Real estate market, the 2018 in Umbria begins with the plus sign Umbria24.it

by Daniele Bovi

The real estate market in Umbria continues to show positive signs even in this beginning of the year 2018. In the past few hours, ISTAT has released sales figures for the first quarter of the year, slightly higher than the same period last year: from 2,309 to 2,390, an increase of 3.4%, nearly three points higher than the national average. Almost all documents relate to houses: 2,253, nearly a hundred more than the three months of the previous year; the only downturn, minimal, is for low-cost premises, where sales rose from 144 to 132. Also the number of mortgages stipulated, from 1,329 in early 2017 to 1,223 this year [19659005] The numbers In the long years of crisis in general, the construction sector was one of the most affected and after the sharp decline in sales and purchases between 2012 and 2013 (from 9.256 to 7857 ), it has always progressed: 7,883 in 2014, 8,595 in 2015, 9,542 the following year and 9,884 in 2017. At the national level, however, with respect to the first quarter of the year, year, we are talking about 177,000 purchases, up 0.6%; the cyclical increase particularly affects the islands (+ 8.4%) and, to a lesser extent, the South and the Center (+ 0.9% both), while the North-West is decreasing (- 1.0%)%). Notarized contracts for mortgages, loans and other real estate mortgage bonds also increased (just over 94,000, + 1.5%), and even in this case, the islands recorded the largest increase (+10, 5%).

Mortgages As for mortgages, Wednesday extended its badysis to the numbers of the first 2018 quarter also Tecnocasa, based on Bankitalia data. In terms of volumes delivered, Umbria is at the bottom of the ranking with 21%. "At the regional level – explains the agency – Sardinia and the Marches very well: the island of Sardinia pushes the entire macro zone of the island, and shows an increase of 37.2%, followed closely by the Marches which grow by +33, 5% ". In the queue instead, in addition to Umbria, also Valle d'Aosta (-42.2%) and Friuli Venezia Giulia with (-23%). And the prospects? "The main reference rates – explains Tecnocasa – are still very low, the banks apply favorable spreads and the value of the housing remains at interesting values: in this scenario, good opportunities will remain for all families who want to do business. purchase of housing throughout 2018 and at least for the entire first half of 2019. "

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