through local realtors because the local imobiliários and inmobiliarias tend to have Portuguese / Spanish only sites catering to local people, plus they do not appear very well for searches with Google and Yahoo; so they decided it was best to sell this property privately and build their own web site for it.

However, they understand this very real estate on the Rio Minho / Miño may not be for everyone, but are happy to help others find their own slice of Iberian paradise as they think so much of the area. They are also, of course, keen to highlight why their property is such good value. If you know of another realtor / villa sales web site for Galicia / the Costa Verde, please let us know so we can add it here.

Local Portuguese imobiliário in Monção is Calvolima
English agent selling villas in Galicia - Galicia Holiday Villas
Portuguese imobiliário agent with wide Costa Verde coverage - Grupo Prime
Remax Portugal's directory for Rio Minho properties - Remax PT
Remax Spain lists garages to villas! Remax ES
Dutch language site: Tweedehands
Sapo are probably the largest property directory in Portugal - Luxury Moncao Properties
And just so you can see the prices of apartments in Salvaterra - Habitat 24
National group with local offices: ERA
Bespoke and Rustic Real Estate: North Portugal Property Sales.

For balance, as cost comparisons, here are some properties featured on the above sites which indicate real estate values generally in the Minho area and the comparative value of our villa at the top luxury end of that market. Prices are higher in this region then with some other areas of Spain and Portugal simply because of rising economic growth and unrivaled location / proximity to services / resources; it is not an expat holiday home governed market. Like other Portuguese and Spanish traditional commercially influenced / supported property markets (Porto, Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona, etc.), real estate values in the area near Vigo / Porrino have been increasing slowly but steadily. If you do look around, be aware some of the more remote, rural and exposed locations on the Iberian Peninsula may well be more vulnerable to forest fires and extreme weather conditions; it is wise to ask / check a) if any property you view has had nearby forest fire and / or wind losses, b) the proximity to fire fighting resources and general access for fire tenders / trucks, plus c) if the property has ever suffered wind damage (especially to the roof).

Remote Sanxenxo Spanish Villa
We chose to compare this one with ours as, at 1,000,000 Euros it is actually well above our quinta's expected price on this Spanish luxury home sales site. The villa is 45% smaller than our own quinta, while the grounds are a whopping 94% smaller then ours. The nearest main town is Pontevedra, a full 15Km away; Moncao is just 1km from our home. The beach near their villas is over 1Km away (straight line distance - actual walking / driving distance is greater), we enjoy a riverfront location with direct river access. Not to deride their property, it is a quality build like ours and has good ocean views (we have sweeping major river views).

Nearby Quinta
Inland a bit; smaller and older; no riverfront location; 750,000.00 Euros - This villa is for sale with remax who sometimes have technical issues with their site. If the page is not available, go to their main page and enter property number 122821001-442.

Rural Home & Holiday Business - Portugal
This is a specialist North Portugal real estate agent's top featured property; the best of what they have to offer. It is in the remote and elevated rural area of Barbeita, 15+ minutes drive from us, no panoramic views of and a fair walk down to a small fishing river. The main building comprises of a compact one or two bedroom house over an equally compact one bedroom with separate lounge / sleeper apartment, with an adjoining older / rustic 3 bedroom barn conversion, plus two log cabins ("lodges") each with 2 very small bedrooms in the grounds; all but the first used for self-catering holiday lets, and furnished accordingly. Precast swimming pool a full 60 meters from the main building. All set on steeply inclined grounds with verbal "permission" to instal grape vines, within pine woodland for 975,000.00 Euros. A nice enough home with a pre-existing tourism business, if that is what you want.

Large House in Troviscoso
A little up the road from us in an urban area 450,000.00 Euros.

Medium Sized House in Troviscoso
Economy build with small gardens (underneath high voltage power lines!): 255,000.00 Euros

Modern Villa in Troviscoso
Medium sized with smallish grounds: 375,000.00 Euros.

A newer build larger hillside house
On the outskirts of the village: 425,000 Euros

A large town house "villa" in Tui (Spain)
Approximately 10 minutes drive from us in a small town (village) and with only 3 bedrooms: 850,000.00 Euros.

A typical new smaller 4 bedroom family house in Vigo
In the hills / outskirts of Vigo, not anywhere near the town center, with very little grounds: 545,000.00 Euros.

An unfinished 4 bedroom town house in Moncao
Virtually no grounds on the outskirts of town (there are very few family house in Moncao, it is mostly apartments and tiny 1 bedroom old town houses): 300,000.00 Euros.

When you look around Galicia Spain's & North Portugal's real estate you will see there are very few true luxury villas / quintas available, especially with the river location and location / proximity to key resources of ours, and that some areas are very expensive indeed. If you are looking for low cost properties close to rural market towns, the area around Ponte de Lima or Vila Nova de Cerveira may be a good option with real estate prices generally lower, especially in the hills. The further away from major towns and the border you get, the lower the price of property becomes of course.