Twenty-five years in real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and investments. Previously principal broker based out of Orange County, California. Advises family offices and HNW principals on trophy acquisitions across Europe and the United States.
Manny founded Harwil & Co. in 2021 to bring a principal-led, discretion-first model to the Marbella market — one where clients work directly with the founder from first conversation to final notarisation.
Harwil & Co. was founded on a simple premise: the finest properties on the Costa del Sol rarely reach a public portal. They move through relationships, through discretion, and through people who know the street, the staircase, and the seller.
We represent buyers, sellers, and long-horizon investors across Marbella's most sought neighbourhoods — the Golden Mile, Sierra Blanca, La Zagaleta, Nueva Andalucía, and Puerto Banús — with a practice shaped more by private offices than by shop windows.
Every engagement is tailored. Every transaction is confidential. And every client is advised directly by the principal — not a junior broker, not a rotating pool.
That standard is not marketing. It is the only way I know how to do this work, and it is the reason clients come back — and send their family offices, their friends, and their next deals.
An abbreviated career trajectory — from principal broker in Orange County to private advisory on the Costa del Sol.
Founded Harwil & Co. Properties in Marbella as a private, principal-led real estate advisory, serving buyers, sellers, and investors across the Costa del Sol with a focus on the Golden Mile, Sierra Blanca, and Nueva Andalucía.
Led acquisitions and dispositions for family offices and HNW principals across California. Specialized in trophy residential and small commercial transactions for international clients.
Worked through the post-crisis cycle on repositioning and opportunistic acquisitions — a period that shaped the underwriting discipline the firm applies today. Closed over 85 transactions.
Early career in Southern California residential brokerage. First foreign buyer representation, the beginning of what is now a cross-border advisory practice.
Represented a Gulf-based family office on the acquisition of a classical villa in La Zagaleta. Sourced off-market through a direct relationship with the seller. Close-to-close in eleven weeks, including cross-border structuring and remote notary.
Seller mandate on a contemporary six-bedroom villa. Editorial-grade listing presentation, targeted international outreach, and a qualified buyer sourced through our Middle East broker network. Offer secured in 63 days.
Identified and underwrote a boutique hotel acquisition for a Scandinavian private investment group. Projected 6.8% stabilised yield on a repositioned operation, with a clear exit strategy at Year 5. Transaction closed off-market.
Advised a British HNW family on a three-property acquisition — a principal residence in Altos de Puente Romano, a holiday home in Nueva Andalucía, and a yield-producing apartment in Puerto Banús. All three closed within a single six-month window.
"Manny Harwil, founder of Harwil & Co., notes a structural shift in buyer origin toward the Gulf region over the past three years."
"Quoted on comparative trophy pricing across Cannes, Marbella, and Porto Cervo."
"Roughly forty percent of transactions over ten million euros in Marbella never reach a portal."
"The American buyer share has doubled since 2020, according to brokers on the ground."
Whether you are buying, selling, or positioning capital into the region, I would be glad to give you an honest, no-obligation view of the market — and of your specific question. I respond personally to every inbound enquiry within one business day.