Last year, $ 2.2 billion was spent on housing. euro: named the most expensive transactions in the capital

“Last year was volatile: in the first months of 2020, the market continued to activate, the number of registered real estate transactions exceeded the usual monthly averages. However, this did not last long: the first quarantine introduced in mid-March significantly slowed the market. The decline in the number of transactions in separate categories of real estate objects reached its lowest point in different periods: in the residential and land markets in March, and in the apartment market in May, says Paulius Rudzkis, acting director of the Department of Analysis and Data Solutions of the Registry Center. “Subsequently, the transaction curves went up and the largest number of transactions was recorded in October, and the last months of last year were quite active, which meant that, despite all the problems and uncertainties, 2020 was sufficiently active in the real-estate market”.

Last year, the total number of registered real estate purchase and sale transactions in Lithuania amounted to 129 thousand. and it was only 0.6 percent. lower than in 2019 (129.8 thousand). Only in December of last year, 12.9 thousand were registered. Real estate transactions: 9 percent. more than in the last month of 2019 and 14 percent. more than in November of last year.

“By looking at the separate categories of real estate objects, it is possible to distinguish the markets for residential land and houses, where there were more transactions last year than in previous years. At that time, in the apartment market, despite the busy start and end of the year, the spring recession made the overall annual result lower than the previous year, ”says P. Rudzkis.

In 2020, 32.8 thousand people were registered throughout the country. apartment sales – 8 percent. less than in 2019. Only in December of last year, 3.2 thousand were registered. changes in apartment owners, or 6 percent. more than in December 2019 and 14 percent. more than in November of last year.

In the capital in 2020, about 11.7 thousand. apartment sales, or 4 percent. Less than last year (12.1 thousand), the number of registered apartment transactions in Kaunas decreased by 6% during the year. to 4.9 thousand, in Klaipeda – 17 percent. to 2.7 thousand, in Šiauliai – 15 percent. to 1.4 thousand, in Panevėžys – 23 percent. at 940.

Last year 12.8 thousand people were registered throughout the country. individual residential home sales – 7 percent. more than in 2019. Almost 1.3 thousand were registered only in December of last year. residential home sales – 38 percent. more than in December 2019 and 17 percent. more than in November of last year.

In 2020, 63.7 thousand were registered throughout the country. changes in the owners of the parcels – 1 percent. more than last year (63 thousand). Only in December of last year, 6.3 thousand were registered. parcel transactions – 2 percent. more than in December 2019 and 13 percent. more than in November of last year.

2,200 million were spent on housing. euros, the most expensive transactions in the capital

In 2020, a total of approximately 2.2 billion LTL was spent on residential housing (apartments and residential houses). EUR, or 5%. more than in 2019. The amount destined to the purchase of apartments only increased 2% during the year. up to 1.6 billion EUR, while residential houses were bought by 14% last year. more, for a total of 600 million. euros.

When evaluating the most expensive housing transactions of the previous year, the capital certainly stands out: among the ten most expensive transactions of 2020, there are up to seven transactions that took place in Vilnius, four of which were carried out on Subačiaus street in the capital. In the top ten you can also find houses and apartments in Neringa, Trakai district and Kaunas.

The following are the most important housing transactions concluded in 2020:

1. apartment in Vilnius, Subačiaus street, 2.4 million. euros

2. residential house in Vilnius, Kiškių street, 2.25 million. euros

3. residential house in Neringa 2.2 million. euros

4. residential house in Vilnius, Birutės str., 1.9 million. euros

5. residential house in Trakai district, 1.5 million. euros

6. Apartment in Vilnius, Subačiaus street, 1.5 million. euros

7. apartment in Kaunas, Laisvės ave., 1.45 million. euros

8. apartment in Vilnius, Subačiaus street, 1.4 million. euros

9. residential house in Vilnius, Vaidilutės str., 1.4 mln. euros

10. Apartment in Vilnius, Subačiaus street, 1.3 million. euros