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Although slower demand affected home sales in Peru in 2014 and 2015, stakeholders are hoping that a recently approved rent-to-lease law will have a positive impact. President Ollanta Humala signed the bill into law in July 2015, and the market is anticipating the new regulation to act on three fronts: encouraging banks to raise the level of...

 

What are the most significant challenges Peru faces in reaching its goal of covering 93% of its infrastructure deficit by 2021?

 

While the fall in housing sales and some delays in large-scale infrastructure projects may be slowing construction activity in Peru, the sector is set to be spurred by a new large-scale scheme. In the Lambayeque region of northern Peru, the government is aiming to build a new city and turn it into a development model for other urban areas....

 

Although economic uncertainty weakened investment in the sector for most of 2015, real estate development continues to offer opportunities in Peru. Housing demand remains high, and growth rates have encouraged development of office, commercial and industrial real estate projects. “There is a lot of caution in terms of investment, caused by El...

Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Peru 2016

Peru’s construction sector is experiencing a slight deceleration, falling from a few years of double-digit growth to more conservative figures in 2014 and 2015, following a reduction in public expenditure. Upcoming elections in 2016 and related government change can be expected to slow the rate of projects being allocated over the short term. However, a significant number of works in the...

 

Since at least the turn of the 21st century, the rising cost of construction materials has been a concern for many emerging markets, particularly those, like Oman, which are dependent on imports to cover a substantial proportion of demand. A dip in prices following the 2008-09 global financial crisis eased some of the pressure, albeit at a...

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