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5Jun By Sonja MeyneNo Comments

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Successful opening in Puerto de Andratx

On Friday the 26th of May the new Porta Mallorquina team in Puerto de Andratx officially presented their new business premises on Calle Isaac Peral, 28 and invited customers, friends and neighbours to a glass of cava, Mallorcan wine and tapas as well as other typical island specialties. Art meets property in the pedestrian zone Around 100 invited guests turned up for the event, including Porta Mallorquina founder and CEO Joachim Semrau. At times there were so many people that it was quite crowded in front of the new office with its white facade and its large, welcoming windows. The new premises in the pedestrian zone are housed in a very modern duplex which even has a small roof terrace. With beautiful weather and tables laid in white the guests were entertained with live music acco...

5Jan By Porta MallorquinaNo Comments

Franchise, Mallorca, Porta Mallorquina

10 Years of Porta Mallorquina – A Reflection

When Joachim Semrau moved to Majorca in 2001 to relax and enjoy an early retirement after a successful venture with his founded company Travel 24.com AG , the real estate market on the island was completely different than today. There were several well establised so-called “top dogs”. “Mobile Agents” that negotiated real estate without office, only with a business card and phone. Only a few companies had their own professional websites and incoming email inquiries were handled rather trivially. For Joachim Semrau, internet pioneer (Travel 24.com the first group-independent Internet travel portal in Germany) this was an incredible opportunity. However, the industry was affordable at that time, prices rose at double digits every year and for almost any property they found buyers. It all ...

5Dec By Porta MallorquinaNo Comments

Franchise, Mallorca, Porta Mallorquina, Real Estate

A Portrait – Ria Blum, franchise partner Palma

Ria Blum franchise partner Porta Mallorquina, Palma Born in the Oberlausitz, in Löbau, Ria Blum was drawn to distant places already early on. In 2003 she moved with her family to the Dominican Republic where she worked for the American estate agent chain Coldwell Banker. Although she really enjoyed living there, the trained industrial management assistant realised after a while that she would not live there in the long term. A friend told her how nice Mallorca was– Ria wasn’t familiar with the island but spontaneously booked a flight and immediately fell in love with the charming Mediterranean island. In 2008 it became clear for her: “I’ll always stay here”, and she moved from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean. After an intensive year spent learning about the island and its people with ...

2Sep By Ulrike EschenbecherNo Comments

Franchise, Mallorca, Porta Mallorquina

A profile of Alejandra Fernandez Miro, our franchise partner in the Northwest

Born in Argentina from a Spanish family, also involved in the real estate business, returned to live to Spain about fifteen years ago. Having grown up professionally mostly in the travel sector, working for airlines such as American Airlines, British Airways and assuming different management positions in handling airport services in Spain, she was always fond of meeting different cultures and discovering places around the world. Alejandra Fernandez Miro, Porta Mallorquina franchise partner in the Northwest. Having this experience and perspective, she loved Majorca since the very first day. Married to Herbert, a German flight captain who also shares the passion for the island, they moved to Valldemossa three years ago from Barcelona. Being already both very familiar with the island, due t...

22Aug By Porta MallorquinaNo Comments

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Now 8 Porta Mallorquina offices in Majorca

On 16th August the real estate provider opened its new estate agency in Pollensa. Porta Mallorquina opened its eighth office on 16th August in Pollensa. Around 100 guests came to Via Pollentia 41 in Pollensa last Friday to attend the opening of the real estate company’s new estate agency. While enjoying the foot-tapping live music and regional specialities, the guests – and particularly many local property owners – took the opportunity to have a chat and inform themselves about the current situation in the real estate market. Sebastian Boelger (r.) weclomes Porta Mallorquina colleague Beatus Zimmermann, franchise partner for long-term lets in Majorca. Porta Mallorquina CEOs Joachim Semrau and Manfred Biedermann congratulated Regional Director Sebastian Boelger and his team on the succe...

31Jul By Ulrike EschenbecherNo Comments

Franchise, Porta Mallorquina, Real Estate

A profile of John van Eenennaam, our Franchise Partner in Santa Ponsa, Mallorca Southwest II

John van Eenennaam, born in Vlissingen, Netherlands, has been living in Majorca’s capital, Palma, since 1991. Before moving into real estate, he was involved in the import and export of leather goods and footwear. Since 2005 he has been working as an estate agent in southwest Majorca. In 2012 he acquired the Southwest II franchise licence from Porta Mallorquina and, in June last year, he opened an estate agency on Boulevard Santa Ponsa. Together with his team (Ursula Gassner, Dieter Linder, Natalie de la Piedra and Corinna Schmid) he is responsible for the areas of Portals and Santa Ponsa. The dedicated long-distance runner has already completed several half-marathons and is currently preparing for his first full marathon. John van Eenennaam, Porta Mallorquina Franchise Partner in Santa P...

11May By Porta MallorquinaNo Comments

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A Portrait – Barbara de Matos, franchise partner Majorca South

Today the 33-year-old lives with her two sons, aged 4 and 11, in the idyllic little town of Llucmajor, where she runs the Porta Mallorquina estate agency at Ronda del Migjorn 115. She loves strolling through the weekly markets, meeting friends in one of the many cafés, and exploring the island’s beautiful landscape with her children. Barbara de Matos, Porta Mallorquina franchise partner Majorca South Barbara, for you, what is special about Majorca? Definitely the diversity. Everything is within easy reach: the mountains and the sea are essentially right on my doorstep. And whether it’s sport, culture or nightlife – I really enjoy the recreational choices and the quality of life in Majorca. Here, beneath the southern sun, you work in a much more relaxed way, and you meet very differe...