Eurostat announced that in the fourth quarter of 2025, the House Price Index rose by 5.1 % in the euro area and by 5.5 % in the European Union compared with the same quarter a year earlier. Compared with the third quarter, prices increased by 0.6 % in the euro area and 0.8 % in the EU. Data for individual Member States show one country – Finland – experienced an annual decline of 3.1 %, while 25 countries saw gains. The largest year‑on‑year rises were recorded in Hungary (21.2 %), Portugal (18.9 %) and Croatia (16.1 %). In the quarterly comparison, three states – France (‑0.7 %), Finland (‑0.5 %) and Estonia (‑0.3 %) – saw falls, while Slovenia (5.1 %), Hungary (4.2 %) and Portugal (4.0 %) recorded the highest increases. The HPI is compiled by national statistical institutes and aggregated by Eurostat.
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