The expectation of a rise in real estate prices fell in the second quarter of 2022. According to a survey released this Thursday (11), by the Economic Research Institute Foundation (Fipe), in relation to the expectation of prices for the next 12 months , 37% of respondents project a nominal increase in the value of properties in the 2nd quarter of 2022. In the same time horizon, the percentage was 43% in 2021.
In the same perspective of the next 12 months, the study points out that the participation of respondents who share an expectation of maintaining current prices fluctuated from 30% to 25%, in contrast to the growth of the group that bets on the fall in real estate prices. , which went from 9% to 13% of the sample.
current prices
The sample also deals with the interviewees’ perception of current real estate prices. The share of respondents who classified property values as “high or very high” climbed from 68% in the 2nd quarter of 2021 to 76% of the sample of the 2nd quarter of 2022, thus consolidating itself as the highest percentage for this quarter since 2015 ( period in which this perception was shared by 78% of the respondents in the sample).
The percentage of respondents who saw current property prices as “reasonable” dropped from 23% to 17% in the same time horizon. Finally, according to Fipe, the perception that current prices were at “low or very low” levels declined from 5% of the sample to just 2% of respondents in the last quarter.
purchase intention
The intention on the part of the respondents to acquire properties registered a small variation.
The proportion of respondents who declared their intention to acquire properties in the next three months fluctuated from 41% in the 1st quarter of 2022 to 42% in the 2nd quarter of 2022, further distancing itself from the level observed at the end of 2020 (48% ).
The survey identified that, among those who declared an intention to purchase a property in the near future, most respondents declared a preference for used properties (46%) or were indifferent between new and used properties (45%).
In terms of purpose, most potential buyers expressed their intention to use the property for “housing” (88%), largely surpassing the purpose of “investment” (12%).
acquisitions
The share of buyers – those who declared having acquired a property in the last 12 months – declined marginally between the 1st quarter of 2022 (13%) and the 2nd quarter of 2022 (12%), moving away by two percentage points from the level registered in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (14%), points out the survey.
Regarding the type of property purchased, a growing share of buyers declared a preference for used properties (75%), while, among the declared objectives, the use of the property as a “housing” fluctuated positively (from 53% to 55% of the buyers) in contrast to the “investment” motive (from 47% to 45%).
According to the survey, considering those who purchased the property for “housing”, the option “live with someone” was prevalent (71%); while, among investors, the rental of the property for income generation stood out (81%).
Source: CNN Brasil
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