Figures from the School of Notaries point out that home costs within the Balearics fell in 2023 by 0.4%, the primary lower for ten years.
Though it was solely a slight fall, the distinction with latest years was hanging. In 2019, home costs went up by 9%; in 2020 by 6.6%; 2021 by 14.2%; and 2022 by 7.1%.
On account of the 2023 lower, Madrid has changed the Balearics as the costliest area in Spain for housing. In actuality, the -0.4% is neither right here nor there. The common value within the Balearics final 12 months was 3,186 euros per sq. metre; the Spanish nationwide common was 1,640 euros.
The value within the Balearics was 5 instances greater than within the least costly area – Extremadura with 616 euros – and was greater than double that of the Canaries (1,356) and Valencia (1,349).
One motive for the slight lower was that the cumulative improve over earlier years had made property unaffordable. Others had been the rise in rates of interest and tighter lending controls by banks. There have been 15,347 gross sales in 2023. These in contrast with 19,151 in 2022, which was highest determine for the reason that 21,653 of 2007 earlier than the monetary disaster.
The common mortgage in 2023 was 292,721 euros. In 2013 it was 162,748 euros.
* Figures that emanate from the Common Council of Notaries are official knowledge. There’s a lot reporting about home costs and the property market that does not come from official sources. It’s offered, for instance, by property web sites and is much less dependable.
