About us
Bonillo Real Estate: real estate agency in Almuñécar since 1975
Some things can only be learned with time.
Knowing an area inside out. Understanding how its property market changes. Knowing what can complicate a sale or purchase before the problem appears. And, above all, learning how to guide each person according to their own circumstances.
Bonillo Real Estate was founded in Almuñécar on 1 September 1975, by José Luis Bonillo. More than fifty years later, we are still working in the same place where our story began: Almuñécar and the Costa Tropical.
José Luis remains an active part of the team after a lifetime dedicated to real estate. Today, the agency is managed by his nephew, Jorge Bonillo, preserving the family character with which the business was founded while combining it with the tools, technology and needs of today’s property market.
Over these decades we have accompanied property owners and buyers through all kinds of transactions. Some straightforward. Others considerably less so.
That experience has taught us that every property comes with a different situation and that the work of a good real estate agency goes far beyond publishing an advert or showing a home.
Our work is to advise with sound judgement, anticipate problems, protect our clients’ interests and accompany each transaction through to completion.
Over 50 years of knowledge of Almuñécar and the Costa Tropical
Our office is at Paseo del Altillo, 6, Almuñécar.
And the market we work in is also our home.
We work throughout Almuñécar, from the town centre and old quarter to Velilla, San Cristóbal, Cotobro, Los Pinos, Taramay, Cabria, Curumbico and other residential areas, as well as La Herradura, Salobreña, Motril and other parts of the Costa Tropical.
Knowing the local market means much more than knowing where a property is located.
It means understanding how demand changes from one area to another, what different buyers value, how orientation, views, access, parking, proximity to the sea or the condition of the building can affect a property, and which features may make a sale easier—or more difficult.
After more than five decades working here, we have seen Almuñécar, its neighbourhoods, its properties and the way people buy and sell change.
That accumulated knowledge allows us to look at a property from a perspective that goes beyond the information in an advert.
And when we believe a decision is not in a client’s best interests, we would rather say so.
For us, trust is also built by being clear when the answer is not necessarily the one someone hoped to hear.
A family-run real estate agency in Almuñécar where you always know who is looking after you
Bonillo Real Estate remains a close-knit, approachable business.
Our team is made up of:
- Jorge Bonillo
General Manager
Spanish · English - Eva Aparicio
Real Estate Advisor
Spanish · English - Alejandra Rosales
Real Estate Advisor
Spanish · English - Mari Carmen Vélez
Administration
Spanish · English · French - Megan Slack
Communications and Social Media
Spanish · English - José Luis Bonillo
Founder
Spanish · English
We like our clients to know who is behind each step of the process.
When you place your trust in us, you do not enter an impersonal system where you speak to someone different every time. We want you to have a clear point of contact: someone who knows your transaction and whom you can call whenever you have a question or a problem arises.
Our way of working is based on four principles:
closeness, transparency, professionalism and the ability to solve problems.
Selling a property in Almuñécar: our work starts before it is listed
One of our main responsibilities as a real estate agency is to represent properly the interests of the owner who entrusts us with their property.
That is why we do not believe in simply receiving a few photographs, publishing an advert and waiting.
Before marketing a property, we want to know it, understand the owner’s circumstances and review the factors that may affect the transaction.
We study the property and the market in order to propose a realistic valuation and sales strategy. We analyse how the property should be presented, which type of buyer it may suit and which marketing channels are most appropriate.
When marketing a property, we use professional photography, floor plans, video, virtual tours, drone photography and video, and other resources that help present the property properly after assessing each case. We give it broad exposure through our client portfolio, our website, property portals, social media, professional contacts and national and international collaborators.
But finding a buyer is only one part of the job.
We also manage viewings and offers, negotiate the terms of the transaction and coordinate the steps required through to completion: documentation, reservation, deposit contract, financing, certificates, owners’ association matters, possible charges and the notary.
We also guide owners on tax matters related to the sale and, when necessary, work with specialist professionals on matters that require specific advice.
We do not want simply to add another property to our portfolio. We want you to feel, once we have sold yours, that trusting us was the right decision.
Buying a property in Almuñécar: first we want to understand what you need
We start from the same principle with buyers: before showing properties, we want to listen.
What are you looking for? What is your budget? Which areas interest you? How do you imagine your day-to-day life, and what are your real priorities?
From there, we can select properties from our portfolio, draw on our professional network and collaborate with other agencies when necessary.
Throughout the process, we help buyers assess each property carefully and accompany them through the negotiation and the different stages of the transaction up to the notary.
Our aim is not to find you just any property.
It is to help you find the right property and buy it with as much information and peace of mind as possible.
Specialists in international clients
Almuñécar and the Costa Tropical have attracted people from many countries for decades, whether they are looking for a permanent home, a second residence or a property to enjoy for part of the year.
Approximately 60% of our clients are international, mainly European. We regularly work with buyers and owners from countries such as Belgium, France, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and, increasingly, Poland.
We can assist our clients in Spanish, English, French and Italian.
We know that buying or selling a property in another country can raise many questions. Documentation, taxation, financing, the notary, the land registry or utilities may be familiar to us, but not necessarily to someone completing a property transaction in Spain for the first time.
Our role is to make that journey easier to understand and to ensure that the client knows what is happening and what comes next.
A professional network built over decades
A property transaction may at some point require expertise that goes beyond the strictly real estate side of the process.
That is why, over more than fifty years of activity in Almuñécar, we have built a network of architects, lawyers, tax advisers, builders, decorators, technicians and other professionals whom we can call on when a transaction requires it.
We do not pretend to know everything.
We prefer to know when it is necessary to involve the right professional.
Experience is not simply a matter of having seen many properties. It also means having lived through different markets, easy and difficult negotiations, and transactions in which circumstances arise that nobody expected at the outset.
And it is precisely when something becomes complicated that knowing how to act—and whom to call—matters most.
A local office. A team you know by name.
We know that a property sale or purchase can be one of the most important financial decisions a person makes.
That is why we want to preserve what has allowed us to reach this point after more than five decades: being available, taking responsibility and treating every transaction as though it matters to us too.
We are still a family business.
We are still working in Almuñécar.
And we still believe that a good client relationship begins long before a signature and, very often, continues afterwards.
Are you thinking of selling a property in Almuñécar?
We can get to know your property, understand your circumstances and explain how we would approach its sale with a realistic valuation and strategy.
REQUEST A VALUATION OF MY PROPERTY
Are you looking for a property in Almuñécar or the Costa Tropical?
Tell us what you need and we will help you find the options that best suit you.
Bonillo Real Estate
Paseo del Altillo, 618690 - Almuñécar (Granada)
Real estate agency in Almuñécar since 1975.
A local office, a family business and a professional team you know by name.