A significant jump in half a year
According to market data and Darnu Group's calculations, economy-class housing accounted for 46% of sales in the second quarter of 2025 – 8 percentage points less than in the same period a year earlier. Mid-market properties made up an equal share. Their sales grew by 8 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024. High-end sales reached 8%, up 1 percentage point compared to the same period last year.
In April, 406 apartments were purchased in the capital, in May – 484, and in June, when many people started their holidays, the number of real estate transactions dropped slightly to 339.
In the second quarter of this year, a total of 1,229 apartments were sold on the capital's primary market, and 2,776 apartments were sold in the first half of the year. This is the best result since 2021, before to the stagnation of the real estate market. Primary market sales in the first half of this year were twice as high as in the same period last year. The number of apartments sold in the first half of 2025 already accounts for 89% of last year’s total sales.
During the first half of this year, Sakai – developed by Darnu Group on the bank of the Neris River near the Karoliniškės Nature Reserve – continued to be the capital’s most popular project. During this period, the company sold 155 apartments, representing nearly half (46%) of all high-end real estate sales in Vilnius. The most frequent choices among buyers were two-room (52%) and three-room (39%) apartments, with an average apartment size of 59 sqm.
Housing affordability remains positive
According to Darnu Group's calculations, the supply of apartments in the capital city's primary market currently stands at 4,470 units, representing a 5.4% increase compared to last year. High-end apartments account for 14% of the supply (compared to 12% a year ago), mid-range apartments – 42% (40%), and economy apartments – 44% (48%).
In the second quarter of this year, the average apartment price in the capital reached EUR 3,600, marking a 6.7% increase compared to the same period last year. The high-end segment saw the most moderate price growth, increasing by 2.4% to EUR 6,400 per sqm. Prices in the economy segment rose by 5% to EUR 3,040 per sqm, while the mid-range segment recorded a 6% increase, reaching EUR 4,063 per sqm.
Improving housing affordability is driving strong sales, and this trend is expected to continue in the near future. Financial institutions estimate that the affordable living area has increased by 26.3% year-on-year to 62.6 sqm, while the volume of housing loans, excluding refinancing, has nearly doubled compared to the previous year. This dynamic is driven not only by rising wages but also by significantly easing borrowing conditions, which are expected to improve further by the end of the year as EURIBOR approaches 1.5.
Developers who anticipate a recovery in buyer activity will ensure sufficient supply now and in the near future, maintaining healthy competition and market balance that supports moderate price growth of 5–7% annually. The current sales pace of around 460 apartments per month suggests that this year Vilnius’ primary market will return to a healthy phase, reaching approximately 5,000 apartment sales annually – levels last seen in 2018–2019.