07Jun
For a fifth consecutive month, the number of property sales in Cyprus hit a 14 year high in May as measured by the number of contracts deposited at Land Registry offices.
Property sales include domestic dwellings, retail premises, offices, warehouses and land (fields and plots).
The reasons for the growth in sales in unclear, bearing in mind that:
The impact of the above should have dampened enthusiasm for buying property and it’s difficult to explain why property sales continue to rise?
Total sales reached 1,143; a 50 percent increase on the May 2021 figure of 760 and the highest number recorded since May 2008.
Although sales in Nicosia (the capital) fell by 7 percent, they rose in the four remaining districts compared to May 2021. The highest number of sales was recorded in Limassol, followed by Paphos, Larnaca, Nicosia, and finally Famagusta.
Total Property Sale Transactions – 2021/2022 Comparison
Sales during the first five months of 2022 reached 5,090, a 42 percent increase on the 3,577 achieved in the same period of 2021.
Looking at each segment of the market in turn:
Domestic sales in May saw an overall rise of 28 percent compared to May 2021. Although sales in Famagusta fell, this was more than outweighed by increases in the four remaining districts.
The highest number of sales was recorded in Limassol, followed by Nicosia, Larnaca, Paphos and Famagusta.
(It’s also worth bearing in mind that the figures include an unreported number of ‘non-sale’ agreements such as loan restructurings, recoveries and debt-to-asset swaps agreed between the banks and defaulting borrowers. Unfortunately, the Department of Lands & Surveys doesn’t record these separately.)
Domestic Sale Transactions – 2021/2022 Comparison
Domestic sales during the first five months of 2022 reached 2,935, an 18 percent increase on the 2,482 achieved in the same period of 2021.
Property sales to foreigners rose 94 percent compared to May 2021 with sales rising in all districts with the exception of Nicosia.
The highest number of sales was recorded in Limassol, followed by Paphos, Larnaca, Famagusta and Nicosia.
Foreign sales during the first five months of 2022 reached 2,155, a 97 percent increase on the 1,095 achieved in the same period of 2021.
Sales to EU nationals rose 48 percent compared to May 2021 with sales rising in all districts with the exception of Nicosia.
Paphos recorded the largest number of sales, followed by Limassol, Larnaca, Famagusta and Nicosia.
Sales to EU nationals during the first five months of 2022 reached 1,022, a 97 percent increase on the 519 achieved in the same period of 2021.
Sales to non-EU nationals rose by a remarkable 149 percent compared to May 2021 with sales rising in all districts with the exception of Nicosia.
Limassol recorded the largest number of sales, followed by Larnaca, Paphos, Famagusta and finally Nicosia.
Sales to non-EU nationals during the first five months of 2022 reached 1,022, a 97 percent increase on the 519 achieved in the same period of 2021.
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