Overview

• Home sales jumped 16% year-on-year to 2,703 units, the strongest quarterly figure since 2008.
• Median transaction prices dipped 0.4% to €607,000 while square-meter rates climbed, driven by higher apartment sales.
• Buyers overbid in 80.4% of transactions, paying an average 7.8% above asking prices.
• One in three newly listed homes were former rentals after landlords sold off units under the updated contract rules.
• ABF Research estimates a national shortfall of 396,000 homes, and with the conversion wave ending by mid-2026, prices are set to rise again without more construction.