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.

Hungary's residential property market saw 9,292 transactions in July 2026, according to the monthly estimate published by Duna House. The figure is 5.8% below the June level and 2.1% lower than the same month in 2025.

The number of passenger cars in Hungary has nearly doubled over the past 20 years, yet road networks and parking capacity have not kept pace. In Budapest, paid parking zones have continued to expand and fees rose sharply this summer, increasing the value of private parking spaces. According to an analysis by property portal zenga.hu, owning a garage or parking space has become a significant property asset rather than merely a convenience.

Bratislava's new-build residential market recorded 704 publicly sold apartments in Q2 2026, nearly 12% more than in Q1 2026 and the highest quarterly figure since Q2 2025, according to data from BuiltMind. The quarter-on-quarter increase followed a solid first quarter, where results were partly shaped by seasonal patterns. Demand remains above average and positive sales figures are visible across the market as a whole.

Bulgaria is witnessing a continuous decline in residential real estate transactions for the fourth consecutive quarter. According to data from the Registry Agency, property purchases across the country have decreased by 15% during Q2 2023, reaching  54,371 transactions in total.

The Bulgarian residential market was growing at a slower pace in the first quarter of 2023, compared to the same period last year. On an annual basis, the increase was 9.5%, and 1.6% on a monthly basis. The data is part of the annual House Market Index by Eurostat on residential property prices and rents in the European Union.

According to preliminary data from the National Statistical Institute, the number of newly built residential buildings in the first quarter of 2023 was 1 289, and the number of newly built dwellings was 4,427.