“With a salary of about 1,200…”

You just have to look at the statistics that are released periodically: according to Pisos.com data from a week ago, Barcelona is the most expensive regional capital in the entire country, with rents at 29.55 euros per square metre. On the other hand, the city of Palencia is the cheapest, with a price per square meter of 6.90 euros. With these prices, though Banking difficultiesmore and more people are thinking about Buying real estate.

Rates are also rising significantly, but seeing how rents are rising, many feel that trying a fixed-rate mortgage is safer than ever. aware of this, Mark Geradoa real estate agent from Barcelona, ​​very active on social networks, has released several videos with real potential taking into account the current market situation. Some of his posts are uploaded to his personal page TikTok (@marc.inmobilario), It has exceeded 122,000 views.

“You can choose luxury homes”

Thus, Marc confirms that in the Catalan capital you can buy apartments in the Trinitate or Verdo areas for around 200 thousand euros, with mortgage payments of around 640 euros. “With a salary of about 1,200 euros He says in another video: “You can buy an apartment for about 110,000 euros in the Nou Paris area with a mortgage of about 420 euros per month.” At 1,500 euros, it already indicates homes worth 130,000 euros, in the same area and with mortgages of less than 500 euros.

“With salaries 1700 euros per month “We can buy an apartment in St. Andrew for €160,000 with a mortgage of €595 per month,” he continues musing. In another post he gives several examples of different payrolls, which it is understood could be between more than one member of the house. Thus, he confirms that with a salary of 3,500 euros per month, “you can buy an apartment for about 230,000 euros in the Nou Paris area with a mortgage of about 615 euros per month.”

From here, Mark increases the monthly amount. “With a salary of 5,000 euros per month, you can now choose an apartment with an area of ​​approx 330,000 euros “In the Clute area and with a mortgage of €1,200 a month,” he says. The examples move on to other numbers and talk about the possibilities with €35,000, which it is understood will go towards a healthy payroll and other types of income. “We can now choose a luxury home priced between 2 and 2.5 million, with a mortgage note that will not reach 10,000 euros per month in the Eixample or Paseo de Gracia area.” He explains.

“And with an income of 150 thousand euros per month?” A female voice says “off.” In this case, Mark highlights that “indeed You can choose luxury homes “Between 5 and 7 million euros,” this can be achieved in this case with a mortgage of about 25,000 or 26,000 euros per month. The video sparked many comments of astonishment, ridicule, or indignation. Many wonder who receives such salaries.

Whatever the case, the fact is that Mark periodically uploads videos about the reality of housing in Barcelona. He also recently explained the cost of living in Barcelona. In Eixample, rent is around €1,300 and if you’re actually looking to buy, it averages €420,000, while in Gracia it’s €1,250 to rent and €380,000 to buy. In Sarria it is more expensive and in Ciutat Vila the rents are «Surprisingly higher than in Sarria“, to caution.