Podcast

Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark Stücklin from Spanish Property Insight have come
together to share information and insight into the property market. As part of the Inside Track
podcast, Sean will be providing his on-the-ground experience of what he’s seeing on the Costa del
Sol and how buyers are responding. Mark will be contributing statistics, market data and the
information which makes him one of the leading voices in the Spanish property arena.

Sean explains, “What we’re trying to do is have a monthly get-together, where we can talk about the
Spanish property market from different perspectives. I’ll be coming at it more from an anecdotal,
evidential point of view in terms of what’s happening here. Mark will be using his years of
experience of data collection and telling our listeners what’s happening from the “facts and figures”
side of things. It’ll be really interesting to see if his version of the Spanish market marries up to what
we’re seeing locally. Our monthly chats will also enable us to unpick the news and the trends being
reported and get to the bottom of them for our viewers.

I’ve been doing quarterly market updates on our YouTube channel since November 2020. These are
based on anecdotal evidence, gut feeling, what I’m hearing about the market in general in the
Marbella area, and of course our experience with enquiries, interest and sales. But it’s very difficult
to say that is backed up by the data, so with this podcast we’re delighted to have Mark to bring in
the data which he’s collated and analysed, to provide powerful information and insights.
In our new podcast we’re going to be looking at the effects of different things that have happened,
COVID, Brexit etc, the state of the market in general, and making reasoned predictions to help
inform the investment decisions of our listeners. Our plan is to point buyers and sellers in the right
direction, being open, transparent and honest, combining data and real experience. In December
we’ll be reviewing the year so far and what’s in store for 2023. That will be available on the Cloud
Nine YouTube channel in mid-December.”
Mark adds, “I set up Spanish Property Insight in 2004 to provide good quality, reliable information in
English, on costs, risks, issues, and the process of buying and selling property in Spain. For many
years now I’ve been analysing the housing market data that’s available from public sources, and I’ve
spent the last six months bringing it all together into a data hub that makes it easier to follow the
market.

Timing the launch of this podcast with the introduction of SPI’s new data hub offers the perfect
conditions for comparing the figures that I now have at my fingertips with Sean’s experience on the
frontline of the Costa del Sol’s property market.”

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Meet the experts

Sean Woolley is the Founder and Director of leading real estate agency Cloud Nine Spain, which
operates on the Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and the Costa Calida. With 20 years’ experience of
helping clients buy and sell properties in Spain, he has contributed to a host of publications, offering
practical advice and a refreshing manner that is always truly honest, no-nonsense and full of
common-sense. Sean is also the author of an insiders’ guide to buying Spanish property called From
the Ground Up . The book is his way of sharing his years of experience, real life stories, tips and tricks
with buyers interested in investing in Spanish Real Estate. His popular market updates and area
guide videos help buyers to get to know the area and learn about buying property in Spain.

Mark Stücklin is a property specialist, market analyst and commentator – one of the authorities in the
industry, often quoted by the UK media when they speak about Spanish property. He’s been based
in Barcelona since 1999, wrote a column on Spanish property for the Sunday Times for three years
and is the author of the book ‘Need to Know: Buying Property in Spain’. Since 2003 he has been
publishing the latest Spanish property market news, analysis, and guides at his website Spanish
Property Insight drawing on his two decades of experience in the sector