Ukrainian real estate marketplace DIM.RIA analyzed changes in the primary, secondary, and rental real estate sectors during April 2025. The study presents the dynamics of prices, supply, and demand compared to the previous month and April 2024.
Primary market
Supply
In April 2025, the share of open sales departments for new buildings remained unchanged compared to March — 77%. During the month, 16 new buildings (28 sections) were commissioned in Ukraine 6 in Lviv, 4 in Kyiv, 3 in Ivano-Frankivsk, and 1 each in Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, and Rivne regions.
The largest number of completed new buildings among all objects was in Rivne (62%), Zaporizhzhia (56%), Odesa (54%), and Volyn (52%) regions.
Prices
The average price per square meter in US dollars increased the most in the Zhytomyr, Poltava, Odesa, and Dnipropetrovsk regions, with growth ranging from 3% to 5%. At the same time, Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions saw a significant drop in prices — 5% compared to March. Year-on-year, real estate prices fell the most in the frontline regions — Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk. Kyiv remains the most expensive city — $1,369 per square meter.
Secondary market
Supply
The largest number of advertisements for the sale of secondary housing in April came from the Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, and Ternopil regions.
Prices
According to the DIM.RIA analytical center, the average cost of one-room apartments in April increased in most regions. The largest increase was recorded in the Kherson region — +12%. The most expensive one-room apartments on the secondary market are in Kyiv. In the capital, owners set an average price of about $91,500. Looking at the capital in more detail, the most expensive district remains Pecherskyi, with an average price for a one-room apartment of almost $132,000, and the most affordable is Desnianskyi, where the average price is $45,000.
Demand
In April, user interest in secondary housing increased significantly across virtually the entire territory of Ukraine. The most active search for secondary real estate was in the Kirovohrad region.
The ratio of the number of purchase listings to the number of responses to them in April in Kyiv was 1:3, which is the smallest difference. In the Vinnytsia region, it was 1:18, in the Ternopil region — 1:15, in the Vinnytsia region — 1:14, and in the Mykolaiv region — 1:13.
Rental market
Supply
According to DIM.RIA analysts, the rental market was unstable in April: the largest number of new ads were published in the Kirovohrad (+84%), Cherkasy (+39%), and Odesa (+28%) regions; however, in the Poltava region, the number of offers in April decreased by 77% compared to March. In Kyiv, owners also published fewer new ads: 17% less than in March.
Prices
Kyiv remains the most expensive city for renting housing: the average cost in April was 17.5 thousand UAH, which is 2% less than in March. As always, the highest prices are listed by owners in the Pecherskyi district — 22,500 UAH, and the lowest in the Desnianskyi district — 10,500 UAH for a one-room apartment.
In all regions, this indicator fluctuated within a few percent during the month, with the exception of Poltava (10% increase), Kherson (22% decrease), and Kirovohrad (26% decrease) regions.
Demand
In April, users were actively looking for rental housing: according to data from the DIM.RIA analytical center, interest was observed in almost all regions of Ukraine. The ratio of rental listings to responses in April in Kyiv was 1:5, while in most regions these figures differed several times over.
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