In August, the number of property transfers registered is 134,521

7 October 2016
Statistics on Transfer of Property Rights (STPR)
August 2016. Provisional data
In August, the number of property transfers registered is 134,521
properties, that is, 8.4% more than in the same month of the
previous year
The merchanting of registered dwellings increases by 20.3%, as
compared with August of 2015
The number of property transfers recorded in the land registries (from public deeds
previously registered) was 134,521 in August, that is, 8.4% more than in the same month
of 2015.
Regarding the merchanting of registered properties, the number of transfers was 69,409,
with a 13.8% annual increase.
Total property transfers recorded in the land registries (thousands)
131
137
143
153
151
151
124
133
135
Aug-16
133
Oct-15
124
134
Jul-16
154
145
Sep-15
160
120
80
40
Jun-16
May-16
Apr-16
Mar-16
Feb-16
Jan-16
Dec-15
Nov-15
Aug-15
Jul-15
0
Registered property transfers, by acquisition title. August 2016
Total
Total properties
Merchanting
Donation
Swap
Inheritance
Other titles 1
% Variation
Monthly
Annual
134,521
69,409
3,135
347
31,971
1.5
7.3
3.0
-25.7
1.2
8.4
13.8
2.1
-39.4
6.9
Annual
accumulated
3.5
10.0
1.2
-14.2
4.1
29,659
-9.4
0.5
-6.9
1 "Other titles" includes land consolidation, horizontal divisions, joint ventures or mixtures of several titles transmission,
transmissions without title of acquisition, non recourse debt, foreclosures and court awards.
STPR - AUGUST 2016 (1/8)
Merchanting recorded in the land registries
87.1% of the registered merchanting in August corresponded to urban properties and 12.9%
to rustic properties. Among the urban properties, 58.7% were merchanting of dwellings.
In August, the number of merchanting of rustic properties increased by 1.9% in the annual
rate, and that of urban properties increased 15.8%. Within the latter, merchanting of
dwellings recorded an annual increase of 20.3%.
Registered merchanting by type of property. August 2016
Total
Percentage
% Variation
Monthly
Total
Urban properties
- Dwellings
- Other urban properties
Rustic properties
69,409
60,450
35,501
24,949
8,959
87.1
58.7
41.3
12.9
Annual
7.3
8.7
7.3
10.7
-1.5
Annual
accumulated
13.8
10.0
15.8
12.0
20.3
14.8
10.0
1.9
8.4
-0.3
Evolution of the monthly rate
In order to contribute to the analysis and interpretation of the data, the following chart shows
the variation in the number of merchanting of dwellings between the months of July and
August of the last five years. In 2016, the monthly rate was 7.3%, that is, 17.1 points more
than that of the previous year.
Evolution of the monthly rate of merchanting of dwellings (variation of
august over july of the before year)
20
10
7.3
2.8
0
-10
-7.9
-20
-30
-9.8
-17.7
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
STPR - AUGUST 2016 (2/8)
Registered merchanting on dwellings, by protection system and status
89.9% of transfers of dwellings by merchanting in August were free housing, and 10.1% were
protected housing.
In annual terms, the number of transfers of free dwellings by merchanting increased by
19.9%, and that of protected dwellings increased by 24.0%.
17.2% of the dwellings transferred by merchanting in August were new, and 82.8% were
used.
The number of transactions on new dwellings increased by 3.3% as compared to August
2015 and, the number of used dwellings increased by 24.6%.
