Hi Suzy,
The social housing story is quite old now and people always seem to find it when searching about Corvera - to my knowledge there is no substance in it.
We are relatively new owners, I first visited Corvera in July 2015 and put a deposit on a 2 bed apartment. We completed in September 2015 and had our first holiday there in October. So our buying process was pretty straightforward, the connection of the utilities was a little more stressful due to the tight deadline we had set ourselves!
We have been out several times now and we go again in 6 weeks - we love the place. The people are great and most everything you need can be acquired in the town which is on your doorstep. For larger or more specialist items Murcia city is only a short drive.
Good luck and feel free to ask any more questions!
MIB