As for Barcelona, assuming that the rate of absorption of the stock remains at current levels, the supply of new housing could run out in the region in just under 14 months, 12 in the case of the municipality of Barcelona.
In both cases, if new units are not placed on the market to absorb the growing demand, a scenario of acceleration in price upturns could be envisaged, as reflected by the Censos Sociedad de Tasación de Vivienda Nueva Comunidad de Madrid y Madrid Capital 2018 y Vivienda Nueva en Barcelona y Área Metropolitana 2018.