Héctor Illueca, serving as second vice president and councilor for Housing and Bioclimatic Architecture, has completed the first phase of outreach to three autonomous communities in Asturias concerning a potential regional agreement. This agreement would enable the transfer of Sareb public housing stock managed by the Management Company for Assets from Economic Restructuring into autonomous hands to expand public housing stock.
In Oviedo, Illueca met with Melania Álvarez, the Minister of Social Rights and Welfare for the Principality of Asturias. The discussions centered on a regional agreement and the central government’s demand that Sareb housing be taken under the control of autonomous communities to expand public housing programs and ease housing pressures across different regions. In the Valencian Community, Sareb holdings total 8,532, according to the Generalitat.
The Generalitat urges the Government to include 8,500 Sareb homes in the Communitys public housing stock.
After the meeting, Illueca expressed satisfaction with a discussion that highlighted shared concerns about managing European funds, future state housing legislation, and Sareb’s situation. The conversations emphasized integrating Sareb houses into the public stake to meet social housing needs and safeguard the right to housing.
Marc Aparisi, Vice President of the Generalitat, General Manager of Corporate Coordination, and Fermedn Bravo, General Manager of Asturian Residences, attended the gathering as part of the broader dialogue.
The first round of outreach concluded with Illueca noting the Valencian community’s openness, understanding, and support for the Sareb proposal. He added that the discussions brought them closer to a regional agreement.
The Second Vice Presidency is planning further meetings with other autonomous communities to build broad-based support for the Sareb housing transfers.
Later, the Valencia vice-president traveled to Muros de Nalf3n in Asturias, engaging in the construction of 20 rental housing estates built to Passivhaus standards with timber framing. This project marks a significant step toward nearly zero-energy buildings in Spain. In addition to meeting stringent energy efficiency standards, the development features a cross-laminated timber CLT structure, which enhances industrialization, shortens on-site construction time, and achieves a level of precision akin to factory-made construction.