Catalonia breaks the streak of monthly growth in home purchases, which had already lasted six months. According to the latest data on property rights transfers, published this Monday by the National Statistics Institute, sales have fallen by 3.5% in March compared to the same period last year. The decline in the third month of the year reverses the trend that had been maintained since the beginning of the year, with growth of 1.4% in January and more than 5.7% in February.

Optimism. This is the mood of the business leaders participating in the 36th Business Meeting in the Pyrenees. According to the 2025 Economic Barometer, a survey of attendees to capture business perceptions of the economy and its future, 85.71% of participants have good revenue prospects compared to last year; furthermore, 55.33% of attendees anticipate profit growth compared to 2024. In fact, more than half, 68.52%, plan to create jobs in the next six months.