Number attachment stood in habitual residences 2,543 in the first three months, The lowest figure in the first quarter since 2020, and A decrease of 25.3% compared to the same period of 2022 and 16.6% compared to the previous quarter, According to foreclosure statistics released this Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
The main purpose of this statistic is to present quarterly the number of lien certificates initiated and recorded in the Property Registers during the reference quarter. Statistics remind that not all liens end with the release (evacuation) of their owners.
In the first quarter, 5,168 foreclosures were initiated, 39.4% less than the same period in 2022 and 18.8% less than in the last quarter of 2022. Of these, 4,939 affected urban properties (including homes) and 229 rustic farms.
This Foreclosures on urban properties decreased by 39.7% compared to last year 18.1% in the first quarter and compared to the previous quarter. On urban farms, 3,693 executions accounted for homes, which was 31.1% less than the first quarter of 2022 and 11.2% less than the previous quarter.