HOUSING MARKET IN SPAIN
Grim
outlook for those who recently bought:
The Spanish housing market. 3 major internet housing portals have recently released
their figures on the state of the market.
Idealista.com, Facilisimo.com and Fotocasa.es have recently stated that house prices in the major capitals are falling. Idealista also pointed out that over 30% of all home owners are now reducing their prices, some by as much as 5%.
With real-estate stocks at lows and falling, house prices crumbling, and rise in unemployment figures (in which the Construction Industry provided a large share) it is fairly clear now that the Spanish real-estate boom is at an end.
Rising interest rates are also beginning to bite into consumer spending as mortgages and other credits require more attention from the family budget.
It will
be a difficult time for those in debt, especially those who recently took out
large mortgages. Buyers who have been priced out of the market, on the other
hand, can finally start smiling and can look forward to a more reasonable house-price
to wage ratio which has reached 10-to-1.
Read the original
full article (in Spanish)
return to English Oasis Café´s LIVING in BARCELONA page