Three municipalities on the Costa Brava lead the ranking of the most expensive usable square meters in the entire province of Girona, according to the latest study by the Association of Promoters of Catalonia (APCE).
The document analyzes the supply of newly built housing in Catalonia in 2023 and reflects that production has decreased by 11.6% compared to 2022. Based on data from visas and new construction certificates , last year a total of 14,418 homes were produced.
A figure that according to the president of APCE, Xavier Vilajoana, "is well below" the forecasts for new homes in Catalonia, which places it in the range of 25,000. "The data reflect that there is a deficit; even if 25,000 homes were built in 2024, we would meet the needs of the year but we would not end that deficit," he explained today during a press conference.
"We have to step on the accelerator to increase supply, otherwise there will be tensions in the real estate market, which is not in anyone's interest," added Vilajoana, who also highlighted that the majority of production of officially protected housing (66%) is carried out by of the private promoters and not of the administration.
Focusing on Girona, the study reflects that it is the only Catalan province that has registered growth in housing production. He did it 36.3%. On the other hand, Tarragona registered a drop of 5%, Barcelona, 15% and Lleida, 54%. In the Catalan capital, the drop was 48.7% in the production of homes started in 2023 (1,291) compared to 2022.
Girona is the Catalan province with the most new construction developments behind Barcelona. In Girona, there were 109 developments and 1,200 homes for sale. The average surface area is around 83 square meters and the price is 4,245 euros per useful square meter.
The study shows that tourist municipalities have been the most active in terms of production. More than half of the 1,200 homes for sale are located on the Costa Brava and in this area, the Baix Empordà region is the one with the most units, with a total of 413, mostly multi-family.
It is also on the Costa Brava where the most expensive prices are found. Roses tops the ranking of the most expensive useful square meter. They are 6,352 euros. They are followed by Castell-Platja d'Aro, with 5,900 euros and Lloret de Mar, with 5,412 euros. In the lower part are the towns of Figueres and La Bisbal d'Empordà, with about 1,600 euros per square meter.
On average, a multi-family house in the south of the Costa Brava of 86 square meters exceeds 400,000 euros, while a house raises the price to 600,000. In the center of the Gerund coast (Castell-Platja d'Aro, Palafrugell, Palamós and Sant Feliu de Guíxols), the average price of multi-family housing is around 396,000 euros; while the single-family house is located at 599,000 euros. And further north, in the area comprised of Calonge and Sant Antoni, l'Escala, Roses and Torroella de Montgrí-l'Estartit, the average price is between 493,000 and 350,000 euros.
In the city of Girona, the APCE study records 26 developments and 673 homes with an average surface area of 88.3 square meters and a price per useful square meter of 4,085 euros. In one year, housing prices have increased by 14%.
The Cerdanya region also deserves special mention, where the sale price is the highest. The price of a useful square meter in the capital, Puigcerdà, is 3,667 euros. But the average surface area in this area is 127 square meters. This places the sale price above 459,000 euros.
The president of the Gremi de Promotors i Constructors de Girona, Miquel Bosch, highlights the influence of tourist municipalities on the province's averages. "Girona has very different realities depending on the territory, which must be taken into account when we analyze data," he explains.
Bosch insists on the need to have more final land to produce the necessary homes and respond to Girona's demand and criticizes legal uncertainty and administrative slowness as elements that "negatively impact" the supply of newly built housing in the region. province.
