House prices in the EU saw another notable increase recently. According to the EU statistics office, Eurostat, on Tuesday, prices rose by 5.1 percent in the Eurozone during the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year. Across the entire EU, the increase reached 5.5 percent. In the third quarter of 2025, house prices in the Eurozone had also risen by 5.1 percent, and in the EU, they climbed by 5.4 percent.
When compared to the rates from the third quarter of 2025, house prices rose by 0.6 percent in the Eurozone and 0.8 percent in the EU during the fourth quarter. Among the EU member states for which data was submitted, Finland was the only country to record a year-on-year decrease in house prices of 3.1 percent. The largest annual gains were recorded in Hungary at 21.2 percent, Portugal at 18.9 percent, and Croatia at 16.1 percent.
Looking at the comparison to the previous quarter, prices declined in three member states, remained stable in one, and increased in 22 member states. The noted declines occurred in France (-0.7 percent), Finland (-0.5 percent), and Estonia (-0.3 percent). The most significant quarter-over-quarter increases were seen in Slovenia (5.1 percent), Hungary (4.2 percent), and Portugal (4.0 percent).