In August, the number of property transfers decreases 20.1%, as

10 October 2011
Statistics on Transfer of Property Rights
August 2011. Provisional data
In August, the number of property transfers decreases 20.1%, as
compared with the same month the previous year
Registered merchantings of dwellings decrease 38.0% in the
interannual rate
The number of property transfers recorded in the land registries, from public deeds
previously registered, was 121,939 in August, that is, 20.1% less than for the same month
in 2010, and 4.8% less than in July 2011.
In the case of registered merchantings of property, the number of transfers was 57,249,
representing an interannual decrease of 33.8%, and a decrease of 1.4%, as compared with
the previous month.
Number of total property transfers
recorded in the land registries
Number of total registered property
merchantings
200,000
130,000
180,000
Number of registered
property transfers, by
acquisition title
Total Properties
Merchanting
Donation
Swap
Inheritance
Other titles
Variation rate
Intermonthly
Total
121,939
57,249
4,408
1,046
27,736
31,500
-4.8
-1.4
2.7
5.8
-3.7
-12.4
Interannual
-20.1
-33.8
-16.0
-26.5
10.2
-7.9
Jul-11
Aug-11
Jun-11
Apr-11
May-11
Mar-11
Feb-11
Jan-11
Dec-10
Nov-10
Oct-10
Sep-10
Jul-10
Jul-11
Aug-11
Jun-11
Apr-11
May-11
Mar-11
Feb-11
Jan-11
Dec-10
Nov-10
Oct-10
50,000
Sep-10
120,000
Jul-10
90,000
70,000
Aug-10
140,000
Aug-10
110,000
160,000
Interannual
accumulated
-9.6
-16.9
-13.0
-22.9
3.7
-3.3
* These include concentrations of plots or horizontal divisions, as well as other transactions that are not classified by acquisition
title.
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Merchantings recorded in the land registries
87.0% of the registered merchantings corresponded to urban properties and 13.0% to rustic
properties. Among the urban properties, 54.3% were merchantings of dwellings.
The number of merchantings of rustic properties increased 8.9% in the interannual rate in
August, while that of urban properties decreased 37.5%. Within the latter, merchantings of
dwellings decreased 38.0%.
Variation rate
Intermonthly
Total
Number of registered
merchantings
Rustic properties
Urban properties
- Dwellings
- Other urban properties
7,453
49,796
27,038
22,758
Interannual
-2.0
-1.3
-4.8
3.1
Interannual
accumulated
8.9
-37.5
-38.0
-36.9
-0.4
-18.8
-16.0
-22.0
Registered merchantings of dwellings, by protection system and status
86.5% of transfers of dwellings by merchanting in August were free housing, and 13.5% were
protected housing. In interannual terms, the number of transfers of free dwellings by
merchanting decreased 39.9% and that of protected dwellings decreased 22.3%.
Total
Number of registered
merchantings of dwellings
Total
Free housing
Protected housing
Total
New housing
Used housing
Variation rate
Intermonthly
Percentage
27,038
23,386
3,652
27,038
13,476
13,562
Interannual
Interannual
accumulated
86.5
13.5
-5.8
2.6
-39.9
-22.3
-18.1
0.2
49.8
50.2
-0.6
-8.5
-41.4
-34.2
-18.9
-13.1
50.2% of the dwellings transferred by merchanting in August were used, and 49.8% were
new. The number of transactions on new dwellings decreased 41.4%, and the number of
used dwellings decreased 34.2%, as compared with August 2010.
Number of registered merchantings on dwellings
31,000
24,000
17,000
New
Aug-11
Jul-11
Jun-11
May-11
Apr-11
Mar-11
Feb-11
Jan-11
Dec-10
Nov-10
Oct-10
Sep-10
Aug-10
Jul-10
10,000
Used
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Geographical distribution
In August 2011, the total number of property transfers recorded in the land registries per
100,000 inhabitants1 was highest in the Autonomous Communities of Castilla y León (558)
and Aragón (532).
