Key takeaways (H1 2025)
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Apartment prices up – Median resale values rose 11 % nationwide; Kyiv, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Uzhhorod and Odesa remain the most expensive.
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Kharkiv rebound – Biggest percentage gains for 1‑, 2‑ and 3‑bed flats (up to +22 %) although absolute prices still trail 2021.
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House boom – Buyer enquiries for detached homes up 19 %; median asking price +12 %. Kyiv, Lviv and Uzhhorod top the charts.
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Rental squeeze – Listings fell 7 % while enquiries rose 20 %; national rents up 8 %, with Odesa and Kyiv showing the sharpest hikes.
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Commercial drag – Office and retail demand dipped 16–15 %, yet headline rents inched 20 % higher as supply stayed tight.
Apartment market
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Inventory on the resale market grew modestly (+4 %) but buyer interest slipped 9 %.
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Kyiv still leads: 1‑bed median $76k, 2‑bed $111k, 3‑bed $160k.
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Regional outliers:
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Price climbers – Kharkiv, Odesa, Khmelnytskyi.
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Soft patches – Mykolaiv, Uzhhorod, Zaporizhzhia.
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Suburban houses
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Listings jumped, especially duplexes (+36 %).
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Kyiv median house price: $234k (+18 %).
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Eastern centres (Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia) logged double‑digit declines.
Rental landscape
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Supply contraction and war‑time relocations lifted rents:
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1‑bed rents +10 % (Uzhhorod remains priciest).
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2‑bed rents +17 %; Odesa saw a 50 % spike.
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3‑bed rents +33 % nationwide.
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Commercial property
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Sales inquiries down 15 %, but median prices +2 % – cafes, retail units up 9 %.
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Office rents surged 28 % on scarce quality space.
Bottom line: Even under war‑time strain, Ukraine’s real‑estate market shows resilience: residential values edge higher, rentals tighten, and demand for stand‑alone homes grows as families seek security and autonomy outside city cores.
