Catalonia builds 10,000 homes less than households created every year

Catalonia still does not produce enough homes to cover the creation of new homes. According to a study of the Association of Promoters of Catalonia (APCE)in 2024, 15,604 works were visited in the community, 8.2% more than the previous year, and 13,210 units were completed, 4% less than in 2023. These figures are below the 25,000 units annually estimated According to him PLAN TERRITORIAL SECTORIAL D’HOGUATGE (PTSH).

The president of APCE, Xavier VilajoanaHe recalled that the new construction deficit is accumulating since the 2008 crisis. Since then, the lag between built and necessary homes could be around 100,000 units, as he commented on an informative meeting.

“The builders are prepared to build 25,000 homes a year. We are a supercompetent and overflowing sector, but we are waiting for others to put the batteries,” he said in allusion to the lack of accompaniment of administrations.

Vilajaana has criticized the Lack of legal certainty and the Slow procedures as the main causes that delay promotions. Hence, it has been skeptical about the plan of Government To reach 50,000 public homes in 2030: “How can it be done without a budget?”

Regarding the 30% VPO reserve in Barcelonathat Mayor Jaume Collboni opened to review before the summer, the president of APCE recalled that “we are pending modification for a year and a half.” He stated that the employer “has never requested conceptually repeal”, but her rethinking to encourage activity in the Catalan capital. In Barcelona, ​​the homes initiated decreased by 10.8% in 2024.

Protected housing

The APCE study values ​​that private promoters continue to be the main protected housing builders in Catalonia. At the moment, 60.4% of the registered VPOs have been raised by privatecompared to 39.6% of the public sector.

Until the third quarter of last year, 1,388 VPO were built in Catalonia, a figure that represents 13.7% of the total homes finished in this period.

On the other hand, the report indicates that the average useful surface Of the new homes built, it was 85.3 meters away and its Average price of 4,678 euros per square meter (also referred to the useful area)