In 2025, housing prices in Croatia increased by 16.1%, which is significantly higher than the European average. For comparison, the average property prices in the EU increased by 5.5%, and only Hungary and Portugal showed higher rates than Croatia.
According to the Tax Administration, 117,359 real estate transactions were registered in 2025. Although this number is slightly lower than the record figures of 2022 and 2023 (when about 137,400 transactions were completed annually), the market remains significantly more active than it was a decade ago. Activity was unevenly distributed across the quarters: it increased in the second quarter, decreased slightly in the third, and peaked in the fourth quarter.
Geographically, activity is concentrated in two key areas: in the capital and on the coast. The capital Zagreb accounted for 15.36% of all transactions. It is followed by coastal counties such as Zadar, Primorsko-Goranska and Splitsko-Dalmatinskaya. This underlines that the demand for real estate is still largely determined by the tourist attractiveness of the Adriatic coast.
Foreign buyers remain an important force in the market: in 2025, they accounted for 8.05% of all transactions, accounting for 9,444 purchases. Slovenes were the most active foreigners, followed by Germans. Citizens of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Italy are also showing significant interest in real estate in Croatia.
Previously, the Croatian Tax Service reported a significant slowdown in sales in different regions of the country and a decrease in the activity of foreign buyers, in particular.
Housing prices are rising much faster than inflation, which was 3.8% in February 2026. At the same time, new buildings rose in price by 14.7%, and ready-made housing by 16.4%.Source: Croatia News
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