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New homes in Cataluña

26.4% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
16,883
Per 1,000 residents
2.1

Homes licensed for construction in Cataluña

Dwellings in new buildings approved over the previous 12 months, at each month.

  • Cataluña
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodCataluña
May 202616,883
Apr 202617,026
Mar 202616,666
Feb 202616,624
Jan 202615,935
Dec 202515,812
Nov 202515,829
Oct 202515,901
Sep 202515,299
Aug 202516,020
Jul 202515,609
Jun 202515,825
May 202515,429
Apr 202515,589
Mar 202515,816
Feb 202515,595
Jan 202516,418
Dec 202416,931
Nov 202417,241
Oct 202417,609
Sep 202417,730
Aug 202417,214
Jul 202417,618
Jun 202416,856
May 202416,744
Apr 202416,111
Mar 202415,880
Feb 202416,430
Jan 202416,157
Dec 202315,221
Nov 202314,706
Oct 202314,378
Sep 202315,634
Aug 202315,559
Jul 202315,836
Jun 202315,703
May 202315,627
Apr 202315,837
Mar 202316,506
Feb 202316,454
Jan 202316,021
Dec 202216,400
Nov 202216,349
Oct 202217,047
Sep 202216,966
Aug 202217,233
Jul 202217,110
Jun 202216,501
May 202216,758
Apr 202216,436
Mar 202215,727
Feb 202215,492
Jan 202215,439
Dec 202114,886
Nov 202114,649
Oct 202113,417
Sep 202112,166
Aug 202111,538
Jul 202111,662
Jun 202111,937
May 202111,451
Apr 202111,089
Mar 202110,819
Feb 20219,588
Jan 202110,139
Dec 202010,476
Nov 202011,326
Oct 202011,133
Sep 202011,664
Aug 202011,843
Jul 202011,461
Jun 202012,553
May 202012,351
Apr 202013,000
Mar 202013,533
Feb 202013,951
Jan 202013,572
Dec 201913,796
Nov 201913,127
Oct 201913,420
Sep 201913,033
Aug 201912,854
Jul 201912,729
Jun 201912,551
May 201913,270
Apr 201913,260
Mar 201912,889
Feb 201913,568
Jan 201913,344
Dec 201812,917
Nov 201812,643
Oct 201812,329
Sep 201811,780
Aug 201811,336
Jul 201811,215
Jun 201810,689
May 201810,406
Apr 201810,221
Mar 201810,561
Feb 20189,996
Jan 20189,858
Dec 201710,091
Nov 20179,778
Oct 20179,558
Sep 20179,819
Aug 20179,973
Jul 20179,827
Jun 20179,473
May 20178,837
Apr 20178,728
Mar 20178,091
Feb 20178,155
Jan 20177,626
Dec 20167,489
Nov 20167,872
Oct 20167,610
Sep 20167,241
Aug 20167,263
Jul 20167,197
Jun 20166,886
May 20166,807
Apr 20166,447
Mar 20166,507
Feb 20165,974
Jan 20165,899
Dec 20155,423
Nov 20154,856
Oct 20154,817
Sep 20154,715
Aug 20154,280
Jul 20154,301
Jun 20154,436
May 20154,594
Apr 20154,223
Mar 20154,073
Feb 20154,060
Jan 20153,845
Dec 20143,635
Nov 20143,616
Oct 20143,488
Sep 20143,311
Aug 20143,295
Jul 20143,134
Jun 20142,785
May 20142,503
Apr 20142,473
Mar 20142,353
Feb 20142,227
Jan 20142,335
Dec 20132,401
Nov 20132,462
Oct 20132,535
Sep 20132,723
Aug 20132,702
Jul 20132,825
Jun 20132,971
May 20133,047
Apr 20133,390
Mar 20133,439
Feb 20133,765
Jan 20133,916
Dec 20123,938
Nov 20124,190
Oct 20124,235
Sep 20124,373
Aug 20124,831
Jul 20124,763
Jun 20125,143
May 20125,173
Apr 20125,018
Mar 20125,114
Feb 20125,333
Jan 20125,738
Dec 20116,437
Nov 20116,635
Oct 20117,115
Sep 20117,119
Aug 20117,469
Jul 20117,651
Jun 20117,706
May 20118,357
Apr 20118,844
Mar 20119,361
Feb 20119,645
Jan 20119,863
Dec 20109,537
Nov 201010,165
Oct 201010,568
Sep 201010,912
Aug 201011,117
Jul 201011,196
Jun 201011,561
May 201011,748
Apr 201012,004
Mar 201011,823
Feb 201011,423
Jan 201011,426
Dec 200911,554
Nov 200912,242
Oct 200912,690
Sep 200913,005
Aug 200913,171
Jul 200913,644
Jun 200914,601
May 200915,302
Apr 200915,832
Mar 200917,950
Feb 200920,090
Jan 200924,303
Dec 200826,452
Nov 200828,966
Oct 200832,009
Sep 200836,796
Aug 200839,771
Jul 200842,412
Jun 200846,939
May 200852,876
Apr 200859,208
Mar 200863,388
Feb 200876,304
Jan 200879,874
Dec 200784,842
Nov 200788,679
Oct 200792,431
Sep 200795,049
Aug 2007106,926
Jul 2007110,589
Jun 2007118,310
May 2007121,846
Apr 2007125,749
Mar 2007128,406
Feb 2007123,447
Jan 2007125,664
Dec 2006125,506
Nov 2006127,189
Oct 2006129,832
Sep 2006129,442
Aug 2006121,653
Jul 2006119,634
Jun 2006117,302
May 2006115,322
Apr 2006113,490
Mar 2006112,515
Feb 2006111,367
Jan 2006110,118
Dec 2005109,144
Nov 2005107,859
Oct 2005107,234
Sep 2005106,247
Aug 2005105,491
Jul 2005104,618
Jun 2005103,413
May 2005103,178
Apr 2005101,475
Mar 2005101,471
Feb 2005101,076
Jan 200598,767
Dec 200496,561
Nov 200496,697
Oct 200493,252
Sep 200493,777
Aug 200491,951
Jul 200492,081
Jun 200492,043
May 200490,486
Apr 200489,525
Mar 200488,301
Feb 200486,765
Jan 200486,291
Dec 200387,886
Nov 200384,907
Oct 200383,362
Sep 200382,940
Aug 200382,405
Jul 200381,036
Jun 200378,490
May 200377,430
Apr 200376,465
Mar 200375,546
Feb 200373,644
Jan 200373,057
Dec 200271,914
Nov 200271,090
Oct 200271,641
Sep 200270,432
Aug 200268,621
Jul 200269,045
Jun 200267,499
May 200266,670
Apr 200266,264
Mar 200264,722
Feb 200265,649
Jan 200264,861
Dec 200165,410
Nov 200166,029
Oct 200166,006
Sep 200165,549
Aug 200165,837
Jul 200164,969
Jun 200165,368
May 200164,978
Apr 200168,731
Mar 200171,060
Feb 200171,975
Jan 200174,354
Dec 200074,531
Nov 200075,656
Oct 200076,398
Sep 200075,907
Aug 200077,031
Jul 200077,074
Jun 200079,229
May 200080,716
Apr 200078,459
Mar 200078,915
Feb 200079,753
Jan 200078,331
Dec 199977,836
Nov 199976,573
Oct 199975,516
Sep 199976,022
Aug 199977,930
Jul 199979,022
Jun 199979,485
May 199978,714
Apr 199976,688
Mar 199974,781
Feb 199973,209
Jan 199971,920
Dec 199870,639
Nov 199871,352
Oct 199871,575
Sep 199872,508
Aug 199870,033
Jul 199868,508
Jun 199864,920
May 199864,027
Apr 199862,795
Mar 199861,185
Feb 199858,062
Jan 199857,807
Dec 199757,331
Nov 199754,772
Oct 199752,543
Sep 199750,845
Aug 199749,712
Jul 199749,512
Jun 199748,502
May 199747,037
Apr 199746,521
Mar 199746,617
Feb 199747,369
Jan 199746,395
Dec 199646,844
Nov 199646,237
Oct 199645,608
Sep 199644,958
Aug 199645,476
Jul 199644,968
Jun 199644,371
May 199643,934
Apr 199645,899
Mar 199645,745
Feb 199646,098
Jan 199646,167
Dec 199546,183
Nov 199546,709
Oct 199547,499
Sep 199546,449
Aug 199546,039
Jul 199546,223
Jun 199545,524
May 199545,848
Apr 199543,548
Mar 199542,310
Feb 199540,513
Jan 199539,317
Dec 199438,490
Nov 199437,905
Oct 199437,371
Sep 199436,746
Aug 199435,766
Jul 199435,320
Jun 199434,956
May 199434,334
Apr 199433,624
Mar 199432,979
Feb 199432,906
Jan 199432,865
Dec 199332,244
Nov 199331,131
Oct 199330,388
Sep 199329,948
Aug 199329,655
Jul 199329,542
Jun 199330,262
May 199330,077
Apr 199330,535
Mar 199330,868
Feb 199331,169
Jan 199330,720
Dec 199230,366
Nov 199232,184
Oct 199232,729

