Real estate sector Turkey (June 2019) - Strong demand from foreigners
Mortgage-financed purchases fell by 84,6% to 7,319 properties. In total 11,9% of all transfers were financed by mortgages. Istanbul (1,175 properties) has the top position.
Self-financed transfers also decreased by 24.7% to 54,036. Istanbul (8,885), Ankara (4,569) and Antalya (3,063) are in the lead.
At 23,265 properties, new construction sales were 59,2% down compared to the same month last year. The sale of new build properties has a total share of 37,9% of all real estate sales for June 2019. The resale of properties decreased by 38,9% to 38,090 properties.
Transfers of real estate to foreign citizens increased by 30,5% year-on-year. The most popular provinces were Istanbul, Antalya, Ankara, Bursa and Yalova.
Data based on cadastral and land registry office (status 17.07.2019).