The sale of housing rises 18.8% in the best June since 2007 but the sector fears a break in the fall

The

maintained the level of euphoria in the month of June, in which

,

than in the same month of the previous year, which represents the largest year-on-year increase for a June since

, according to data published this Friday by the

In intermonthly terms,

compared to the record of

, when there were

in the country, but it far exceeds the drop that occurred in April -up to 47,400 purchases- and the trend is recovering of growth that had been registered in the first quarter of the year.

Except for April, this is the fifth month in which the barrier of 50,000 operations has been exceeded.

Of the 58,010 transactions carried out in the sixth month of the year,

, a type of purchase that increased by

compared to the same month of 2021. The increase that occurs in the

it is more moderate,

, up to

The data published today have been well received within the sector, although they are more pessimistic regarding the evolution in the third quarter.

"

, presenting figures that have not been seen since 2007. At the monthly level, a decrease of -3.4% is registered, a setback that was already expected due to the announcement of the

and the arrival of the summer season, which also causes the rate of purchases to decrease.After 16 consecutive months of strong increases in the number of purchases, the real estate sector can confirm that it continues to drive and respond to that great interest in buying a home that began last year.

and leading the reestablishment of the sector," said

, Director of Studies at

, knowing the data.

The expert recalls that in the

were closed

and in

we had more than

sales closed, which represents 23.1% more operations closed than last year.

This evolution could lead to hope that 2022 will close with better data than the last year, which was the best for the real estate sector in 13 years after closing with 565,000 sales.

However, the

and the consequent

by banks, together with the problem of

-which reduces purchasing power and impoverishes families- and fears of a

economy, could

These factors are going to mean "that the second half of the year does not present such high activity and

as we have been seeing during the first six months of the year. In addition, we must also take into account that

and the ability to save is going to be reduced by the large increases not only in energy and fuel, but also in the shopping basket ", lamented the Fotocasa expert.

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