Türkiye: House sales decreases by 22.9% in September
In Türkiye, house sales decreased by 22.9% in September compared to the same month of the previous year and became 113,402, the country’s statistical agency said.
İstanbul had the highest share with 16.8% and 19 thousand 89 house sales, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute.
The followers of İstanbul were Ankara with 8 thousand 812 house sales and İzmir with 6 thousand 338 house sales with the share of 7.8% and 5.6% respectively.
The provinces with the lowest number of sales were Hakkari with 40, Ardahan with 49 and Gümüşhane with 98 house sales.
Houses sales increased by 11.4% in January-September 2022
In January-September period, house sales increased by 11.4% compared to the same period of the previous year and became a million 57 thousand 193.
Mortgaged house sales became 16 thousand 970
In Türkiye, mortgaged house sales decreased by 43.0% in September compared to the same month of the previous year and became 16 thousand 970. Mortgaged house sales had 15.0% share of all house sales.
In January-September period, mortgaged house sales increased by 25.7% compared to the same period of the previous year and became 228 thousand 601.
5 thousand 429 of mortgaged house sales in September and 60 thousand 777 of mortgaged house sales in January-September period were first hand sales.
Other house sales became 96 thousand 432
In Türkiye, other house sales decreased by 17.8% in September compared to the same month of the previous year and became 96 thousand 432.
Other house sales had 85.0% share of all house sales. In January-September period, other house sales increased by 8.0% compared to the same period of the previous year and became 828 thousand 592.
35 thousand 954 houses were sold for the first time
In Türkiye, first time house sales decreased by 18.2% in September compared to the same month of the previous year and became 35 thousand 954. First time sales had 31.7% share of all house sales in Türkiye.
In January-September period, first time house sales increased by 8.7% compared to the same period of the previous year and became 312 thousand 118.
Second hand house sales became 77 thousand 448
In Türkiye, second hand house sales decreased by 24.9% in September compared to the same month of the previous year and became 77 thousand 448. Second hand sales had 68.3% share of all house sales in Türkiye.
In January-September period, second hand house sales increased by 12.6% compared to the same period of the previous year and became 745 thousand 75.
In September, 5 thousand 49 houses were sold to foreigners
House sales to foreigners decreased by 23.8% in September compared to the same month of the previous year and became 5 thousand 49. House sales to foreigners had 4.5% share of all house sales in September. İstanbul ranked first with a thousand 795 sales to foreigners. The followers of İstanbul were Antalya with a thousand 585 house sales and Mersin with 335 house sales to foreigners.
In January-September period, house sales to foreigners increased by 32.5% compared to the same period of the previous year and became 49 thousand 644.
House sales were mostly made to Russia citizens according to nationalities
In September, Russia citizens bought a thousand 196 houses from Türkiye. The followers of Russia citizens were Iran citizens with 592 house sales and Iraq citizens with 433 house sales. (ILKHA)