The Vale do Lobo resort has been renamed "Vale do Lobo Algarve". The new administration of Vale do Lobo took these steps to allow for future expansion that may involve the Vale do Lobo brand incorporating other resorts both in Portugal and abroad. Additionally, work has begun on the next stage of Vale do Lobo Algarve's development: Vale do Lobo II, which includes the sites designated for the development of the resort's luxury hotel and a selection of high-end luxury villas and apartments.

For those few investors who are still unaware, Vale do Lobo is an established resort that has a proven record of property growth. As such, it offers the property investor a more stable environment for investment, than that provided by newer luxury resorts, such as those promoted in Spain. Vale do Lobo's facilities are of such high standard that many property owners in Vale do Lobo choose to live in the resort rather than explore the potential for buy-to-let income.

It is not only investors who choose to buy property in Vale do Lobo. Lifestyle buyers have also consistently chosen Vale do Lobo as as a preferred location for a second or retirement home. In a recent survey, Portugal came third as the country of choice with expats looking for a better quality and more affordable way of life overseas.

Being a property owner in Vale do Lobo cannot be compared to owning property anywhere else in Europe´s investment havens. As far as luxury villa resorts go, Vale do Lobo has more to offer in terms of entertainment and facilities than almost any other. World class sports facilities, shopping and leisure centres, restaurants, bars and beaches all add to the charm of Vale do Lobo making the resort one of the most sought after in the world. As a result, Vale do lobo villas and apartment prices have experienced continual and sustained growth since the resort´s conception.

Vale do Lobo real estate is diverse: luxury apartments, linked villas or independent villas in Vale do Lobo represent the main property groups on offer. The creators of Vale do Lobo worked hard to create a desirable and secure community where the natural landscape was preserved. Properties are always constructed to the highest standard and because of the thought that went in to planning the lay out of the Vale do Lobo resort, villas and apartments are always constructed with good access to beach, golf, sports and shops.

Property buyers who do choose to buy for investment reasons, often take into account the fact that Vale do Lobo, inlike many Spanish resorts, benefits from a year round golf tourism market. Investors will, on the whole, experience greater returns when investing in luxury golf resorts in Portugal (such as Vale do Lobo) than they will investing in similar buy-to-let investments in Spain`s luxury golf resorts. Vale do Lobo really is the resort of choice for the live-in and live-out property investor.