Number of registered merchantings on dwellings. August 2016
Total
Percentage
% Variation
Monthly
Total
Free housing
Protected housing
Total
New housing
Used housing
35,501
31,922
3,579
35,501
6,123
Annual
17.2
7.3
7.9
2.1
7.3
2.1
20.3
19.9
24.0
20.3
3.3
Annual
accumulated
14.8
14.9
13.7
14.8
-2.4
82.8
8.4
24.6
19.8
89.9
10.1
29,378
Number of registered merchantings on dwellings (thousands)
28.0
29.4
30.3
27.7
22.2
23.4
22.2
6.1
5.4
5.4
5.5
6.3
7.8
6.2
7.2
7.0
6.6
Mar-16
Apr-16
May-16
Jun-16
New
Used
26.1
26.9
25.8
35.5
27.1
29.4
6.0
6.1
Aug-16
28.8
Feb-16
33.1
Jan-16
5.9
36.4
Dec-15
24.8
36.9
35.2
Nov-15
23.6
31.9
Oct-15
26.3
34.8
27.6
30
20
32.4
Sep-15
29.5
30.9
Aug-15
32.7
Jul-16
40
10
6.4
Jul-15
0
STPR - AUGUST 2016 (3/8)
Results by Autonomous Community
In August 2016, the total number of property transfers recorded in the land registries per
100,000 inhabitants1 reached its highest value in La Rioja (607), Aragón (592) and Castilla y
León (510).
Extremadura (28.9%), Aragón (19.9%) and Illes Balears (17.9%) registered the greatest annual
variations.
In turn, the Autonomous Communities that registered the lowest annual rates were La Rioja
(–36.0%), Región de Murcia (–7.8%) and Galicia (–4.5%).
Registered property transfers, by Autonomous Communities. August 2016
Total property transfers recorded in
the registries
Registered merchantings of
dwellings
Number
Number
% Annual
variation
Number per
hundred
thousand
% Annual
variation
inhabitants 2
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
134,521
23,275
6,173
2,881
4,035
5,062
1,891
10,080
7,078
20,664
17,582
3,657
6,026
13,199
3,770
2,217
5,218
1,492
8.4
15.5
19.9
-0.7
17.9
8.5
8.2
-3.4
-1.9
16.5
11.5
28.9
-4.5
6.9
-7.8
2.0
11.5
-36.0
366
353
592
336
446
292
405
510
442
357
449
423
272
261
334
447
303
607
Number per
hundred
thousand
inhabitants 2
35,501
7,136
957
572
1,289
1,838
469
1,428
1,106
6,253
4,880
530
1,074
4,790
994
468
1,379
251
20.3
18.4
21.9
13.5
49.2
24.6
22.1
18.0
19.7
41.0
13.9
27.4
4.0
10.4
-5.2
38.1
13.6
30.1
97
108
92
67
142
106
100
72
69
108
125
61
48
95
88
94
80
102
Regarding the merchanting on registered dwellings, the Autonomous Communities with the
highest number of transfers per 100,000 inhabitants2 were Illes Balears (142), Comunitat
Valenciana (125) and Andalucía and Cataluña (both with 108).
2
This data was calculated from the provisional data of the Population Figures on 1 January 2016. Only the
population aged 18 to 84 years old was considered.
STPR - AUGUST 2016 (4/8)
The Autonomous Communities showing the greatest annual variation rate in the
merchanting of dwellings in August were Illes Balears (49.2%), Cataluña (41.0%) and
Comunidad Foral de Navarra (38.1%).
In turn, Región de Murcia (–5.2%), Galicia (4.0%) and Comunidad de Madrid (10.4%)
registered the lowest annual rates in August.
