In 2025, 88,395 real estate transactions were registered in Croatia, which is by 21.7% less than in the previous year. These are the data from the survey prepared by the Zagreb Economic Institute. The decline followed a 9.7% drop in 2024, indicating a clear cooling trend after modest growth in 2023. The total value of transactions also decreased by 16.8% in 2025, to 7.67 billion euros.
Despite this slowdown, real estate prices continued to rise. The median price of apartments increased to 2,587 euros per square meter. m in 2025, which is 11.3% higher than last year's figure.
Seaside resorts remain the most expensive:
- Split - 4,000 euros per sq. m
- Dubrovnik - 3,921 euros per square meter
- Opatija - 3,830 euros per sq. m
- Lovran - 3,615 euros per square meter,
- Malinska Dubashnitsa - 3 587 euros per sq. m
- Umag - 3,552 euros per sq. m
- Punat - 3,539 euros per sq. m
- The head is 3,523 euros per sq. m.
On the contrary, significantly lower prices are recorded in the continental regions, which highlights the strong regional differences. The lowest median price per square meter was recorded in Vrbovsko (715 euros) and Ogulin (745 euros).
In terms of real estate sales in 2025, Zagreb stands out with 13,126 transactions. This is followed by Zadar (1,659), Rijeka (1,610), Osijek (1,322) and Split (1,210). These five cities accounted for one fifth of all real estate sales in 2025.
The review also points to changing demand patterns: buyers are increasingly looking to areas around major cities in search of more affordable options. Locations near Zagreb, Split and Rijeka are attracting growing interest as prices rise in the cities themselves.
Source: Croatia Week
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