652 new apartments were sold in Bratislava in the second quarter of 2026, a 12% decline compared with the 742 units sold in the first quarter, according to a residential market report by CBRE Slovakia. The available supply of new-build apartments rose above 4,000 units for the first time since 2017, reaching 4,231 homes across 105 projects, an increase of approximately 300 units quarter-on-quarter and 25% year-on-year. The pace of new project launches outstripped the pace of sales.
Average asking prices for new builds edged down by €43 per sqm quarter-on-quarter, a fall of less than 1%, to reach €5,341 per sqm, while remaining 2% higher year-on-year. The average size of apartments on offer was 66 sqm. CBRE expects sales to stabilise at roughly 600 to 700 units per quarter, with prices likely to hold steady given the growing supply and subdued demand, though a further substantial increase in supply could put downward pressure on prices.
In the rental segment, 2,195 apartments were available in Q2 2026, down 16% quarter-on-quarter and 18% year-on-year from 2,613 units in Q1 2026. Prime rents in Staré Mesto declined slightly to €19 per sqm per month, while rents in secondary locations such as Ružinov, Nové Mesto and Petržalka held steady at €16 per sqm per month.
CBRE's Residential Health Index, which compares monthly mortgage repayments with rental costs for equivalent properties, shows that renting remains more cost-effective than servicing a mortgage. The gap between average rent and a mortgage repayment widened from €209 in Q1 2026 to €233 in Q2 2026, continuing a trend in place since 2022.
