Bulgaria, Croatia and Poland are the three member states of the European Union that recorded a decline in the sale of residential units in 2025, according to new data from Eurostat.
The number of apartments sold in Bulgaria decreased by 2.5% compared to the previous year. The other two member states that recorded a decline were Croatia (-4.1%) and Poland (-1.1%), reports BTA.
Eurostat data for 2025 covers only 21 EU countries, of which 18 reported sales growth.
The highest growth was recorded in Slovenia (+29.9%), Lithuania (+22.8%) and Austria (+21.4%).
In 2024, compared to 2023, the number of apartment transactions decreased in six countries and increased in 12 countries.
The biggest decline in the number of transactions in 2024 was recorded in Slovenia (-17.7%), Croatia (-13.9%) and France (-9.4%).
The biggest increase was recorded in Luxembourg (+47.1%), Hungary (+34.8%) and the Netherlands (+17%).
