Coastal Success Stories: Mia Pearlman on Thriving in Real Estate
Release Date: 10/02/2023
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info_outlineIn this episode of our spotlights on our Prime Agents, we chat with Mia Pearlman, Managing Director of Affinity Property Group in Marbella.
Mia talks about her journey of setting up a real estate agency on her own after the 2008 financial crash.
She explains that Affinity Spain started small but quickly grew into a team of 30 passionate and dedicated individuals.
She says one of the biggest challenges they face is the saturation of agents on the Costa del Sol, and a lack of regulation.
Mia also mentions the excitement of having an ombudsman in the industry called the LPA, which aims to regulate the market and ensure good practice among agents.
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