The purchase and sale of houses in Castile and León will close in 2023 with a decline of 3%.

Castilla y León ended 2023 with a three percent drop in residential sales, reaching 27,152 transactions, while the country as a whole also had a negative trend, six points higher, at 9.7 percent, with 586,913 sales. according to data published today by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

According to these data, the community showed the most moderate decline, followed by other regions such as Castile-La Mancha and the Valencian Community (3.9 percent less). The Balearic Islands fell the most, down 19.9 percent, while Asturias recorded the only increase5.6 percent.

On the other hand, the number of mortgages on houses in Castile and León is also came down, in this case 15.8 percent, two points less than the national average, where it fell by 17.7 percent. According to data published today by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), compiled by Ical, the total number of mortgaged houses last year was 15,417, and 381,560 mortgages were registered in Spain.

In terms of subscribed capital, the Community reached 1640.1 million euros, which is 14.9 percent less than in 2022. In the case of Spain, the annual decline was 19.3 percent, reaching 54.209 million