Brazilian property purchase lending up in June
The number of loans handed out for Brazilian property purchases rose significantly in June as part of the country’s fastest monthly growth rate for lending this year.
Figures for the central bank show that the total lending rose by 1.3 per cent, reaching 1.28 trillion reais (£413 billion), indicating the country’s economy is strengthening.
The number of loans authorised by banks was up from 1.26 trillion reais in May and 19.7 per cent compared to the same month last year.
According to the central bank, loans for real estate purchase were the stand-out transactions, reflecting the strength of the Brazilian property market at the moment on the back of the government’s low-income housing plan combined with the expanding middle class population.
Earlier this week, research by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors showed that the outlook for the Brazilian property market is one of the most positive in the world.
It found that surveyors in the country are more optimistic when it comes to rental gains and prospects for capital values, compared with the likes of Spain, where the outlook is gloomy.
