As Fenni was told in several real estate agencies, the investors do not explain the reasons for increasing prices, but it is assumed that the possible reason for the price increase in value added tax returns to the purchase of the apartment in a new building or building new houses.
When it comes to official data, in Banja Luka, the average price of the sold apartment in Novograd 3,720 KM is in the first quarter and is 228 km per square meter, ie about six percent compared to the same period last year.
Aleksandar Vukovic from one Banja Luka real estate agency says that he is the price of apartments in a new building, for example in Nova Varoš, about 4,400 KM, while the price is in the great residential building of the palace, in the center, 5,600 per square meter. There is an apartment in the sale, also a large residential building white court, in the center, at a price of 7,000 km per square meter.
He says cheaper apartments can be found in buildings built in Lazarevo and Ada settlements, and these settlements are more than five kilometers away from the center.
“An investor from Lazarev also reported to increase the price with 3,400 to 3,500 km,” Vukovic said.
According to him, this year, regardless of the construction of residential buildings in Banja Luka, began pretty bad for real estate agents.
“The apartments are sold poorly, and less small people calling to be inquiring. I talked to the colleagues the other day about it, and in other and smaller environments it is worse. We will see how long he will go,” Vukovic said.
The RS Statistical Office announced that the number of completed new apartments in this entity in the first quarter of this year was 8.6 percent last year, and in relation to the average number of new apartments in 2024. years lower by 31.4 percent.
The average price of completed new apartments in the first quarter of this year in relation to the average price of the completed new apartments last year is 3.2 percent and in relation to the first quarter of 2024. It is higher in eight percent.
(Vijesti.ba / Fena)
