The Group faces two very different realities within the real-estate sector: the first is its net exposure to the developer segment (lending to developers plus the foreclosed assets resulting from this lending), which is still falling and will continue to do so in the future; the other is the retail foreclosures, i.e. the assets from the mortgage loans to private individuals. Their increase is linked to the rise in gross additions to NPA in this portfolio in 2008 and 2009.
After complying with the requirements imposed by Royal Decree-Laws 2/2012 and 18/2012 in 2012, BBVA’s net exposure to the real-estate sector in Spain is declining. As of 31-Dec-2013, the balance stood at €14,570m, 1.5% down on the close of the previous quarter and 6.5% below the figure at the close of 2012.
In 2013 there was an increase in the balance of non-performing developer loans, basically due to the application of the classification of refinanced loans in the third quarter. In fact, a significant percentage of the volume of loans reclassified as non-performing as a result of this classification corresponds to customers who are currently up-to-date with their payments.
Within the exposure to the Spanish real-estate sector, property securing mortgage loans to private individuals has increased year-on-year by 14.6%. As has been noted, this rise is closely linked to the increase in gross additions to NPA in this mortgage portfolio during 2008 and 2009.
At the close of 2013, the Group’s coverage of non-performing and substandard loans (51%) and of assets from foreclosures and purchases (51%) remained stable compared with the levels of the previous quarter. Overall coverage of real-estate exposure closed the year at 45%, the same level as that reported at the end of September.
In the latter part of 2013, sales of owned real-estate assets picked up pace, at 4,643 units over the quarter, a rise of 48.3% on the previous quarter. If third party sales are added, the total units sold amount to 8.485. In the year as a whole, cumulative sales totaled 21,383 units, of which 6,993 correspond to third parties.
Spain. Real-estate. Net exposure to real-estate (1)
(Million euros)
Coverage of real estate exposure in Spain
(Million of euros as of 31-12-13)
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| NPL + Substandard | 10,283 | 5,237 | 51 |
| NPL | 8,838 | 4,735 | 54 |
| Substandard | 1,445 | 502 | 35 |
| Foreclosed real estate and other assets | 12,965 | 6,663 | 51 |
| From real estate developers | 9,173 | 5,088 | 55 |
| From dwellings | 2,874 | 1,164 | 41 |
| Other | 918 | 411 | 45 |
| Subtotal | 23,248 | 11,900 | 51 |
| Performing | 3,222 | - | - |
| With collateral | 2,851 |
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| Finished properties | 2,058 |
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| Construction in progress | 401 |
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| Land | 392 |
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| Without collateral and other | 371 |
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| Real estate exposure | 26,470 | 11,900 | 45 |