Real estate sales and loans

In the first quarter of 2014, nationwide real estate unit sales agreements totalled 140,716, increasing by 1.1% over the same period of the previous year. 131,072 (93.1%) transfers of properties concerned homes and appurtenances and 8,860 (6.3%) real estate units for business purposes.

Considering the type of use, sales of residential properties increased by +1.5%, whereas sales of properties for business use increased by 1.6%.