Aluma Real Estate

Aluma Real Estate exists for one reason: to give international buyers genuinely independent guidance in the Málaga Region property market. We are not tied to any developer, sales office or financial incentive. We represent you, and only you.

Most agents working in Spain are paid by the seller or the developer. That means their incentive is to close the sale, not to find the right property for you. Many work on volume, moving fast from one transaction to the next. If you have already spoken to agents in Spain, you will likely have noticed: they show you everything, they follow up constantly, and they move quickly once they sense interest. That is not guidance. That is sales.

Aluma works differently. Our primary service is independent buying advisory, which means that when we guide a buyer through a purchase, we work for the buyer. We agree our fee with you in advance, we never represent the buyer and the seller in the same transaction, and we will tell you honestly when a property is not right for you, even if it means we earn nothing.

Thomas made the move himself, from the Netherlands to Málaga, and experienced every step of the process first-hand. He knows which agents are trustworthy, which neighbourhoods are overpriced, which developers deliver what they promise, and what the Spanish buying process actually looks and feels like from the buyer's side.

Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate from Fontys Hogeschool and a Licensed Real Estate Agent certification from FEI Business School (Spain). Both qualifications are independently verifiable.

His analytical background is matched by direct market experience across the Netherlands and Spain, giving him the ability to translate complex property dynamics into plain language for international buyers.

At some point, Thomas reached the limit of what life in the Netherlands had to offer. Not dramatically. Gradually. More traffic. Less sun. More of the same routine, month after month. The winters that dragged. The commutes. The sense that somewhere warmer, more alive, more human, was out there and he was not in it.

He made the move. It was not without stress, paperwork, uncertainty and moments of genuine bewilderment. But it worked. And what came after the difficult part was something he had not fully anticipated: a life that actually felt like life. Morning runs along the seafront in the early light. Padel on warm evenings. Weekend drives into the Axarquía. A city that is genuinely cosmopolitan, full of culture, food, people and energy, without losing its Andalusian soul.

The Málaga Region has transformed over the past decade. Remote work has opened it up to a new generation of Europeans who no longer need to live where their employer is. International schools, improved infrastructure, direct flights, a thriving food and art scene, and some of the most spectacular residential real estate in Europe. It is not just a holiday destination anymore. It is a serious place to live.

Thomas built Aluma to help others make this move well. With the right property, in the right place, with full understanding of what they are getting into. The things he wishes he had known are now the things he tells his clients first.