Rental housing

Comparative study of rent regulation measures in Paris and Berlin. Updated version 2022

Posted on February 7, 2023 (February 8, 2023) by Raquel Hernandez

Latest version of the Laboratory about the regulation of housing rental in Berlin and Paris. In this, a review is made of the creation and evolution of the laws in both European cities, as well as the rental reference price index. Information that had already been analyzed in the first version of the laboratory, in 2018, and that is now updated with the changes that have occurred in recent months and/or years.

Impact of Law 11/2020 on the rental market in the Barcelona region. Final report

Posted on January 26, 2023 (January 26, 2023) by Raquel Hernandez

Latest version of this laboratory that analyzes the impact that Law 11/2020, of September 18, has had on the rental market in the demarcation of Barcelona, on urgent measures regarding income withholding in housing lease contracts. And specifically, what has been the impact on the evolution of prices, the number of rental contracts and the volume of rental homes. The report analyzes the situation in the entire demarcation of Barcelona from September 2019 (one year before the entry into force of the law) until March 2022 (a year and a

Analysis of supply and demand for rent. Quarterly data. Second quarter of 2022

Posted on December 1, 2022 (December 1, 2022) by Raquel Hernandez

Laboratory that analyzes rent in Barcelona and the rest of the metropolitan area during the second quarter of 2022. Through supply and demand data from the real estate portals habitaclia and Fotocasa. The laboratory focuses on the evolution of the monthly average volume and price of supply and demand for rental housing. This is a recurring line of research.

Housing in the metropolis of Barcelona in 2021. Between COVID-19 and the inflationary crisis

Posted on November 28, 2022 (December 1, 2022) by Raquel Hernandez

Fifth annual report by the O-HB. A document reviewing the housing status during 2021, a year marked by the end of COVID-19 and the arrival of a powerful inflationary crisis. Both situations are the starting point for an analysis that focuses on three themes: residential exclusion – access and permanence in housing and evictions – rental and shopping. It takes as its reference three territorial areas: the city of Barcelona, its metropolitan area and the demarcation.

Home ownership structure and concentration in the city of Barcelona 2021

Posted on November 18, 2022 (November 18, 2022) by Raquel Hernandez

Third lab on the concentration of property, in which an analysis is made of the structure of the housing park in Barcelona during 2021. The analysis is made of the total housing and rental park. Special mention is made of the large tenants with more than 10 (state rule) and their representation in the park.

Impact of Law 11/2020 on the rental market in the Barcelona region (extended version)

Posted on July 28, 2022 (July 28, 2022) by Raquel Hernandez

Laboratory that analyzes the impact that Law 11/2020, of September 18, has had on the rental market in the demarcation of Barcelona, on urgent measures regarding income withholding in housing lease contracts. And specifically, what has been the impact on the evolution of prices, the number of rental contracts and the volume of rental homes. The report analyzes the situation in the entire demarcation of Barcelona from September 2019 (one year before the entry into force of the law) until March 2022 (a year and a half after that entry

Analysis of supply and demand for rent. Quarterly data. First quarter of 2022

Posted on July 27, 2022 (December 1, 2022) by Raquel Hernandez

Laboratory that analyzes rent in Barcelona and the rest of the metropolitan area during the first quarter of 2022. Through supply and demand data from the real estate portals habitaclia and Fotocasa. The laboratory focuses on the evolution of the monthly average volume and price of supply and demand for rental housing. This is a recurring line of research.

Impact of Law 11/2020 on the rental market in the Barcelona region

Posted on July 11, 2022 (July 11, 2022) by Raquel Hernandez

Laboratory that analyzes the impact that Law 11/2020, of 18 September, on urgent measures to contain rents in housing leases, has had on the rental market in the Barcelona region. And in particular, what has been the impact on the evolution of prices, the number of leases and the volume of rental housing. The report analyzes the situation in the whole of the province of Barcelona from September 2019 (one year before the entry into force of the law) to March 2022 (a year and a half after that entry

‘State of Housing 2021’. Catalunya and Barcelona

Posted on June 1, 2022 (October 7, 2022) by Raquel Hernandez

The study ‘State of Housing 2021. Catalonia and Barcelona’, published in collaboration with the Observatori DESC, describes the situation in Catalonia in terms of housing within the European framework. The data places Barcelona, Catalonia and the metropolitan area below the European average in social rental housing. This small amount of sheltered housing is due, in part, to the low spending on public housing policies: during the period 2000-2019, in Spain 0.06% of GDP was dedicated to it, far from the 0.5% allocated, on average, in the European Union.

