The Consell has updated the module price for public housing (VPO) to 2,568 euros per square meter of useful surface area for 2026, a 7% increase compared to the current price. This measure, published in the DOGV and signed by the first vice-president and Minister of Housing, Susana Camarero, seeks to incentivize construction in the current real estate market situation.
The resolution applies not only to new files that obtain provisional qualification from now on, but also extends to those that already had it previously. After months of negotiation with the developer sector, which requested a 10% increase, a 7% agreement has been reached. This means that the price of a 90-square-meter apartment will go from the current 216,000 euros (with a module of 2,400 euros/m²) to 231,100 euros.
This increase is in addition to the 200 euro per square meter rise already applied in 2024, from the 2,200 euros decreed by the Botànic in 2023. In total, over three years, protected housing has become 14.3% more expensive, going from 198,000 to 231,120 euros.
The justification for these increases is based on the need to reactivate a market that has suffered a drastic drop in VPO development. According to ministry data, in the first quarter of 2026, the Valencian Community only delivered 26 protected homes, historic lows. The sector argues that the rise in construction costs and the lack of land made it impossible to build at profitable prices.
The Polytechnic University of Valencia's (UPV) Housing Observatory Chair, which has prepared a technical report for the resolution, documents a 57% increase in construction costs since 2019. The observatory's director, Fernando Cos-Gayón, argues that the update is a "minimum condition" to make protected housing possible and accessible, especially for young people.
The Generalitat considers that the resolution, along with administrative simplification measures, has already enabled the reactivation of residential projects. However, the UPV Chair describes the increase as a "partial correction," as it does not fully cover the rise in construction costs since 2023 (17.1%). Cos-Gayón emphasizes the need for additional measures such as activating protected land, developing affordable rental housing, reducing tax burdens, and streamlining procedures.
