In April 2026, foreign buyers accounted for 649 real estate transactions in Cyprus, or 40.3% of the total number of registered sales, according to the Cyprus Mail, citing data from the Cyprus Department of Lands and Surveys. A year earlier, foreigners accounted for 552 transactions, or 39.3% of the market.
A total of 1,611 real estate sales were registered in Cyprus in April, which is 15% more than in April 2025. From January to April 2026, total sales rose by 14% to 6,320 transactions, compared to 5,541 during the same period last year. Sales to foreigners over the four-month period increased to 2,693 transactions from 2,223 a year earlier.
According to data from the Cyprus Department of Lands and Surveys, among the registered sales contracts involving foreigners in April, 197 properties were purchased by buyers from EU countries and 452 by buyers from non-EU countries. For January–April, the figure stood at 872 properties for EU citizens and 1,821 properties for buyers from third countries.
Paphos remains the most active region in terms of foreign demand. In April, 84 properties were registered there with contracts from EU buyers and 141 properties from non-EU buyers. In Limassol, the figures were 33 and 151 properties, respectively; in Larnaca, 37 and 98; in Nicosia, 29 and 40; and in Famagusta, 14 and 22.
In long-term statistics, the British, Russians, Greeks, and Israelis lead among the largest foreign buyers of real estate in Cyprus. According to data submitted by the Cypriot Ministry of Interior to parliament and published by Open4Business, foreign buyers purchased more than 37,000 properties between 2021 and 2024. The United Kingdom ranked first with approximately 11,800 properties, Russia second with about 4,900, Greece third with about 4,700, Israel fourth with 3,900, and Lebanon fifth with 2,100 properties.
Ukrainians are also among the notable buyers of Cypriot real estate. In the 2021–2024 ranking, Ukraine is listed in 9th place among buyer countries, with Ukrainian buyers being particularly prominent in Limassol and Paphos. Exact quantitative data on Ukrainians is not disclosed in the published summary.
Recent data by nationality for the period from September 2024 to September 2025 confirms the dominance of British, Russian, Israeli, and Greek buyers. In Larnaca, Israelis were the largest group with 850 transactions, followed by Lebanese with 723 and British with 302. In Limassol, Russians led with 846 transactions, followed by Israelis with 571 and Greeks with 261. In Paphos, the British took first place with 890 transactions, followed by Israelis with 683 and Russians with 327.
The growth in foreign demand is intensifying the debate in Cyprus over housing affordability and the rules governing property purchases by third-country nationals.
