The sale of homes increased a 9,4% last April over the same month of 2014, up to a total of 27.241 operations, as reported Tuesday the INE.
The purchase and sale of houses aumentó un 9,4% last April over the same month of 2014, up to a total of 27.241 operations, as reported on Tuesday the National Statistics Institute (INE). The annual advance of April exceeded by more than seven points the experienced in March, When the sale of grew a 2,1%.
With the rebound in April, the purchase and sale of houses chaining its eighth consecutive annual increase, only thanks to the increase in a 45,5% operations on used homes, to add 21.014 transactions, Since the sale of new flats is reduced a 40,4% on April of 2014, with 6.227 operations.
The data released by the INE corresponding to sales registered in the records of the property from deeds carried out in months prior to the reference.
In the first four months of the financial year, the purchase and sale of houses accumulates a rise of the 9,1%, with a decline of the 36,7% in operations on new floors and an increase of the 44,8% in those with second hand housing. Only attending the monthly data (April on March), the purchase and sale of houses fell a 0,1%, its minor decline this month in the past five years.
La mayor parte de las viviendas transmitidas for sale during the fourth month of the year, in particular the 88,4%, they were free housing. The sale of this type of housing increased a 8,7% annual rate, up to 24.090 operations, While the subsidised operations totaled 3.151, with a rebound of the 15,2% on April of 2014.
Andalusia heads operations
In April, the largest number of sale and purchase of homes by each 100.000 inhabitants occurred in Valencia (95) and the Canary Islands, with 92. In absolute terms, Andalusia continued at the head of sale and purchase of homes in the fourth month of the year, with 5.651 operations, followed by Catalonia (4.219), Madrid (4.026) and Comunidad Valenciana (3.730).
In relative values, the regions where the sale of most increased at annual rate were Asturias (+21,6%), La Rioja (+20,8%) and Madrid (+19,9%), While the biggest declines corresponded to Cantabria (-23,9%) and Murcia (-11,5%).
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