This may be your fourth, third, second or first recession experience, whichever it is, its always a stressful time for property owners and a time met with nervous anticipation for investors and regular buyers alike. Lets face it, there\'s no running from it or hiding from it, the best way forward is to do as they do in Spain, \"take the bull by the horns\" and deal with it. 

The best way forward for ALL parties is to keep a level mind, not to panic (buy or sell) and - providing you have a reliable agent - take advice.  Lets face it, none of us want to be told what to do and nobody should force you into a corner - but listen to the advice you are being given, take it on board, maybe even take a day or two to digest it, THEN be honest with yourself and heed the advice, providing you know it has come from a reliable source.

Property prices in Javea and surrounding Costa Blanca peaked in 2003, stabilised during the years 2004 – 2006 and began a gradual decline during 2007.

Unfortunately, Spain is one of the first countries to receive negative foreign press reports and due to the great variety of different nationalities that reside here, we seem to get hit from all sides.