Bulgaria’s housing market continued its rapid growth in 2025, with house prices rising 15.4% in the third quarter compared with a year earlier, Eurostat data showed on Saturday.
The increase placed Bulgaria among the fastest-growing real estate markets in the European Union, behind only Hungary, where prices jumped 21.1%, and Portugal, up 17.7%. Compared with the previous quarter, Bulgarian house prices rose 3.8%, maintaining the same growth pace as in Q2 2025.
Across the EU, the house price index grew 5.5% year-on-year in Q3 2025, with only Finland reporting an annual decline of 3.1%. Quarterly comparisons showed price drops in five countries, including Luxembourg (-3.1%), Finland (-2.2%) and Slovenia (-1.1%). The strongest quarterly gains were recorded in Latvia (+5.2%), Slovakia (+4.9%), Portugal (+4.1%) and Bulgaria (+3.8%).
Over the past decade, Bulgarian property prices have climbed 156%, Eurostat data showed, compared with Hungary (+275%), Portugal (+169%) and Lithuania (+162%). Finland was the only EU country where house prices fell over the same period, down 2%.
The data highlights continued strong demand for housing in Bulgaria, reflecting broader growth trends in the country’s real estate sector.