In its latest statistics, Eurostat reported that in the fourth quarter of 2025, house prices in the European Union increased by 5.5 % compared with the same period in 2024, while rents rose 3.2 %. Compared with the third quarter of 2025, house prices were up 0.8 % and rents 0.6 %. Over the decade from 2015 to Q4 2025, EU house prices grew 64.9 % and rents 21.8 %. In 25 of 27 member states, house price growth exceeded rent growth during this period. Hungary’s house prices more than tripled (+290 %), with Portugal (+180 %), Lithuania (+168 %) and Bulgaria (+157 %) also posting double‑digit increases. Finland was the only country where house prices fell (‑3 %). Rent increases were recorded in all 27 states, with Hungary leading at +109 %, followed by Lithuania (+88 %) and Ireland and Poland (+76 %).
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