Homes finished and licensed each year in Cataluña

Homes certified complete (columns) against homes in approved works plans (line), each year since 1992. MIVAU.

  • Homes finished
  • Homes licensed
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YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
202516,36415,812
202414,02816,931
202314,13315,221
202213,24116,400
202113,51714,886
202012,13010,476
201912,91913,796
20187,24812,917
20177,13310,091
20162,9877,489
20154,6365,423
20145,7233,635
20136,5262,401
201212,2723,938
201117,9066,437
201019,2629,537
200935,34811,554
200866,66726,452
200774,80284,842
200672,901125,506
200575,442109,144
200473,98796,561
200366,19387,886
200253,25471,914
200156,10765,410
200065,24374,531
199962,50177,836
199848,52470,639
199742,18957,331
199642,11746,844
199537,40246,183
199432,39038,490
199333,18532,244
199230,86030,366
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
2.0

A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. A visado is the architects' association's approval of a works plan, which comes before the municipal licence; not every approved home is built. Ceuta and Melilla publish none.

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Affordability

Figures for Spain: Cataluña has no reliable figures of its own.

At the average appraised value, a 90 m² home costs €247,761. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €945 a month. Spain sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's solvency.

Payment, two incomes
28%
Payment, one income
57%

Foreign buyers

Buyers living abroad bought 3.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q2 2026.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
3.8%

Past cycles

Appraised values have fallen by 3% or more once since 1995. That fall began in Q2 2008.

Deepest fall
−33.6%
Recovery from the low
123 months

People and new homes

In 2024 the population grew by 108,816 while 14,028 homes were finished: 7.8 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2024
7.8
Population change, 2024
+108,816

Empty homes

10.7% of the 3,915,127 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
10.7%
Empty homes
417,652

Renovation

In 2025, 18% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.

Homes in existing buildings, 2025
18%

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €69.5M of housing works here in 2025, and €188M since 2017.

Signed in 2025
€69.5M
Per resident, 2025
€9