Research in Spain

On a regular basis, Prime Yields develops research papers containing information about how the most significant market segments are performing. This support area reinforces our research and data processing work, allowing a constant update on the market, so needed for all the other activities developed.

“Keep an Eye on the NPL & REO Markets”- 2024 Edition

The 2024 edition of “Keep an Eye on the NPL&REO Markets” concludes that the European markets analyzed by Prime Yield performed differently in 2023. On the one hand, Spain, where NPL sales activity will have grown compared to the previous year. On the other hand, Portugal, and Greece, with a slowdown in activity reflecting the strong deleveraging progress of recent years. As for Latin America, Brazil is also showing a slowdown in NPL sales activity, but mainly due to the intensification of credit renegotiation processes, which have put some operations on standby. This annual research produced by Prime Yield about the NPL trading markets in Brazil, Greece, Portugal and Spain, provides an informed overview of these four markets, analyzing NPL stocks and ratios, as well as forecasting transaction activity in 2023 and prospects for its evolution in 2024.

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Research “Investing in NPL in Iberia 2023”

The 6th edition of “Investing in NPL in Iberia” analyses the sales of Non-Performing Loan portfolios in Iberia, providing a forecast of activity in Portugal and Spain through 2023 and concluding that Iberian NPL transactions are once again a two-tier market. The study also analyses the latest data on NPL stocks and ratios in the two countries, as well as key economic and housing market indicators. The European context is also considered in this research.

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FLASH – Property Market in Spain 2023

The economic landscape has changed dramatically, with inflation and rapidly rising interest rates coming into play. As one of the sectors that best measures the pulse of the economy, how is real estate reacting to this new scenario and what are the prospects for the future?
This new research analyses the development and challenges of the Spanish property market in its different segments.

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Research “Keep an Eye on the NPL & REO Markets”- Spring 2023 Edition

In Portugal, Spain and Greece, the European countries monitored by Prime Yield, the transaction of NPL portfolios lost momentum in 2022, reflecting the combination of a context of maturing markets and economic uncertainty. On the other hand, Brazil, which accumulates a longer period of adverse economic conditions but is still an emerging market in the NPL trading scene worldwide, is enjoying strong activity, expecting record levels of bad debt sales in 2022. As for 2023, the outlook is for stabilization in Europe and further acceleration in Brazil. These are the most relevant conclusions of the 2023 Spring edition of “Keep an Eye on the NPL&REO Markets”, the annual research produced by Prime Yield for the NPL trading markets in Brazil, Greece, Portugal, and Spain. The research provides an informed insight into these four markets, analyzing the NPL stocks and ratios, as well as forecasting transactional activity in 2022 and providing an outlook for 2023.

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Investment Guide for SOCIMIs and SIGIs 2023

Developed by Prime Yield, part of Gloval, in association with DLA Piper, the 2023 edition of “INVESTMENT GUIDE FOR SOCIMIs AND SIGIs- Legal Framework and Property Market in Spain and Portugal” analyses the performance of the Portuguese and Spanish real estate markets in 2022, focusing on the occupational and investment activities in the office, housing, logistics, retail and hotel segments. For each segment, there is a closer look at Madrid and Barcelona, in Spain, and Lisbon and Porto, in Portugal. The document, in its third edition, provides, in addition to market perspectives and the economic environment, a legal framework for the activity of REITs in both countries, prepared by DLA Piper.

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Research “Investing in NPL in Iberia 2022”

The 5th edition of “Investing in NPL in Iberia” is now available, concluding that 2022 will be a year of two paces in Iberia, with Spain continuing to grow in NPL transactions and Portugal losing momentum. This report is released annually by Prime Yield, part of Gloval, and provides an estimate for NPL transactions each year in Portugal and Spain, as well as placing these countries in the European context. The study also provides an analysis of the main KPIs of these markets, including stock and ratio data in the two countries and in Europe. It also includes an outlook of the real estate market and the evolution of the economy.

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Research “Keep an Eye on the NPL & REO Markets” – Spring 2022 Edition

Overall, the NPL & REO transaction in the different markets monitored by Prime Yield has strongly recovered in 2021, after a 2020 almost totally paralyzed due the pandemic. 2022 is set to confirm the upward trend in all markets, with very robust pipelines (ongoing, planned and identified deals) in all countries. Get updated on the pace of the Portuguese, Spanish and Greek markets, in Europe, but also over the Brazilian market, in Latin America in the latest “Keep an Eye on the NPL&REO Markets”. In this research we provide an informed insight into these four markets, analyzing the NPL stocks and ratios, as well as forecasting transactional activity in 2021 and providing an outlook for 2022.

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Investing in NPL in Iberia 2021

The 4th edition of “Investing in NPL in Iberia” is already available, stating that 2021 is a year of clear reactivation in NPL sales activity both in Portugal and Spain, although still below the pre-Covid levels,
Launched annually by Prime Yield, part of Gloval, this report provides an updated look over the Portuguese and Spanish NPL trading markets, presenting the KPIs for NPL in both countries and in Europe, including stocks and ratios. The research presents Prime Yield’s outlook for the transaction of NPL in 2021, highlighting that a new wave of NPL could come into the market due to uneven economic conditions. Also, the end of moratoria, mainly in Portugal, remains a challenge for this sector and is yet to be assessed. The report also provides an outlook on the latest economic and real estate developments in each market.