The Autonomous Communities showing the highest number of registered merchantings of
property per 100,000 inhabitants1 were La Rioja (229) and Cantabria (220).
By registered merchantings of dwellings, the Autonomous Communities in which the number
of transfers per 100,000 inhabitants1 was highest were Cantabria (105) and Comunitat
Valencian (94).
59.9% of merchantings of dwellings in August 2011 were recorded in four Autonomous
Communities: Andalucía, Comunitat Valenciana, Cataluña and Comunidad de Madrid.
Autonomous City and
Community
TOTAL
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias, Principado de
Balears, Illes
Canarias
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla - La Mancha
Cataluña
Comunitat Valenciana
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid, Comunidad de
Murcia, Región de
Navarra, Comunidad Foral de
País Vasco
Rioja, La
Ceuta
Melilla
1
Total property transfers
recorded in the registries
Registered merchantings of
the total properties
Registered merchantings
of dwellings
Number
Number
Number
121,939
19,672
5,789
3,479
3,060
4,620
1,944
11,695
7,368
16,586
15,890
2,853
7,310
10,283
3,453
1,709
4,703
1,298
140
87
Number per
hundred
thousand
1
inhabitants
324
299
532
381
345
270
402
558
445
277
387
324
316
199
304
338
263
502
233
157
57,249
10,706
2,041
1,210
1,446
2,370
1,065
4,152
3,066
7,540
7,517
1,297
3,240
6,041
1,771
696
2,370
593
60
68
Number per
hundred
thousand
1
inhabitants
152
163
188
133
163
138
220
198
185
126
183
147
140
117
156
138
133
229
100
123
Number per
hundred
thousand
1
inhabitants
27,038
5,229
808
473
681
1,373
508
1,509
1,130
3,686
3,868
549
1,140
3,424
869
366
1,149
212
25
39
72
79
74
52
77
80
105
72
68
62
94
62
49
66
77
72
64
82
42
71
This data was calculated from the revision of the figures of the Municipal Register for the year 2010. Only the population aged
18 to 84 years old was considered.
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Statistics on transfer of property rights
August 2011. Provisional Data
STPR. 1 Transfers recorded in the land registries,
made on rustic and urban properties
Total
TOTAL
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias, Principado de
Balears, Illes
Canarias
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla - La Mancha
Cataluña
Comunitat Valenciana
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid, Comunidad de
Murcia, Región de
Navarra, Comunidad Foral de
País Vasco
Rioja, La
Ceuta
Melilla
121,939
19,672
5,789
3,479
3,060
4,620
1,944
11,695
7,368
16,586
15,890
2,853
7,310
10,283
3,453
1,709
4,703
1,298
140
87
Rustic properties
27,526
3,363
2,387
1,678
691
490
494
5,193
2,978
1,852
2,393
893
2,568
306
687
579
514
458
0
2
Urban properties
Dwellings
53,257
9,657
1,830
1,050
1,330
2,414
779
3,421
2,377
8,029
7,726
1,189
2,324
6,031
1,611
634
2,314
424
67
50
Plots
Other urban properties
5,635
933
197
46
154
211
56
635
633
997
594
157
207
381
152
111
121
47
1
2
35,521
5,719
1,375
705
885
1,505
615
2,446
1,380
5,708
5,177
614
2,211
3,565
1,003
385
1,754
369
72
33
STPR - AUGUST 2011 (4/8)
STPR. 2 Transfers made on rustic properties, by acquisition title
Rustic properties
TOTAL
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias, Principado de
Balears, Illes
Canarias
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla - La Mancha
Cataluña
Comunitat Valenciana
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid, Comunidad de
Murcia, Región de
Navarra, Comunidad Foral de
País Vasco
Rioja, La
Ceuta
Melilla
27,526
3,363
2,387
1,678
691
490
494
5,193
2,978
1,852
