Post by account_disabled on Mar 13, 2024 5:33:32 GMT -5
If Elisabeth and her husband Pedro had been told twelve years ago that they were going to go around the world for free thanks to their 70 m2, two-bedroom apartment in the Tarragona town of Torredembarra, they probably would not have believed it and would have laughed. .
But now, with 250 home exchanges carried out and more than 40 countries visited, they can only feel proud and grateful for this “collaborative system” of traveling, which is becoming more and more fashionable in our country, thanks to the home exchange. .
In fact, Elisabeth, Pedro and their daughter, also Phone Lead known as the “ Trotamundos Family ” - the name of their popular blog, where they tell about all their trips and adventures - have the record in Spain for the number of exchanges on the world's leading portal. of this way of traveling, HomeExchange, and rooms from abroad.
“We usually do two or three exchanges every month,” says Elisabeth, who, in addition to her work as a teacher, dedicates herself body and soul to organizing trips, usually a year in advance, both to get the destination they want to achieve the cheapest flight tickets possible. “Sometimes you get lucky and get a beautiful house in a dream location in the first proposals and requests you make to other members of the portal, but it is not usually the case and you have to send many until you get it.” The same goes for banknotes, for which Elisabeth has an admirable methodology and perseverance.
“We have actually had more than 250 exchanges - says the inveterate traveler - because in 2006 we began to exchange our house through advertisements that were placed in the newspapers and by letters and postal mail.
This imbalance has caused price increases in the main regions in 2022. In Catalonia, the price of land has increased by 1% in Barcelona and 3.2% in the Metropolitan Area . Looking ahead to this year, CBRE foresees a stabilization of land prices in the main cities and provincial capitals, but with an upward trend due to the lack of finalized land.
Currently, 24% of Spanish homes are rented, a figure that rises to 28% in Catalonia. However, this figure continues to be below the percentage of the population of the European Union that lives in a rental regime (30%) and is far from the levels of Germany, Austria and Denmark, above 40%.
But now, with 250 home exchanges carried out and more than 40 countries visited, they can only feel proud and grateful for this “collaborative system” of traveling, which is becoming more and more fashionable in our country, thanks to the home exchange. .
In fact, Elisabeth, Pedro and their daughter, also Phone Lead known as the “ Trotamundos Family ” - the name of their popular blog, where they tell about all their trips and adventures - have the record in Spain for the number of exchanges on the world's leading portal. of this way of traveling, HomeExchange, and rooms from abroad.
“We usually do two or three exchanges every month,” says Elisabeth, who, in addition to her work as a teacher, dedicates herself body and soul to organizing trips, usually a year in advance, both to get the destination they want to achieve the cheapest flight tickets possible. “Sometimes you get lucky and get a beautiful house in a dream location in the first proposals and requests you make to other members of the portal, but it is not usually the case and you have to send many until you get it.” The same goes for banknotes, for which Elisabeth has an admirable methodology and perseverance.
“We have actually had more than 250 exchanges - says the inveterate traveler - because in 2006 we began to exchange our house through advertisements that were placed in the newspapers and by letters and postal mail.
This imbalance has caused price increases in the main regions in 2022. In Catalonia, the price of land has increased by 1% in Barcelona and 3.2% in the Metropolitan Area . Looking ahead to this year, CBRE foresees a stabilization of land prices in the main cities and provincial capitals, but with an upward trend due to the lack of finalized land.
Currently, 24% of Spanish homes are rented, a figure that rises to 28% in Catalonia. However, this figure continues to be below the percentage of the population of the European Union that lives in a rental regime (30%) and is far from the levels of Germany, Austria and Denmark, above 40%.