Analysis of rental supply and demand. Quarterly data. Fourth quarter of 2021

Posted on April 7, 2022 (October 18, 2022) by Raquel Hernandez

Laboratory that analyzes rent in Barcelona and the rest of the metropolitan area during the fourth quarter of 2021. Using supply and demand data from the real estate portals Habitaclia and Fotocasa. The laboratory focuses on the evolution of the monthly average volume and price of supply and demand for rental housing. This is a recurring line of research.

Characteristics of housing demand in Catalonia. Survey 2021

Posted on March 15, 2022 (October 18, 2022) by Raquel Hernandez

Laboratory that analyzes the results of a survey carried out on people who are actively looking for a main home in Catalonia and consult the offers of real estate portals. Produced in collaboration with the Adevinta group, owner of the habitaclia and Fotocasa portals. It continues the study published in 2020 on the demand for housing in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, as part of the ‘Living in lockdown’ survey.

Supply and demand for rental housing. Quarterly data. Third quarter of 2021

Posted on March 14, 2022 (September 7, 2022) by Raquel Hernandez

Laboratory that analyzes rent in Barcelona and the rest of the metropolitan area during the third quarter of 2021. Using supply and demand data from the real estate portals Habitaclia and Fotocasa. The laboratory focuses on the evolution of the monthly average volume and price of supply and demand for rental housing. This is a recurring line of research.

Supply and demand for rental housing. Quarterly data. Second quarter of 2021

Posted on September 27, 2021 (September 7, 2022) by Raquel Hernandez

Laboratory that analyzes rent in Barcelona and the rest of the metropolitan area during the second quarter of 2021. Using supply and demand data from the real estate portals Habitaclia and Fotocasa. The laboratory focuses on the evolution of the monthly average volume and price of supply and demand for rental housing. This is a recurring line of research.

Supply and demand in the rental market. Monthly data from real estate web portals. December 2020

Posted on May 21, 2021 (May 21, 2021) by Raquel Hernandez

Laboratory that analyzes the rent in Barcelona and the rest of the metropolitan territory from January to December 2020 (full effect of the COVID-19 pandemic), through supply and demand data from the real estate portals of habitaclia and Fotocasa. The laboratory focuses on the evolution of the volume and average monthly price of supply and demand for rental housing. This is a regular line of research.

Supply and demand in the rental market. Monthly data from real estate web portals. October 2020

Posted on February 18, 2021 (February 19, 2021) by Raquel Hernandez

Laboratory that analyzes the rent in Barcelona and the rest of the metropolitan territory from January to October 2020 (full effect of the COVID-19 pandemic), through supply and demand data from the real estate portals of habitaclia and Fotocasa. The laboratory focuses on the evolution of the volume and average monthly price of supply and demand for rental housing. This is a regular line of research.

Structure and concentration of the rental market in Catalunya.

Posted on July 30, 2020 (December 9, 2020) by admin

Laboratory on the concentration of the rental housing stock in Catalonia until May 2020. In which you can find information on three geographical areas: Catalonia, Barcelona and Catalonia without Barcelona. In addition, special mention is made of the large owners of more than 15 homes and those of more than 10.

Home ownership structure and concentration in the city of Barcelona

Posted on July 23, 2020 (December 9, 2020) by admin

Second laboratory on the concentration of home ownership, in which an analysis of the structure of the housing stock in Barcelona until May 2020 is carried out. It also includes an analysis of the structure of the housing stock for rent. In both cases, and rental housing, special mention is made of large owners of more than 15 homes and those of more than 10.

Supply and demand in the rental market. Monthly data of real estate portals. July 2020

Posted on June 3, 2020 (February 18, 2021) by admin

Laboratory that analyzes the rent in Barcelona and the rest of the metropolitan territory from January to July 2020 (full effect of the COVID-19 pandemic), through supply and demand data from the real estate portals of habitaclia and Fotocasa. The laboratory focuses on the evolution of the volume and average monthly price of supply and demand for rental housing. It is the objective of the O-HB to offer this new line of research on a regular basis.

Supply and demand in the rental market of the metropolitan area of Barcelona

Posted on November 27, 2019 (December 9, 2020) by Raquel Hernandez

Laboratory that analyzes the rent in Barcelona and its metropolitan area by means of the deposits in the Incasòl database on the contracts of rent and the data of supply and demand of the real estate web portal habitaclia, yielded thanks to an agreement of collaboration signed with this portal and Fotocasa. The result is an analysis of the volume and average price of supply and demand for rent by territory from 2017 to 2018.

Home ownership structure and concentration in the city of Barcelona

Posted on October 2, 2019 (December 9, 2020) by admin

First Laboratory on the home ownership to analyze its structure and concentration in Barcelona. It is based on an in-depth study of the property and the distribution of the different taxpayer types, as well as their concentration degree and its yearly evolution.