The number of residential properties sold nationwide rose by 17.3% in February 2024 compared to the same month last year, reaching 93,902 objects.
In 2023, a trend of declining foreign demand for real estate in Turkey compared to the peak levels of 2022 became noticeable. This trend has persisted into the beginning of this year.
Following record demand set in 2022, each new complication in obtaining Turkey's residence permit led to a drop in applications and transactions by Russians. Nevertheless, with 10,560 properties purchased in Turkey, they remained the top property buyers among foreign nationals in 2023.
In December 2023 the foreign demand for property in Turkey continued to decline compared to the previous year's peak.
As of the beginning of 2023, the activity of Russian-speaking property buyers in various foreign countries has more than doubled compared to activity levels at the beginning of 2022.
The authorities of Turkey and Georgia reported a record number of real estate deals concluded by Russians in these countries during the 12 and 9 months of 2022, respectively. The high activity of buyers from Russia was noted by official sources from Thailand and Spain based on the data on registration of ownership rights in 2022.
Cross-border property investors ramped up to or surpassed the pre-COVID-19 level of activity in most countries by the end of 2021.
For Russians, Canada and the US are the top destinations to immigrate to in 2021. At the same time, Russian citizens would prefer to own real estate in Turkey or Spain and to retire in Germany