We provide an analysis of the residential real estate market in Bratislava with a description of the main districts, current prices, trends and forecast for 2025-2026.
The main districts of Bratislava and real estate prices:
Old Town (Staré Mesto):
The central district with historical buildings and developed infrastructure.
In the third quarter of 2024, prices for secondary housing increased by 5.8%.
Nové Mesto:
Combines residential and commercial areas, popular with families and young professionals.
Housing prices in this area also increased by 6.5% in the third quarter of 2024.
Ružinov:
Known for its proximity to the center and developed infrastructure, including parks and schools.
Moderate price growth is expected due to environmentally friendly urban projects and the construction of new schools and parks.
Investropa
Petržalka:
The most densely populated neighborhood with numerous panel houses and developing infrastructure.
High price growth is expected due to limited housing stock and upcoming renovations of historic buildings.
Karlova Ves:
A green neighborhood that attracts families and students due to its proximity to universities.
Average price growth is forecast due to the development of hybrid workspaces and new multifunctional complexes.
Current prices and trends:
In the third quarter of 2024, the average price per square meter of secondary housing in Bratislava was €3,748, which is 9.97% higher than in the previous year.
The average rental price for a one-bedroom apartment in 2025 is about €900 per month.
At the end of 2024, there was a surge in real estate purchases, driven by the expected increase in VAT and lower mortgage rates.
Forecast for 2025-2026:
Real estate prices in Bratislava are expected to grow by 3-7% annually, depending on the area and type of property.
Supply and demand: Despite a temporary decline in demand in early 2025 after a surge in late 2024, the number of transactions is expected to stabilize and continue to grow until spring 2025.
Influence of economic factors: Inflation is expected to reach 5.1% in 2025, which may affect purchasing power and the availability of mortgages.
Overall, the residential real estate market in Bratislava is showing steady growth, driven by a combination of high demand, limited supply and economic factors.
Source: http://relocation.com.ua/analysis-of-residential-real-estate-market-in-bratislava-from-relocation/
On Monday, the bitcoin exchange rate is falling along with other risky assets on the news of new foreign trade duties.
Bitcoin, according to Coindesk, is down 3.7% to $76,637 as of 14:45 Monday afternoon, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency has fallen 17.6% since the beginning of the year and is now trading at its lowest level since November last year.
Futures on the US stock index S&P 500 are down 2.3%, and the European composite index Stoxx Europe 600 is down 4.6%.
The collapse of global markets was triggered by US President Donald Trump’s introduction of new large duties on foreign trade partners, which raised fears of a recession in the global economy.
Ethereum, the second most popular cryptocurrency in the world, falls by 6% to $1,480 thousand, according to Kraken.
The total capitalization of all cryptocurrencies in the world is about $2.59 trillion. Bitcoin accounts for 82% of this volume, and ethereum – 8%.
Ukrainian airline SkyUp Airlinehas added three new destinations from Chisinau airport to its existing ones: starting in June, the company will operate flights to Berlin (Germany), Stockholm (Sweden), and Prague (Czech Republic). SkyUp announced on Friday that the company will start operating new flights in June. On April 4, tickets for the new flights were available at a promotional price of €14.5. Promotional prices are valid from April 4 to October 1, 2025. It is possible to pay for the ticket with the passenger’s balance.
SkyUp reminded that starting from April 2025, regular flights from Chisinau to the following destinations will be launched: Paris, Nice (France), Lisbon (Portugal), Barcelona, Alicante and Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Larnaca (Cyprus), as well as Thessaloniki, Athens and Heraklion (Greece).
In 2024, SkyUp increased passenger traffic by 61.6% compared to 2023 to 2.5 million passengers.
Source: http://relocation.com.ua/aviakompaniia-skyup-dodala-novi-napriamky-aviareysy-z-kyshyneva/
On April 7, PJSC Ukrnafta opened a tender for health insurance for its employees, according to the Prozoro system. According to the report, TAS Insurance Group had the lowest price offer of UAH 142.9 million for the expected cost of UAH 182.980 million.
Other insurance companies participating in the tender are Transmagistral – UAH 147.126 million, Arsenal Insurance – UAH 159.180 million, Unika – UAH 159.190 million, and VUSO – UAH 159.676 million.
The companies are awaiting the final decision.
The volume of industrial production in Germany in February decreased by 1.3% compared to the previous month, according to the country’s statistical office. Analysts on average expected a 1.1% decline, according to Trading Economics.
Following the revision, the estimate of industrial production growth in January was confirmed at 2%.
The decline in industrial production in February was primarily due to a 3.2% decline in the construction industry, the department said. Food production decreased by 5.3% and energy production by 3.3%.
Meanwhile, the output of electrical equipment increased by 3.3%. The output of capital goods increased by 0.2%, consumer goods decreased by 3%, and intermediate goods by 0.4%. In annual terms, industrial production in Germany fell by 4% in February.
http://relocation.com.ua/promvyrobnytstvo-v-nimechchyni-v-liutomu-znovu-skorotylosia/
In March, Ukraine increased electricity exports by 131% to 76.3 thousand MWh, while imports increased by 11% to 272.3 thousand MWh, Ukrainian energy and climate think tank DiXi Group reported citing Energy map.
According to its information, half of electricity exports went to Hungary – 38.1 thousand MWh. Another 17.8 thousand MWh, which amounted to 23% of total exports, went to Moldova, 11.1 thousand MWh (15%) to Romania, 8.4 thousand MWh (11%) to Slovakia, and 1 thousand MWh (1%) to Poland.
At the same time, it is noted that compared to March-2024, exports fell by half – then it amounted to 154.1 thousand MWh.
According to DiXi Group experts, out of 272.3 thousand MWh of imports, the largest share came from Hungary – 113.8 thousand MWh (42%). Another 52.7 thousand MWh (19%) came from Slovakia, 48.1 thousand MWh (18%) from Poland, 44.6 thousand MWh (16%) from Romania, and 13.2 thousand MWh (5%) from Moldova.
Compared to March 2014, when imports amounted to 168.3 thousand MWh, its figures in March 2015 increased by 1.6 times.
The increase in purchases was recorded from almost all available directions (from 4% to 480%), except for Slovakia – the volume of imports from this country decreased by 28%.
In total, in March, the volume of imports was almost 4 times higher than exports, DiXi Group notes.
As reported, in February 2025, Ukraine increased electricity imports by 33% to 244.2 thousand MWh compared to January and reduced exports by 61% to 33.1 thousand MWh.
