IntroductionThe Spanish residential mortgage market has grown significantly over the last few years driven by a strong economy, booming house price growth and falling interest rates.
What are the current issues facing this market? How are housing policies affecting its performance? Who are the biggest lenders? What will be the size of the sector in the next five years? This report provides the answers.ScopeCovers the residential mortgage marketProvides market sizing data in terms of gross advances and balances outstandingProvides competitor market share for the top five players in terms of balances outstanding; a short profile of the top players is also providedLooks at housing policies and issues in the marketHighlightsOutperforming the rest of Europe's surging mortgage markets in recent years, mortgage lending in Spain has expanded rapidly.
Indeed, mortgage lending balances have grown by a compounded average rate of 20.5 per cent per year since 2001.A tight housing supply and rapidly expanding demand for first and second properties coupled with steady economic performance and low cost credit have driven the Spanish housing market bubble to unprecedented levels.While an increasingly consolidated market, a large number of smaller lenders still play a significant role in the Spanish mortgage market, with the top five players accounting for just less than half of total balances outstanding in 2004.Reasons to PurchaseLearn how the Spanish residential mortgage market has developed over the last five yearsUnderstand the recent developments in the market in terms of regulation, competition and product innovationsFind out Datamonitor's opinion on the future performance of the Spanish residential mortgage market over the next five years and its future prospects