Resumen de The housing market in Spain: 2014-2019

Laura Álvarez Román, Pilar Alvargonzález Muñoz, Cristina Barceló, Julia Brunet, Laura Crespo Azofra, Lucía Cuadro Sáez, Clodomiro Ferreira, Julio Gálvez, Marina Gómez, David López Rodríguez, María de los Llanos Matea Rosa, Myroslav Pidkuyko, Ana del Río, Alberto Urtasun, Ernesto Villanueva, Elena Vozmediano, Jorge Eduardo Galán Camacho, Matías Lamas, Javier Mencía, Raquel Vegas, Roberto Blanco Escolar (coord.)

• This paper describes the main features of the Spanish housing market during the latest expansionary period (2014-2019), and discusses two aspects relating to its recent situation. First, it analyses the evidence of households’ possible housing affordability difficulties. It finds that these difficulties have been exacerbated in recent years, especially for specific groups such as the young and low-income households, and particularly in certain zones, such as the major metropolitan areas. Next, it reviews the ensuing consequences from the standpoint of economic efficiency and of social challenges, analysing potential public measures that might be considered to alleviate these difficulties. Finally, it assesses the potential systemic risks associated with the residential real estate market, concluding that these were, at end-2019, more limited than those prevalent in the run-up to the financial crisis that broke in 2008.