Stats: Property Prices Rise 3.6% in 1Q26

Bratislava, 30 May (TASR) - Transaction prices of real estate in Slovakia rose by an average of 3.6 percent quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of 2026, driven mostly by faster growth in prices of new properties, which increased by 3.8 percent, while prices of existing properties went up 3.6 percent q-o-q, according to the Statistics Office. Whereas existing properties had a greater impact on transaction prices in the previous two quarters, the current overall price increase was driven by new properties. From a regional perspective, prices of sold houses and flats increased quarter-on-quarter in all eight regions, with the Bratislava and Presov regions recording the fastest growth rate of more than 5 percent. The remaining six regions posted growth below the national average, with the slowest increases - of up to 2 percent - recorded in the Trnava, Trencin and Zilina regions. mf