In recent months the interest rates for new home purchases have declined from an average of 13.02% to 12.23%.
Banking institutions have added new options to their loan portfolios, such as funding for improvements and to buy a used house.
"Oscar Sequeira, coordinator of Statistics at the Construction Chamber of Guatemala (CGC), said that interest rates are down worldwide due to policies pursued by central banks and that has had an impact on reducing the level of fees charged for housing finance", reported Elperiodico.com.gt.