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FLASH – Property Market in Spain 2020/2021

More than a year after the outbreak of COVID-19, the most recent research on the Spanish property market provides an analysis of the performance for the main segments of this sector, in terms of supply, demand and evolution of values. It also outlines some perspectives for the market’s future evolution.

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Investment Guide for SOCIMIs and SIGIs – 2021 Edition

The 2021 edition of the research “INVESTMENT GUIDE FOR SOCIMIs AND SIGIs – Legal Framework and Property Market in Spain and Portugal” updates the insights into the economy, the property market and the legal framework for REITs that invest (or intend to invest) in Iberia.Providing a comparative analysis between the two countries in all these dimensions, the document aims to be an indispensable tool for REITs in Portugal (SIGIs) and Spain (SOCIMIs). In its second edition, this is an initiative developed by Prime Yield, part of Gloval, and DLA Piper.

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Research “Keep an Eye on the NPL & REO Markets” – Spring 2021 Edition

Following a challenging year due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NPL&REO transaction in the different markets monitored by Prime Yield has fallen sharply over 2020. However, investor remain very interested in these types of assets and 2021 is set to be a very busy year, with sales of NPL & REOs expected to pick up to previous levels, with very robust pipelines (ongoing, planned and identified deals) in all countries. The 2021 Spring update of the research “Keep an Eye on the NPL&REO Markets” provides an informed insight over the Portuguese, Spanish and Greek markets, in Europe, but also over the Brazilian market, in Latin America. The NPL stocks and ratios, as well as forecasts for the transactional activity in 2021 are in place in the report’s new edition.

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Research “Investing in NPL in Iberia 2020”

“Investing in NPL in Iberia 2020” updates the status quo of the NPL&REO markets in Portugal and Spain in quite atypical year. Launched by Prime Yield, this report aims to give a fresh look over these markets, at the same time putting them in a European context. The research presents Prime Yield’s outlook for the transaction of NPL in both Portugal and Spain, highlighting the challenges of a market that is currently low on dynamics but that should be dealing with a new surge of non-performing loans in 12 to 18 months. The study also provides an outlook on the latest economic and real estate developments in each market.

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Flash – Property Market in Spain 2019/2020

Prime Yield’s first research for the property market in Spain provides an analysis of this market’s key segments, focusing in supply, demand and value indicators. It also presents an outlook for the property market in 2020, a specially challenging year affected by a global pandemic.

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Research “Keep an Eye on the NPL & REO Markets” – Spring 2020 Edition

As players all over the world continue targeting distressed assets as interesting investment opportunities, Prime Yield has prepared “Keep an Eye on the NPL & REO Markets”, in which presents close and specific insights over the status and deal potential of such markets in Portugal, Spain and Greece, but also in the promising Brazil. The 2020 Spring edition updates the NPL status and deal potential for these four markets, also including a look over each country’s Economy and Real Estate market.

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Research “Investing in NPL in Iberia 2019”

Developed by the Prime Yield’s Research Department, this report aims to provide an updated and innovative picture of the Iberian NPL market, at the same time putting it in a European context. The research presents Prime Yield’s estimates on the NPL potential deal in both Portugal and Spain, also identifying the main challenges posed to these markets. The study also provides an outlook on the latest economic and real estate developments in each market.

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“INVESTMENT GUIDE FOR SOCIMIs AND SIGIs 2019 – Legal Framework and Property Market in Spain and Portugal”

With a focus on Iberia, the “INVESTMENT GUIDE FOR SOCIMIs AND SIGIs 2019 – Legal Framework and Property Market in Spain and Portugal” is an innovative and groundbreaking research aiming to be an essential tool for REITs operating (or intending to operate) in the Spanish and Portuguese real estate markets. This research, now on its first edition, provides a comparative analysis between Spain (SOCIMIs) and Portugal’s (SIGIs) legal framework for REITs and also presents the key performance indicators of the real estate markets in both countries. An economic outlook is also in store. The research is a joint initiative of Prime Yield, part of Gloval, and DLA Piper.

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Research “Keep an Eye on the NPL & REO Markets”

As NPL workout remains a crucial issue all over Europe and starts to emerge as a challenge in Brazil, and when players all over the world are targeting these distressed assets as interesting investment opportunities, Prime Yield has prepared “Keep an Eye on the NPL & REO Markets”, releasing a Spring update on the NPL status and deal potential for Portugal, Spain and Greece, as well as for Brazil. The research also includes a look over each country’s Economy and Real Estate market.

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Investing in NPL in Iberia: a two-way opportunity market

The Non-Performing Loans (NPL) workout continues to pose challenging issues to all Europe. At a time when Spain continues to have one of the highest NPL stock in Europe and Portugal one of the highest NPL ratios, and when investors are more and more heading South, Iberia could gain further momentum in the transaction of this type of portfolios. In order to give investors an insight into this market, Prime Yield has prepared the research “Investing in NPL in Iberia 2018: a two-way opportunity market”, analysing the state-of-the-art of this market in Portugal, Spain and also within Europe, besides giving an outlook for the potential of NPLs deals in 2018 in Iberia and showing the main challenges for this market. An economic overview and the evolution of the housing market in both Portugal and Spain are also themes approached in this research.

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