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THE SPANISH HOUSING & MORTGAGE EXPERIENCE
José Ramón Ormazabal
Spanish Mortgage Association
Moscow, 27 Oct 2007
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• The origins & evolution of the market
• Fundamentals of the growth of the
market
• Current situation & prospects
• Mortgage Market Legal Modernization
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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THE ORIGINS OF THE MODERN MORTGAGE MARKET
The Mortgage Law (1946)• Provides legal security to registered charge holders.
• Establishes the role of Public Land Registry, Public Notaries in the Registration Procedure and the Judiciary in Foreclosing Procedures.
• Establishes the principle of Right of Credit. Accessoriness.
IT PROVIDES LEGAL & OPERATIONAL SECURITY
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THE ORIGINS OF THE MODERN MORTGAGE MARKET
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THE ORIGINS OF THE MODERN MORTGAGE MARKET
LAW 2/1981 & ROYAL DECREE 685/1982
THE MONCLOA AGREEMENTSOctober 1977
ITEM V.9ITEM V.9Removal of Legal and Administrative obstacles
preventing the creation ofAN EFFICIENT MORTGAGE MARKETAN EFFICIENT MORTGAGE MARKET
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The 1982 Mortgage Market Law
• Opens up the Mortgage Market to all types of Banks.
• Fosters the creation of single purpose Mortgage Entities.• Establishes the conditions for Loans to be under the umbrella of this Law:
- Purpose of the Loan - Maximum LTV’s. 70%. (80% for housing) - First rank charge over full property dominion - Damage Insurance Policy
• Valuation methodology, rules and supervision of Valuers are established.
THE ORIGINS OF THE MODERN MORTGAGE MARKET
• Establishes new rules for Mortgage Funding Instruments.
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EVOLUTION OF MORTGAGE LENDING OUTSTANDING
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DEC -8112,921
Source: Bank of Spain and Spanish Mortgage Association (AHE)
JUL - 071,.005,594
Million Euro
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SPAIN IN 1996
• Unemployment Rate: 24%• 5 years of negative housing cycle. Accumulation of
unsatisfied housing demand.• Solid Banking system with strict Banking Supervision.
Need to commercially grow in a context of poor consumption level. High liquidity with low credit demand.
• Newly elected Government. Need to streamline the economy to comply in January 1998 with Euro convergence rules.
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1996
42,0757,93
2006
60,0
40,0
MORTGAGE CREDIT
OTHER CREDIT
Source: Bank of Spain and AHE
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1996: 23,50% 2006: 90,56%
TOTAL DOMESTIC PRIVATE LENDING
1996-2006 MORTGAGE CREDIT AS A % OF:
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
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Mortgage Backed Securities Covered Bonds
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35% 37%
7%
Secondary Market Evolution (AIAF)Mortgage Covered Bonds (Cédulas) Dec-06: € 214.8 billion (05-06 growth: 43%)
MBS Dec-06: € 93.7 billion (05-06 growth: >40%)
Total MCB & MBS: € 308,5 billion (05-06 growth: 40%)
Mortgage MCB & MBS as a % of Mortgage Credit
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HOUSING ACTIVITY
Source: Ministerio de Fomento
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HOUSING STARTSHOUSING COMPLETIONSLíneas 3
IN 2006 HOUSING STARTS: APPROX. 740,000HOUSING COMPLETIONS: 584,881
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EMPLOYMENT EVOLUTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY (People ‘000)
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% of total new jobs in construction: 19,6%
Peak to valley value: approx 1.526.000 people new employment
Source: INE
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PT IR BE AT FR H SW DE UK IT DK FIN GR ES
(*) Source: The Housing Unit (UEPC)
Simple Average: 440,2
528
HOUSING STOCK PER 1,000 INHABITANTS IN EUROPE
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HOUSING PRICES EFFECTS ON THE MARKET
Positive Effects: Rise on Real Estate Wealth
Setbacks: Increasing need of Mortgage finance 1. Deterioration of the debt to income ratios…2. Lower-Income groups out of market: young people…But still, Net Real Estate Wealth,…a very positive effect....
House Price Index Base100=1995
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Source: Ministerio de Vivienda
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2005 Owner Occupation Rates in European Countries
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ES IT IR PT GR UK BE LU SF AT FR NL DK SE DE
Ave. EU25: 65,0%
Source: European Mortgage Federation
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HOUSEHOLD REAL ESTATE WEALTH NET OF MORTGAGE DEBT
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% of GDI % of GDP
754 %
479 %
380 %
267 %
(*) Since mar-05 the data estimated due to the change of housing prices statisticsSource: Bank of Spain
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STRUCTURE OF RESIDENTIAL GROSS LENDING 2004-2006
2004 2005 2006
First Home: 34,3 35 36,8
Second House 20 22,5 24,7
TOTAL HOUSE 29 31,5 34,4
Others (*) 15 21 21,5
SOURCE: AHE (*) Including Renovation, Improvement works, garages, etc.
