News about Real estate

One month after the launch of the platform with the results of mass assessment and revaluation of real estate, the Agency of Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre (AGCC) and the State Agency of Real Estate Cadastre presented the first results of the process of familiarizing citizens with them. They concern the classification of complaints, the way of their submission, the timeframes for consideration and other stages of the procedure.

The authorities have developed a draft law on the adjustment of the regulatory framework in the field of housing relations, according to which citizens – tenants of residential premises provided by the state – extend the period of realization of the right to privatization for another three years, until May 31, 2029, reports Logos Press.

The assessment of the housing stock identified 767 buildings with a height of more than 28 meters and 363 buildings with attic floors, of which 238 buildings are at least one serious risk. Most are located in Chisinau, Logos Press reported.

An ad for the sale of the village of Veselukha with three yards was published on one of the real estate platforms in Belarus, reports Logos Press.

Opposition MPs propose to abolish the minimum property tax rate set for apartments, residential houses, garages and adjacent land plots, Logos Press reported.

Attempts to regulate the real estate market through requirements for intermediaries, tightening of transaction procedures and control over financial flows have not destroyed intermediation. They have changed its nature. The number of “black brokers” has grown. The realtor profession degraded from the function of reducing the risk of the transaction to the function of technical assistance in circumventing regulatory barriers. The social value of professional mediation has fallen to a minimum – not because the market has become more transparent, but because it has become more adaptive to opacity.

The government’s Prima Casa program is often misinterpreted. It is presented as an instrument of housing affordability. In reality, it has become a price gas pedal.

In Montenegro, housing is getting cheaper, while prices are determined by domestic demand, reports Logos Press with reference to Prian.

The State Property Agency has started the procedure of valuation of the Zarya Hotel in the center of the capital in order to determine the real market value of this state-owned enterprise, taking into account all assets, liabilities and ownership rights, reports Logos Press.

When the market is healthy, it requires no explanation. It functions on its own: apartments are sold, banks lend, developers build, and buyers buy. The state is limited to the role of an observer.

In January 2026, the average cost of housing in Madrid reached an all-time high of 5861 euros per square meter, according to Logos Press.

Real house prices declined across the board, but the trend was down 0.7%, Logos Press reported

An architectural intrigue more than a century long has been solved in Catalonia: the mountain chalet known as Halet del Catallaras is officially recognized as the work of Antoni Gaudi, Logos Press reports.

In three hundred localities of Moldova, the procedures of delimitation and registration of land and real estate objects publicly owned by the state and administrative-territorial units have been prolonged until 2028, Logos Press reports.

Swiss giant Holcim Ltd. announced the signing of a binding agreement to acquire Germany’s Xella Group for €1.85 billion (about $2.16 billion) back in October last year. The deal represents Holcim’s largest takeover in the last four years, according to Logos Press.

In 2026, the real estate market in Sofia and the country’s major cities will be close to the “one buyer per object” format, according to Logos Press.

In January 2026, the amount of income tax paid by individuals renting out real estate increased by 18.4% compared to the same period in 2025, reaching 9.7 million lei, Logos Press reported.

Financier Jeffrey Epstein, convicted of sex crimes, bought his mansion in New York from former Victoria’s Secret head Leslie Wexner for $20. This follows from documents published by the U.S. Department of Justice.