2,393
893
2,568
306
687
579
514
458
0
2
Merchanting
7,453
1,240
613
297
174
148
126
1,129
851
396
777
341
638
86
255
115
135
131
0
1
Donation
1,966
153
168
32
54
71
13
428
310
94
329
37
41
35
75
57
61
8
0
0
Swap
Inheritance
157
12
14
14
1
2
0
21
11
5
19
10
22
5
10
5
4
2
0
0
11,395
1,227
810
1,021
327
104
257
2,279
1,379
1,044
831
330
719
120
219
327
245
155
0
1
Other titles
6,555
731
782
314
135
165
98
1,336
427
313
437
175
1,148
60
128
75
69
162
0
0
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STPR. 3 Transfers made on urban properties, by acquisition title
Urban properties
TOTAL
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias, Principado de
Balears, Illes
Canarias
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla - La Mancha
Cataluña
Comunitat Valenciana
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid, Comunidad de
Murcia, Región de
Navarra, Comunidad Foral de
País Vasco
Rioja, La
Ceuta
Melilla
94,413
16,309
3,402
1,801
2,369
4,130
1,450
6,502
4,390
14,734
13,497
1,960
4,742
9,977
2,766
1,130
4,189
840
140
85
Merchanting
49,796
9,466
1,428
913
1,272
2,222
939
3,023
2,215
7,144
6,740
956
2,602
5,955
1,516
581
2,235
462
60
67
Donation
2,442
99
96
23
101
229
11
276
161
314
478
61
43
249
57
47
193
4
0
0
Swap
Inheritance
889
152
7
8
26
46
4
93
35
157
116
18
51
39
43
5
78
9
2
0
16,341
2,213
646
467
516
531
245
1,221
696
3,395
2,173
362
669
1,484
334
300
908
172
4
5
Other titles
24,945
4,379
1,225
390
454
1,102
251
1,889
1,283
3,724
3,990
563
1,377
2,250
816
197
775
193
74
13
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STPR. 4 Transfers made on dwellings, by acquisition title
Dwellings
TOTAL
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias, Principado de
Balears, Illes
Canarias
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla - La Mancha
Cataluña
Comunitat Valenciana
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid, Comunidad de
Murcia, Región de
Navarra, Comunidad Foral de
País Vasco
Rioja, La
Ceuta
Melilla
Merchanting
53,257
9,657
1,830
1,050
1,330
2,414
779
3,421
2,377
8,029
7,726
1,189
2,324
6,031
1,611
634
2,314
424
67
50
27,038
5,229
808
473
681
1,373
508
1,509
1,130
3,686
3,868
549
1,140
3,424
869
366
1,149
212
25
39
Donation
1,375
58
59
14
55
122
3
135
100
173
270
35
22
167
41
24
95
2
0
0
Swap
Inheritance
325
71
3
2
4
12
1
15
8
59
38
7
27
23
27
1
26
1
0
0
10,737
1,631
398
337
320
326
151
725
455
2,091
1,471
282
408
1,089
238
156
549
102
3
5
Other titles
13,782
2,668
562
224
270
581
116
1,037
684
2,020
2,079
316
727
1,328
436
87
495
107
39
6
STPR - AUGUST 2011 (7/8)
STPR. 5 Merchanting of dwellings, by system and status
Dwellings
TOTAL
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias, Principado de
Balears, Illes
Canarias
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla - La Mancha
Cataluña
Comunitat Valenciana
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid, Comunidad de
Murcia, Región de
Navarra, Comunidad Foral de
País Vasco
Rioja, La
Ceuta
Melilla
Free housing
27,038
5,229
808
473
681
1,373
508
1,509
1,130
3,686
3,868
549
1,140
3,424
869
366
1,149
212
25
39
23,386
4,637
590
351
661
1,293
305
1,205
1,024
3,473
3,388
366
1,086
2,769
800
229
950
196
24
39
State-subsidised housing New housing
3,652
592
218
122
20
80
203
304
106
213
480
183
54
655
69
137
199
16
1
0
13,476
2,759
381
167
323
820
317
725
594
1,577
1,909
243
731
1,726
440
202
460
86
10
6
Used housing
13,562
2,470
427
306
358
553
191
784
536
2,109
1,959
306
409
1,698
429
164
689
126
15
33
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