2004 2005 2006
First Home: 71,5 71,9 68,95
Second House 60 64,5 65
TOTAL HOUSE 65 66,5 68,2
Others (*) 40 46 45
DEBT-SERVICE TO INCOME RATIO (%)
LOAN TO VALUE (%)
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THE SPANISH HOUSING & MORTGAGE EXPERIENCE
1. FUNDAMENTALS OF DEMAND
HOW HAS THIS EVOLUTION BEEN POSSIBLE?
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Non-residents growth: > 4 million>10% of total population
EVOLUTION OF LEGAL FOREIGNERS IN SPAIN
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6003.85 million new households
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS (000s)
Source: INE
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Unemployment rate Unempl. Rate for women
11,368,30
24,1716,09
31,9623,9
Evolution of number of people in employment (million people)
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Men Women
2006: 11,8
2006: 8,2
Total 06: 20,0
Source: INE
RISE 94-06
Men: 3,7Women: 4,0
Total: 7,7
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THE SPANISH HOUSING & MORTGAGE EXPERIENCE
2. FUNDAMENTALS OF (MORTGAGE CREDIT)
SUPPLY
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LTV and Loan term evolution. 1st. Time Buyers
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Evolution of Mortgage Market Reference Rates
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Interest Term Installment per Minimum Installment as %Rate (years) 10.000 euro Salary Minimum Salary
1990 16,66 12 160,93 300,57 53,51995 11,01 17 108,60 376,83 28,82000 6,37 22 70,52 424,80 16,6
2006 4,12 26 52,28 540,90 9,672007 5,5 27 59,31 570,60 10,39
AIndebtedness capacity evolution
Access to Access to housing housing
A:A: x 5,15x 5,15
B:B: x 3,3x 3,3
A/B:A/B: approxapprox x x 1,51,5
Source: Bank of Spain and INE. Data up to July 2007
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THE SPANISH HOUSING & MORTGAGE EXPERIENCE
CURRENT SITUATION
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MORTGAGE LENDING OUTSTANDINGYEAR TO YEAR VARIATION RATES
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Source: Bank of Spain and Spanish Mortgage Association (*) Data of 2007 corresponds to July
INCREASE IN TOTAL OUTSTANDING JULY 2007: 18,8%
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NUMBER OF MORTGAGE LOANS PROVIDED SINCE 1995
530,7
652,3
817,8
921,4938,7
931,01.022,3
1.076,6
1.266,2
1.505,4
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1.7 1.6 million mortg.
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EVOLUTION OF HOUSING PRICES IN SPAIN
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New House Price Index Year to year Variation rate
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12,8%
17,2
5,8%
Source: Ministerio de Vivienda
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PROSPECTS 2007
Positive evolution on households’ income and employment and Demographics and Foreign Investment
MODERATION OF DEMAND and gradual PRICE ADJUSMENT
GROWTH MORTGAGE LENDING OUTSTANDING IN 2007: 14%
GROWTH IN HOUSE PRICES (approx 3%)
DESPITE Increasing path of real mortgage interest rates
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Source: AHE, Bank of Spain and INE.(Data for 2007 estimated for the 3th quarter)
HOUSEHOLDS’ AVERAGE MORTGAGE DEBT-SERVICE ANNUAL COST
3.0003.5004.0004.5005.0005.5006.0006.5007.0007.5008.0008.5009.0009.500
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Initial Cost Current Cost Estimated Cost for 2008
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Mortgage delinquency rates
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Source: OCDENote: Loans refer to mortgages for all countries except Finland and Italy where they include all loans to the households sector. For Italy, they refer to new bad debts during the year as a percentage of outstanding loans.
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TYPE OF BORROWER AND PURPOSE RANGE OF PRODUCTS
Source: “Study on the Financial Integration of Mortgage Markets” EMF and Mercer Oliver Wyman
WEAK POINTS OF THE CURRENT MODEL
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WEAK POINTS OF THE CURRENT MODEL
Since 1994
• INTEREST RATE: VARIABLE RATE (30% -> -> 98,25%)
• REFERENCED: EURIBOR 12 MONTHS• VARIABILITY: 6-12 MONTHS
ATYPICAL PROFILE IN EUROPE
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Share of adjustable-rate in housing loans
Per cent
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Source: European Mortgage Federation and OECD
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FUTURE LAW OF MODERNISATION OF MORTGAGE MARKET
• To expand mortgage product completeness
• To promote portfolio transfers
• To fine-tune regulation on mortgage funding instruments.
• To promote the development of equity release products. Regulation on Reverse Mortgage
• To enhance Valuation Companies independence