Annual variation of the number of merchantings of dwellings by
Autonomous Community. August 2016
Balears, Illes
49.2
Cataluña
41.0
Navarra, Comunidad Foral de
38.1
Rioja, La
30.1
Extremadura
27.4
Canarias
24.6
Cantabria
22.1
Aragón
21.9
TOTAL
20.3
Castilla - La Mancha
19.7
Andalucía
18.4
Castilla y León
18.0
Comunitat Valenciana
13.9
País Vasco
13.6
Asturias, Principado de
13.5
Madrid, Comunidad de
10.4
Galicia
4.0
Murcia, Región de
-5.2
-20
0
20
40
60
STPR - AUGUST (5/8)
Statistics on Transfer of Property Rights
August 2016. 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
Rustic properties
134,521
23,275
6,173
2,881
4,035
5,062
1,891
10,080
7,078
20,664
17,582
3,657
6,026
13,199
3,770
2,217
5,218
1,492
126
95
26,653
3,785
2,420
820
744
374
504
4,549
2,879
1,981
2,633
1,380
1,723
335
745
729
509
532
11
0
Urban properties
Dwellings
Plots
63,773
12,161
2,111
1,166
1,949
2,833
732
2,901
2,238
11,100
8,968
1,284
2,324
8,184
1,750
862
2,558
523
66
63
Other urban properties
5,264
1,184
140
47
177
227
54
337
501
1,033
357
194
120
507
158
119
69
32
7
1
38,831
6,145
1,502
848
1,165
1,628
601
2,293
1,460
6,550
5,624
799
1,859
4,173
1,117
507
2,082
405
42
31
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
26,653
3,785
2,420
820
744
374
504
4,549
2,879
1,981
2,633
1,380
1,723
335
745
729
509
532
11
0
Merchanting
Donation
8,959
1,743
800
295
279
182
134
1,086
1,022
478
1,039
408
511
127
352
166
137
195
5
0
973
80
39
18
71
30
2
76
151
73
159
78
52
7
42
49
39
7
0
0
Swap
Inheritance
144
16
11
8
2
1
8
22
18
4
16
4
18
1
4
4
3
4
0
0
Other titles
11,996
1,286
990
379
313
76
317
2,531
1,279
1,152
1,009
694
781
124
179
380
252
250
4
0
4,581
660
580
120
79
85
43
834
409
274
410
196
361
76
168
130
78
76
2
0
STPR - AUGUST 2016 (6/8)
August 2016. Provisional Data
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
107,868
19,490
3,753
2,061
3,291
4,688
1,387
5,531
4,199
18,683
14,949
2,277
4,303
12,864
3,025
1,488
4,709
960
115
95
Merchanting
60,450
11,640
1,767
1,068
2,079
2,889
891
2,731
2,113
10,483
8,270
1,109
2,102
7,709
1,608
776
2,571
505
67
72
Donation
Swap
2,162
96
42
14
76
234
16
65
108
341
381
101
30
411
90
71
81
5
0
0
Inheritance
203
40
4
3
4
13
2
6
23
26
10
16
13
17
10
4
12
0
0
0
Other titles
19,975
2,778
816
464
543
524
270
1,349
770
4,058
2,777
613
902
1,876
434
361
1,194
212
19
15
25,078
4,936
1,124
512
589
1,028
208
1,380
1,185
3,775
3,511
438
1,256
2,851
883
276
851
238
29
8
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
63,773
12,161
2,111
1,166
1,949
2,833
732
2,901
2,238
11,100
8,968
1,284
2,324
8,184
1,750
862
2,558
523
66
63
35,501
7,136
957
572
1,289
1,838
469
1,428
1,106
6,253
4,880
530
1,074
4,790
994
468
1,379
251
40
47
Donation
1,225
56
24
12
40
126
10
29
58
178
243
63
20
239
53
29
42
3
0
0
Swap
Inheritance
79
16
2
1
1
8
0
3
2
6
5
5
7
4
6
2
11
0
0
0
Other titles
12,945
2,083
502
333
288
329
157
765
504
2,486
1,826
428
571
1,355
277
207
682
126
14
12
14,023
2,870
626
248
331
532
96
676
568
2,177
2,014
258
652
1,796
420
156
444
143
12
4
STPR - AUGUST 2016 (7/8)
August 2016. Provisional Data
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
35,501
7,136
957
572
1,289
1,838
469
1,428
1,106
6,253
4,880
530
1,074
4,790
994
468
1,379
251
40
47
Free housing
31,922
6,394
799
460
1,265
1,749
417
1,227
1,015
5,547
4,447
396
1,010
4,425
908
398
1,169
220
31
45
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State-subsidised housing
New housing
3,579
742
158
112
24
89
52
201
91
706
433
134
64
365
86
70
210
31
9
2
6,123
1,311
198
163
266
332
74
278
158
810
728
46
281
894
154
100
269
45
11
5
Used housing
29,378
5,825
759
409
1,023
1,506
395
1,150
948
5,443
4,152
484
793
3,896
840
368
1,110
206
29
42
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STPR - AUGUST 2016 (8/8)