The House Price Index (HPI) increased 11.2% compared to the same period of 2017, 1.0 percentage point (p.p.) less than in the previous quarter. This result ended a period of five consecutive quarters in which the HPI recorded growing annual rates of change. Price increases were more pronounced in the case of existing dwellings, with this residential property category showing a 12.6% increase, twice the one observed for new dwellings (6.3%).