The 'living' sector grows in Spain thanks to alternative financing

The real estate market in Spain is in the midst of a transformation. The way we live, work and study has changed radically in recent years, especially after the COVID pandemic, and the real estate sector is adapting to these new needs.

There is no doubt that 'Living' has emerged as one of the most attractive investment areas, driven by growing demand and a still insufficient and therefore unsatisfied supply. Beyond the traditional Build to Sell (BTS), student residences and Flex-Living (a housing model that offers flexible, furnished and serviced rental contracts) are gaining prominence.

This boom cannot be understood without the weight of alternative private equity financing. DEXTER has demonstrated, promotion after promotion, the need for a very large number of entrepreneurs to raise capital and debt in order to move forward with their projects, and 'Living', far from being an exception, is one of the most attractive niches.

As the company's president, Yeidy Ramirez, rightly points out, "Spain faces a structural housing shortage: approximately 100,000 units are built each year, while demand exceeds 350,000 per year. It is true that there is a lack of finalist land and this is pushing up the price for the end buyer, but in recent years there has also been a lack of financing from traditional banks, and that is exactly the gap, which is getting wider every day, that we are filling to the satisfaction of the business class".concludes Ramirez.

One of the phenomena that is gaining relevance is 'Flex-Living', combining the best of traditional rental and temporary accommodation, adapting to a growing demand from mobile professionals, expatriates, postgraduate students or people in a process of personal change. DEXTER enters into these projects by leveraging financing for up to 36 months.