Isabel Osorio, CEO and founder of ATIPIKA, gives us her forecast of the real estate market in Barcelona and surroundings for this coming year, and states that her corporation will keep on improving in service, human resources and technology in order to be more efficient and continue to progress. According to his proposal, the brick will still be one of the most stable investments during one of the most convulsive and problematic situations in history.
After a convulsive, uncertain and irregular year and after the impact of the pandemic in our lives and in the real estate sector, we must start this new year taking stock and thinking about what lies ahead. The real estate world has experienced a very complicated 2020, but it has faced it with those characteristics that make it so attractive, with solid foundations and a healthy economy, so that in ATIPIKA, although we go with lead feet, we are optimistic about the market situation in our country and we believe that in the real estate market the key is the constant adaptation to the situation and focusing on strengths, not on weaknesses.
In line with the current situation and the new aspects of our lives, buyers will opt for homes on the outskirts of the city and close to green spaces. Properties with terraces, gardens and patios will be more in demand, and the home office will become a sine qua non, as people will continue to telecommute, as will the home gym. In addition, some of the national and international buyers and investors who are still interested in acquiring properties will keep on helding up while waiting for the restrictions to be lifted, so virtual tours will gain more and more strength every day.
On the other hand, Isabel points out that sales prices have undoubtedly corrected, and that is good news for those foreigners who wish to settle in Barcelona for a long term. Once political and economic stability is restored and communications between countries are re-established, we will see increasing demand from international customers. Similarly, the price of mortgages is the best it has been in many years, in some cases at zero interest. However, the market, battered by the previous crisis not so long ago, tends to favor fixed-rate mortgages. In general, experts agree that the Spanish real estate sector will record a higher number of sales transactions this year. We should not ignore the fact that Barcelona is the eighth most attractive city in the world to live and work in according to www.bestcities.org, behind Dubai, and that is our best letter of introduction.
Regarding the rental market, both the COVID-19 crisis and the new law regulating rental prices marked 2020. The founder of ATIPIKA points out that “although it is true that the new rental regulation law has changed the rules of the game, it is also generating opportunities, making Barcelona more attractive and keeping the market moving”. In addition, temporary apartment owners are starting to become interested in turning their homes into long-term rentals to guarantee their incomes.
The stock market, considered a relatively safe long-term security, it not a safe bet today, and the corporation’s director predicts that will stay this way for a long time. Another unstable, poorly regulated and highly speculative security is bitcoin, a product that began by revolutionizing options. Let us not forget that, together with the gold reserve, the real estate market has been a safe haven since the beginning of its history.
Currently, and after overcoming the 2007 crisis, this is a situation that, although we do not know exactly how long it will last, we hope to overcome it strengthened, being better professionals and resilient, but without forgetting the human side. Isabel points out that both her position and that of her team is optimistic and that they see every day as an opportunity to grow, thinking: “we will overcome this together” and “there is less time left for recovery”. And he adds, “from ATIPIKA, both to our customers and to those who are not, we wish you a happy year 2021, surely much better than the previous one”.
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