The real estate sector Closes the week with an excellent performance both at European level and at home. The last one contributed to giving an impulse rates of a quarter of the point of the ECBwhich will have a positive effect on the cost of mortgages, making purchases of houses more convenient. To support the sector also the signals of recovery from the real estate market.
The ECB still cuts interest rates
The most important appointment of the week is the one with the European Central Bank which, as widely awaited, has decided to cut the interest rates of another 25 basis points. The April cut was not initially obvious, but expectations changed after the turbulence created by the war of the duties started by the USA. So much so that for this year they are Three other cuts were expected of interest rates, with a final objective between 1.5% and 1.75%.
At the press conference the president of the Eurotower, Christine Lagardeexplained that the decision “was unanimously” And that “different options” have been examined, but “nobody proposed a cut of 50 basic points”, while “cut 25 basis points is the one on which everyone has agreed”. Then, the president added that “there are different visions about the impact (of the duties) shortly and long term “and there is one “Great uncertainty”. Speaking of the changes, Lagarde stressed that “the appreciation of the euro could create downward pressure on inflation”.
Federal Reserve, for its part, confirmed a prudent line. Speaking at the Economic Club D Chicago, the president Jerome Powell remarked the need to “wait” to evaluate the effects unleashed by duties on growth and inflation. An approach that the American president Donald Trump harshly criticizedgiving Powell the name of “too late”. In any case, the number one of the US Central Bank, in an attempt to satisfy the constraints of the double mandate of the Fed (inflation and unemployment) has married a more awaited policy.
Signals of acceleration of the real estate market
Down the Mutual questions in the United States. In the week to 11 April 2025, there was a decrease of 8.5%, after the increase of 20% of the previous week. The refinancing requests decreased by 12.4%, while the new questions dropped by 4.9%. Trential mortgages rates risen to 6.81% from previous 6.61%.
In the United Kingdom, The price index of the Houses of Rightmovewhich considers the offer prices (ask price), has reported an increase of 1.3% monthly and 1.4% on an annual basis, in acceleration compared to March. The price of the houses detected by the office for National Statisticson the other hand, marked a 5.4% tendential acceleration, exceeding expectations.
The trend of the sector on the stock exchange
The real estate sector has lived a very positive week, both in Italy and in the EU, where The Stoxx 600 Real Estate index recorded a 6.6% increase on a weekly basis.
A very positive performance was also recorded by Italy, where The FTSE ITALIA ALL SHARE REAL ESTE INDEX It advances by 4.7%, in line with the FTSE MIB market index which marks a progress of 5.3%.
Among the real estate companies listed in Piazza Affari, the best performance is still that of Brioschi which makes a balance of about 7.8% on a weekly basis. In the sector they also shine IGD with a rise of 5.7% e Next Re of 4.8%, while they hurt Inhabitein (-8.6%), Rehabilitation (-6.6%), Aedes (-4.4%) e Gabetti (-2%).
