Austria Housing Market Activity
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Source: ECB MIR monthly new housing loans adjusted with Eurostat total dwelling house price index, and Eurostat residential building permit data; mortgage series smoothed with a 3-month moving average before rebasing and weighting.
Source description: Monthly Austria housing market activity indicator based on a weighted combination of 3-month smoothed new mortgage lending and residential building permits, indexed to 2019 = 100.
Table ID: macro_economics/housing/at_housing_market_activity_monthly
Key findings:
- Austria housing activity remains subdued, pointing to a cautious backdrop for furniture, kitchens and home-related demand.
- Read alongside Austria Furniture Retail Market Size and Germany Housing Market Activity, soft housing activity keeps the furniture demand backdrop cautious.
- Recent movement is improving, which points to some easing in housing-market pressure.
Latest data:
| date | value |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-01 | 54.67 |
| 2025-06-01 | 52.73 |
| 2025-07-01 | 52.22 |
| 2025-08-01 | 51.85 |
| 2025-09-01 | 53.35 |
| 2025-10-01 | 54.39 |
| 2025-11-01 | 54.26 |
| 2025-12-01 | 53.27 |
| 2026-01-01 | 49.59 |
| 2026-02-01 | 48.97 |
| 2026-03-01 | 55.17 |
| 2026-04-01 | 61.55 |
Methodology: Housing Market Activity Methodology
Austria Housing Market Activity tracks the monthly direction of Austria's residential cycle using house-price-adjusted new mortgage lending and residential building permits. The adjustment helps read housing finance as a real activity signal, rather than only as a nominal lending-value measure, making the indicator more useful for interpreting furniture demand, furniture retail, renovation activity and new-dwelling demand.
Market Context
Austria's housing cycle matters for furniture-market analysis because home moves, renovation decisions and new dwelling completions can trigger demand for kitchens, storage, beds, sofas and other home-furnishing categories. House-price-adjusted mortgage lending gives a finance-side read on buyer activity, while residential permits capture construction-side momentum. The indicator is best read alongside Austria Furniture Retail Market Size and nearby housing markets such as Germany and Italy.
