In 2025, the Croatian real estate market, according to recently published data from the Croatian Tax Service, recorded a noticeable slowdown, while the number of real estate transactions decreased sharply in most of the country.
Last year, a total of 117,359 real estate transactions were completed, which is 17,800 transactions, or 13.2% less than in 2024.Geography of transactions
- The sharpest annual drop was recorded in Primorsko-Gorsky Kotarsky district, where sales fell by 32%.
- Zagrebcontinues to lead the market in terms of transaction volume (16,565 units), although this is 10.6% less than in the previous year.
- Istria district, traditionally one of the strongest coastal markets in Croatia, registered 9,804 transactions, which is 16.5% less than a year earlier.
- A significant decrease was also recorded in theSplit-Dalmatian district, where the number of transactions decreased by 23.5% to 8,387, and in the Zagreb District, where transactions were carried out8,586 transactions, which is 12.6% less than in the previous period.
Not all regions followed the national trend. An increase in the number of transactions was recorded in several districts in 2025, including in the Zadar district, where sales increased by 10.5% to 8,558, and in the Varazda district by 12.9%.up to 6926 and some others.
The tax agency warned that the data provided reflect only those transactions for which the tax base was assessed, and not the total volume of real estate sales across the country.
The decline was observed in almost all real estate categories.
Foreign buyers remained active, although in smaller numbers. According to the tax service, in 2025, Slovenian citizens were the most frequent foreign buyers of Croatian real estate, purchasing 2,569 properties, followed by buyers from Germany, who purchased 1,963 properties.
Source: The Dubrovnik Times
