property-net-spain.com

Launched in 2002, property-net-spain.com is a Spanish property directory for English speaking property seekers. The subscription based website offers a map based search to find property for sale or rent.

Ownership | Market Position | Key Measurements | Market Coverage | Advertising Model | Financials | Site Sections | Technology | Key Management | History | Recent Press | Information Sources

Ownership

property-net-spain.com and its technology is produced, owned and operated by Data Spain, a group of technicians and cartographers based in Spain.

Market Position

property-net-spain.com is in competition with a number of other property portals focusing on Spain including propertynetworkspain.com, kyero.com and the Spain section of rightmove.co.uk.

Key Measurements
(July 2009)

• Approximately 1000 visitors per day (July 2009)
• 10,958 listings (July 2009)

Market Coverage

property-net-spain.com lists properties for sale, long term let and holiday rental on the Spanish mainland and the Balearic and Canary Islands.

Advertising Model

property owners or agents pay a monthly subscription fee to advertise properties on property-net-spain.com. Subscriptions start at 10 euros per month.

Financials

The website states it has been profitable since 2002.

Site Sections


The key sections of the website are:

• Town search
• Province search
• Popular searches
• Property list
• Agent list

Technology

property-net-spain.com runs on a Codeignitor framework using a database of 36,000 towns in Spain.

Key Management

The key management are:

• J Parker, Systems
• N Parker, Technical
• E Watt, Marketing
• R Windle, Admin

History

In March 2003, property-net-spain.com was launched in three provinces, and expanded to 12 more in March 2004.

In December 2007, a maps based search was launched on five province sites. In December 2008, the website was part-acquired by investor developers.

In June 2009, property-net-spain.com 2.0 was launched.

Recent Press

No links to press.

Information Sources

Management Interview
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