The employers' association attributes this to the aging of the housing stock and second-hand sales, although it attributes the sector's performance to the lack of labor.

The Association that represents the professional distribution of materials for construction and rehabilitation (Andimac) predicts that nearly 2025 million homes (1,9) will undergo renovations by 1.854.907, representing a 1,6% increase over the previous year; this is reflected in the 360 ​​Observatory that the consulting firm Arthursen compiles for the employers' association each year.

This stronger-than-expected growth, which, in percentage terms, improves on the year-on-year increase from the previous year—the increase in 2024 compared to 2023 was 1%—and brings hope for consolidating a much-needed culture of rehabilitation in Spain, especially given the momentum seen in the final months of last year.

Thus, average household spending on renovation materials will also increase by 1,3% to €1.261 in 2025. This increase is directly related to the price of raw materials, an upward trend since the early stages of the pandemic that has moderated over the last year and could be subject to change depending on fluctuating costs of these materials.

Andimac attributes the improved forecasts to both the growth in secondhand home sales in Spain and the continued aging of the housing stock, with 80% of buildings and homes receiving an E, F, or G energy rating, meaning insufficient.

In this sense, during 2025, nearly 535.000 homes will be over 18 years old and are candidates for renovation. The new energy efficiency requirements, necessary for sale or rental, favor renovations aimed at insulation and the installation of more efficient and sustainable systems.

The setback hindering the positive trend lies primarily in the lack of skilled labor and the lack of generational change, which will affect the sector's performance and prevent more robust growth.

According to the general secretary of Andimac, Sebastián Molinero, "The sector needs a shift in perception to ensure its generational renewal, to believe in its real and potential value, which is significant, and to contribute to proposing solutions to the housing shortage. This could be driven by new construction as well as by boosting the renovation and rehabilitation sector.".