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The real estate market is shaped not only by economic circumstances, but also by popular trends in construction. The latter, in turn, can be determined by both economic and social, and sometimes political, factors. Below we offer you to get acquainted with the four main trends that will define the construction sector in 2023 and create the basis for development in the future. Emphasis on energy efficiency of buildings The need to upgrade the housing stock, together with a new wave of popularity of «green technologies» and...

A total of 2,512 transactions totaling 99,825 million euros were registered in the Spanish transaction market until November, according to a monthly report by TTR in collaboration with Intralinks. These figures represent a decrease in the number of transactions by 8% compared to the same period in 2021, as well as a decrease in attracted capital by 9%. By industry, the most active sector last year was real estate, where 577 transactions were made, which is 28% more than in the same period of 2021, followed by the Internet, software...

Although, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), in October the number of mortgage loans increased by 13.5% compared to the same month of 2021, to 41,022 loans, the reality is that on a monthly basis - i.e., in October compared to September - home mortgages decreased by 7%, and the capital issued on credit also decreased by 2.8%. This slight decline in mortgage loans is a very small symptom, still barely noticeable, of what all analysts have been predicting for several months, but which, oddly enough, has not yet...

Finding an apartment is a whole adventure. It doesn't matter if you are buying or renting a house. The situation in the real estate market is complicated, characterized by uncertainty, and the growth of prices and interest rates by the European Central Bank (ECB) does not contribute to this. But those who want to buy real estate, and even cheap, should know that they have the opportunity to turn to the services of banks. Most owners of empty real estate in Spain are banks. But apartments without people do not give anything, so they...

Investing abroad is a hidden option, especially for 2023, in conditions of a possible economic recession, constant inflation and depreciation of the Colombian peso. The United States is one of the first options for investment, but there are other alternatives that offer attractive and safe returns for Colombian individuals and companies wishing to invest, whether in real estate, business, stock market, etc. One of them is Spain, because it occupies a strategic geographical position on the world map, connecting Europe with the...

If there is one thing that the public interested in the real estate market has learned in recent years, it is that owning real estate gives, first of all, peace of mind. Knowing that the house you return to every day after work is owned and you can dispose of it at your discretion is one of the main advantages (and amenities) of buying a property as a first home, as soon as you have a stable economy and savings that allow you to make a purchase without prejudice to the family budget. Although it may seem that the best time will never...

Rising prices, from energy to food, and rising interest rates continue to cause changes in consumer behavior. Looking into the year that is about to begin, financial analysts predict that the real estate market will suffer from the effects of these increases this year. Thus, financial sources claim that in 2023 there will be a drop in the number of transactions from -11% to -15%. Analysts say that the main reason for such a drop is directly related to a reduction in the disposable income of buyers as a result of a possible new...

The novelty of 2022 was the expansion of the institutional investment map in the Spanish market. Savills data indicates an opening in terms of places preferred by investors. The main markets of Madrid and Catalonia account for 69% of the volume and 54% of the assets contracted in the country, respectively, but there is an increase in logistics investments in provinces such as Valencia, Seville, Vizcaya and Zaragoza, which have not been prolific in this sector so far, as well as in more decentralized areas such as Burgos and Galicia. ...

The housing market ended 2022 with the highest annual growth since the bursting of the housing bubble between 2007 and 2012. During 2022, the purchase of an apartment has risen by 8.1%, according to the latest data from the valuation company Tinsa. Buying a house with an area of 80 square meters costs an average of 11,000 euros more now than in December 2021. Housing as a whole functioned as an anti-inflationary shield. «Thus, the average annual change is 8.1%, which is quite consistent with the average price increase for the year,...

If there is any prefix that will be repeated throughout 2022 in the real estate sector, it is «Ko». Coliving and co-housing have established themselves as a model in the «brick» sector, while co-ownership of houses has burst onto the scene in the segment of second housing. The exciting end of the year was also marked by the opening of an asset of more than 800 apartments in Rivas. Some data collected by consulting firms, such as CBRE, demonstrate the good dynamics of the development of coliving. In the first half of 2022, 3,900 deals...