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Key Facts
—Record half. Eztec launched R$1.7 billion ($337 million) of homes in the first half, up 53.5% on the year.
—Sales. Half-year net sales rose 47.3% to R$1.27 billion ($251 million), also a record for the period.
—The quarter. Eztec launched three projects worth R$773 million ($153 million) in the second quarter alone, up 57.8%.
—Sell-through. Quarterly sales velocity held near steady at 14.8%, versus 15.2% a year earlier.
—The segment. Eztec sells mid- and high-end homes in Greater São Paulo, the part of the market most exposed to high interest rates.
—Why it matters. The record challenges the idea that Brazil’s market-rate housing segment is uniformly stalling.
Eztec’s Eztec H1 2026 operating preview delivered the strongest first half in the builder’s history, with launches up more than a half. The result stands out in a housing market widely described as cooling.
Eztec is a São Paulo homebuilder listed on the exchange under the ticker EZTC3. It focuses on mid- and high-end apartments, the slice of the market that leans most on mortgages at full market rates.
In a filing on Monday, the company reported first-half launches of one point seven billion reais, about three hundred thirty-seven million dollars. That was fifty-three point five percent higher than the same stretch of 2025, a record for the period.
Sales moved in step. Net pre-sales for the half rose forty-seven point three percent to one point two seven billion reais, roughly two hundred fifty-one million dollars, while gross sales climbed forty-seven point seven percent.
Inside the Eztec H1 2026 numbers
The second quarter did the heavy lifting. Eztec launched three projects in Greater São Paulo worth seven hundred seventy-three million reais, about one hundred fifty-three million dollars, up fifty-seven point eight percent on the year.
The largest was Reserva São Caetano GranResort, in São Caetano do Sul, carrying four hundred fifty-seven million reais and already forty-one percent sold by the end of June. A third phase of a neighbouring project sold a third of its units in just twenty days.
Quarterly net sales rose eighteen point two percent to five hundred seventy-seven million reais. Sales tied to freshly launched projects jumped almost sixty percent, a sign that buyers are still turning up for new stock.
There were softer notes. Cancellations climbed roughly forty percent to about ninety-seven million reais, tracking the larger sales base, and unsold inventory grew to three point three one billion reais.
The other two second-quarter launches came in Osasco and again in São Caetano do Sul. The Osasco project, a resort-style development worth one hundred ninety-nine million reais, was already fifty-five percent sold by the end of June.
That early sell-through matters more than the raw launch figure. It shows the new stock is finding buyers quickly, rather than piling up unsold in a slower market.
Why the record cuts against the mood
Eztec’s strength is striking because it sits in the exact segment thought to be struggling. Its buyers borrow at market rates, currently near their highest since 2006, with the central bank holding its Selic benchmark at fifteen percent.
The same week told a mixed story across the sector. Cyrela, a larger diversified rival, grew launches but saw its twelve-month sell-through slip, while affordable-housing specialist Cury posted a record land bank yet softer sales.
Eztec’s twelve-month sell-through actually improved over the half, to twenty-seven point eight percent from twenty-four point one percent a year earlier. That suggests careful project selection rather than a broad demand wave.
For a foreign investor, the lesson is that Brazil’s high-rate housing squeeze is uneven. A well-located builder with the right products can still set records even while the sector as a whole cools.
What makes the Eztec H1 2026 result a record?
Both the launch total and the sales total were the highest Eztec has posted for a first half. Launches reached one point seven billion reais and net sales one point two seven billion reais, each up more than forty-seven percent on the year.
Does the record mean the housing slowdown is over?
Not really, because rivals reported slower sales the same week, so the picture is uneven rather than a broad recovery. Eztec’s numbers reflect strong project selection more than a change in the wider rate environment.
What could change the outlook from here?
The central bank’s interest-rate path is the key variable, since lower mortgage costs would lift demand for Eztec’s mid- and high-end homes. Full quarterly accounts later in the earnings season will show the margin and profit detail.
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